Lead Data Architect: Snowflake & Data Mesh Leader

Nordea Asset Management Portugal; Oeiras; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordea Asset Management Portugal is seeking an experienced Lead Data Architect to design and build NAM's enterprise data foundation. You will shape data models, governance, and platform standards while working closely with engineers and business domains in a hybrid setup from Oeiras (Quinta da Fonte).

The role demands hands-on leadership, deep expertise in SQL and data modelling, and strong experience with Snowflake and dbt. Fluent English is required in a regulated financial environment.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or another quantitative discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or data modelling.
• Fluent English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the target data architecture for NAM across domains.
• Design core data models and data products in Snowflake and dbt.
• Define reference architectures and governance practices.
• Collaborate with Investments, Distribution, Risk, Operations and Finance to translate processes into data products.
• Mentor engineers and analysts to raise architecture maturity.

Skills

SQL

Data modelling

Cloud-native data platforms

English communication

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or similar

Tools

Snowflake

dbt

Airflow

Kafka

Job description

Nordea Asset Management Portugal is seeking an experienced Lead Data Architect to design and build NAM's enterprise data foundation. You will shape data models, governance, and platform standards while working closely with engineers and business domains in a hybrid setup from Oeiras (Quinta da Fonte).

The role demands hands-on leadership, deep expertise in SQL and data modelling, and strong experience with Snowflake and dbt. Fluent English is required in a regulated financial environment.