Senior Data Architect — Cloud Data Platform Leader

Innowave Group; Portugal; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

InnoWave is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design and drive scalable, secure data solutions in a collaborative, international environment. You will shape end-to-end data architectures, governance, and platform strategy across Lakes, Warehouses, and Lakehouses.

The role emphasizes cloud-native data platforms, data quality, and governance with strong leadership in multidisciplinary teams. English is required; Spanish valued.

Qualifications

• 15+ years IT experience in data/solution architecture.
• Degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Experience designing end-to-end data architectures and platform governance.
• Strong cloud experience (Azure/AWS/GCP) and modern data tech.
• Knowledge of GDPR and data security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Analyse requirements and define architectural considerations and risks.
• Design end-to-end data architectures for ingestion, processing, storage, and consumption.
• Define data models across relational, NoSQL, and multi-model databases.
• Evolve cloud-based platforms (Data Lakes, Lakehouses, Data Warehouses).
• Define data integration using ETL/ELT, batch, streaming, and APIs.
• Document decisions with ADRs and promote reference architectures.
• Ensure data governance, quality, lineage, metadata management, and security.
• Lead architecture reviews and guide multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Data Architecture

Solution Architecture

Cloud Platforms

Data Modelling

Data Governance

Data Quality

Data Lineage

Metadata Management

GDPR

Leadership

Agile / JIRA / Confluence

ETL/ELT

CDC / Streaming

Data Catalogs

Observability

Education

Degree in Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Azure Databricks

Azure Synapse Analytics

BigQuery

Redshift

Data Lakes / Lakehouses

Data Warehouses

Job description

InnoWave is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design and drive scalable, secure data solutions in a collaborative, international environment. You will shape end-to-end data architectures, governance, and platform strategy across Lakes, Warehouses, and Lakehouses.

The role emphasizes cloud-native data platforms, data quality, and governance with strong leadership in multidisciplinary teams. English is required; Spanish valued.