Senior Data Architect

Decskill; Portugal; Híbrido; EUR 70 000 - 110 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Decskill, a growing IT consulting company with a footprint in Lisbon, Porto and Madrid, seeks a Senior Data Architect to define and drive Data Governance and Data Quality across platforms and teams.

You will lead governance initiatives, develop KPIs, and partner with data owners and stakeholders to implement durable data management solutions in a multinational environment.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Information Management).
• Strong knowledge of Data Governance and Data Quality frameworks, practices, and processes.
• Experience with Data Ownership, Data Stewardship, Business Glossary, Data Catalog, Data Lineage, and Data Quality.
• Experience with Data Governance and/or Data Quality tools.
• Good knowledge of databases and data technologies, including Data Lake, Lakehouse, and NoSQL architectures.
• Experience with at least one Cloud platform: Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Proven experience with Microsoft Fabric and Databricks, including their architectures and data management/governance capabilities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to interact with both technical and business stakeholders.
• Ability to define Data Governance standards and solutions and guide teams in adopting Data Governance and Data Quality practices.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary and/or global teams.
• Fluent in Portuguese and English, both written and spoken.

Responsabilidades

• Define and evolve the Data Governance and Data Quality framework, including policies, standards, processes, and guidelines.
• Define Data Quality methodologies, rules, metrics, and KPIs, and monitor data quality issues and remediation actions.
• Establish standards and best practices for Data Governance and Data Quality across platforms, technologies, and teams.
• Define and promote practices related to Data Ownership, Data Stewardship, Business Glossary, Data Catalog, and Data Lineage.
• Lead and support Data Governance and Data Quality initiatives and strategic projects, from requirements and solution design through implementation and adoption.
• Develop reporting, dashboards, and KPIs to measure Data Governance maturity, adoption, and effectiveness.
• Work closely with Data Owners, Data Stewards, technical teams, and business stakeholders.
• Provide guidance, training, and enablement to teams to promote the adoption of Data Governance and Data Quality practices.
• Identify improvement opportunities and promote continuous improvement across data management practices.

Conhecimentos

Data Governance

Data Quality

Data Stewardship

Data Catalog

Data Lineage

Stakeholder management

SQL / Databases

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP)

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

English

Portuguese

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Information Management

Ferramentas

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

SQL

NoSQL

Descrição da oferta de emprego

We are growing. And we are looking for talented people.

At Decskill, we believe that technological excellence is driven by human talent.

We are an IT consulting company with more than 10 years of consolidated experience in the market, focused on building long-term relationships with both our clients and our people. Today, we are a community of over 800 professionals, working from Lisbon, Porto, and Madrid, contributing to impactful technology initiatives.

As part of the Astek Group, we combine a strong local culture with a global presence, being active in around 23 countries across 4 continents. This allows us to offer an international context, diverse challenges, and long-term career opportunities, while staying close to our teams.

We are looking for an Senior Data Architect!

Responsabilities:

• Define and evolve the Data Governance and Data Quality framework, including policies, standards, processes, and guidelines.
• Define Data Quality methodologies, rules, metrics, and KPIs, and monitor data quality issues and remediation actions.
• Establish standards and best practices for Data Governance and Data Quality across platforms, technologies, and teams.
• Define and promote practices related to Data Ownership, Data Stewardship, Business Glossary, Data Catalog, and Data Lineage.
• Lead and support Data Governance and Data Quality initiatives and strategic projects, from requirements and solution design through implementation and adoption.
• Develop reporting, dashboards, and KPIs to measure Data Governance maturity, adoption, and effectiveness.
• Work closely with Data Owners, Data Stewards, technical teams, and business stakeholders.
• Provide guidance, training, and enablement to teams to promote the adoption of Data Governance and Data Quality practices.
• Identify improvement opportunities and promote continuous improvement across data management practices.

Requirements:

Mandatory

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Information Management, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of Data Governance and Data Quality frameworks, practices, and processes.
• Experience with Data Ownership, Data Stewardship, Business Glossary, Data Catalog, Data Lineage, and Data Quality.
• Experience with Data Governance and/or Data Quality tools.
• Good knowledge of databases and data technologies, including Data Lake, Lakehouse, and NoSQL architectures.
• Experience with at least one Cloud platform: Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Proven experience with Microsoft Fabric and Databricks, including their architectures and data management/governance capabilities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to interact with both technical and business stakeholders.
• Ability to define Data Governance standards and solutions and guide teams in adopting Data Governance and Data Quality practices.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary and/or global teams.
• Fluent in Portuguese and English, both written and spoken.

Nice to Have

• Experience in the Energy & Utilities sector.
• Knowledge of GDPR, data privacy, and data protection.
• Experience in strategic projects or organizational transformation.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies.
• Experience with JIRA and Confluence.
• Knowledge of Spanish.
• Experience defining Data Governance operating models, Data Catalogs, Business Glossaries, Data Ownership, Data Stewardship, Data Lineage, and Data Quality metrics.

Soft Skills

• Clear and effective communication.
• Strong ability to influence and align stakeholders.
• Analytical and structured mindset.
• Proactive and autonomous approach.
• Ability to work effectively in multicultural and distributed environments.

Are you looking for an environment that values curiosity and commitment? Here, your contribution has real impact and individual growth is taken seriously.

Find with us the right opportunity to grow!

What you can expect from us:

• Long-term projects with national and international context (if applicable)
• Opportunities to grow technically and professionally
• A people-first culture, focused on transparency and trust
• Teams that value ownership, collaboration and stability.

Decskill is committed to equality and non-discrimination with all our talents. We recruit and promote talent, based on diversity and inclusion, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, race, nationality or any other form of discrimination incompatible with the dignity of the human being.