Senior AI & Data Strategy Expert (m/f/d) for Vantage Towers

Vodafone Group Plc; Lisboa; Presencial; EUR 60 000 - 80 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Meal Allowance

Pension Plan

Full Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Extra vacation days

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Resumo da oferta

Vodafone Group Plc in Lisbon is looking for an experienced data architect to design scalable data architectures and enable AI/ML use cases. You will define solution designs for data ingestion and lead technical reviews while ensuring data quality.

Ideal candidates possess a strong knowledge of data architecture principles and experience in cloud environments, particularly GCP. The position offers attractive benefits including health insurance and a meal allowance.

Qualificações

• 5+ years of experience in data architecture or engineering roles.
• 2+ years experience in cloud environments, ideally GCP.
• Strong knowledge of data modeling and integration patterns.
• Hands-on expertise in cloud data platforms and ETL/ELT design.
• Fluent in English (C1 level).

Responsabilidades

• Design scalable data architectures for the VT Data Lake.
• Define end-to-end solution designs for data ingestion.
• Build and optimize data pipelines for analytics.
• Enable AI/ML use cases with governed data access.
• Lead technical reviews and ensure architectural consistency.

Conhecimentos

Data architecture

Data engineering

Cloud environments

AI/ML integration

Python programming

SQL proficiency

BI/reporting platforms

Communication

Formação académica

University degree in IT or related field

Ferramentas

Power BI

GCP

Descrição da oferta de emprego

The opportunity

At Vantage Towers, we’re on a mission to power Europe’s sustainable digital transformation. As a leading tower company, we’re ushering in an era of technology-driven advances to help connect people, businesses, and internet-enabled devices like never before. We combine the scale, stability and quality of our tower network with the agility, optimism and energy of a start-up.

As a young TowerCo, we have already achieved strong results with a continued focus on accelerating growth and a special emphasis put on sustainability.

As part of our team, you’ll work in a dynamic and multicultural environment that embraces open communication, collaboration and teamwork.

If you’re ready to take responsibility and shape the future of telco infrastructure with us, then let’s level up in your career and reach the top – together.

Your contribution

• Design scalable, secure, future-proof data architectures that form the backbone of our VT Data Lake and analytics landscape
• Define end-to-end solution designs for data ingestion, transformation, storage, and consumption across platforms (incl. GCP)
• Build and optimize data pipelines and data models (ETL/ELT, orchestration, storage design) to support analytics and reporting at scale
• Enable selected AI/ML use cases by defining governed data access patterns and curated datasets that provide trusted context
• Develop self-service BI and reporting that translates complex datasets into actionable insights (e.g., Power BI)
• Lead technical design reviews, assess architectural trade-offs, and ensure solutions follow best-practice patterns
• Guide and challenge external vendors to deliver high-quality, maintainable, compliant data and analytics solutions
• Establish data governance principles, standards, and documentation to ensure architectural consistency and data quality
• Explore and pilot emerging technologies relevant to modern data architecture (including agentic AI enablement where useful)

What makes you stand out

• Strong architectural mindset with the ability to structure complex data landscapes into coherent, modular, and scalable solutions
• Deep understanding of data modeling, data integration patterns, and cloud-native architecture principles
• AI-ready data architecture: build governed models, pipelines and standards so analytics and AI/GenAI can consume trusted data at scale
• Agentic enablement + translation: design-controlled access patterns (A2A/MCP concepts) and turn AI/GenAI requirements into actionable architecture decisions (performance, cost, governance)Ability to simplify complex technical designs for non-technical stakeholders and influence decision-making
• Confident, structured, and solution-oriented working style with high standards for quality and maintainability
• Experience operating in distributed, multinational environments with diverse technical stakeholders
• Hands-on expertise in cloud data platforms, modern ETL/ELT design, and data-driven product development
• Strong ability to balance conceptual architecture thinking with pragmatic, delivery-focused execution

You must have

• University degree in IT, computer science, engineering, business with IT focus, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or related roles, incl. 2+ years in cloud environments (ideally GCP)
• Strong knowledge of data architecture principles (data modeling, integration patterns, pipeline orchestration, storage design)
• AI enablement (platform-side): hands-on exposure to supporting AI/ML workloads on the data platform (e.g., integrating data/pipelines for Vertex AI / BigQuery ML-style use cases, and setting up the data access + monitoring needed for reliable production use)
• Interoperability experience: enabling cross-platform access to governed data via standard interfaces/protocols (e.g., MCP / A2A concepts)
• Proficient programming skills (Python or Java) and advanced SQL
• Practical experience with BI/reporting platforms, preferably Power BI
• Experience designing or implementing scalable, cloud-native data solutions
• Proven experience working across distributed and multinational teams
• Fluent English (C1)

What we offer

• A diverse, multicultural setup based on our values – Accountability, Respect, Teamwork, and Trust – and the unique opportunity to shape the organisation
• An attractive salary package
• Meal Allowance: Delivered on Pluxee card - €10.20/day
• Pension Plan
• Full Health Insurance: For employees and co-payment for family members
• Life Insurance
• 7 extra vacation days: 4 flexible, plus 3 fixed — 1 on Carnival, 1 on Christmas, and half a day on Easter and New Year's.
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