Senior Data Architect: Data Governance & Databricks Leader

Ivy Partners; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & development

Career growth

Supportive environment

Job summary

Ivy Partners is a Swiss consulting firm seeking a Data Architect to define data architecture principles, governance, and standards across the organization. The role emphasizes collaboration with Data Engineering to align pipelines with architectural standards and to modernize data platforms, including Databricks.

Ideal candidates will have 7+ years in data roles, strong governance experience, and the ability to influence architectural decisions while communicating effectively in English.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Data Architecture or senior data roles.
• Strong experience in Data Architecture and Data Governance within complex enterprise environments.
• Experience with modern data platforms, particularly Databricks.
• Understanding of Data Engineering concepts, including data pipelines, data integration, and data flows.
• Experience defining data standards, governance models, and architectural best practices.
• Experience working with complex enterprise data landscapes and integration environments.
• Ability to collaborate with technical teams, influence architectural decisions, and challenge proposed solutions.
• Fluency in English. Knowledge of Portuguese and/or French is considered a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve data architecture principles, standards, and best practices across the organization.
• Establish data governance frameworks, data domain management, and lifecycle management principles.
• Collaborate with Data Engineering teams to ensure data pipelines and solutions align with architectural standards.
• Support the modernization and evolution of data platforms, including initiatives involving Databricks.
• Define integration standards between data platforms and corporate systems.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture teams to ensure alignment between application and data architectures.
• Provide architectural guidance in transformation initiatives, ensuring scalable and sustainable data solutions.

Skills

Data governance

Enterprise architecture

Influence decisions

English fluency

Communication

Data integration

Tools

Databricks

Job description

Ivy Partners is a Swiss consulting firm seeking a Data Architect to define data architecture principles, governance, and standards across the organization. The role emphasizes collaboration with Data Engineering to align pipelines with architectural standards and to modernize data platforms, including Databricks.

Ideal candidates will have 7+ years in data roles, strong governance experience, and the ability to influence architectural decisions while communicating effectively in English.