Global Data & Analytics Platform Architect

Alfa Laval; Lunds kommun; On-site; SEK 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Alfa Laval is seeking a strategic and hands-on Data Architect to shape the future of our Global Data & Analytics Platform. You will work across domains and source systems to create a connected, scalable data landscape, balancing governance with rapid execution.

You will lead modelling, data products and platform capabilities, collaborating with data engineers, architects and business stakeholders to drive enterprise-wide analytics, reporting and AI initiatives in a global matrix organization.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years in data architecture or related senior data roles.
• Experience designing modern cloud-based data/analytics architectures in enterprise environments (Azure preferred).
• Strong data modelling, governance and security know-how.
• Ability to balance standardization with domain autonomy and enable reusable data products.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive a coherent data architecture for Alfa Laval's Global Data & Analytics Platform across domains and systems.
• Establish standards, guardrails, and governance for data modelling, integration, security, and quality.
• Shape target architecture and roadmap by assessing current landscape and gaps.
• Create reusable data models and definitions across domains for analytics use cases.
• Translate business requirements into enterprise data architecture and scalable data products.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers and developers to implement data models and integration patterns.
• Align priorities with stakeholders and build support across the organization.
• Evaluate technologies to support future analytics, AI and digital needs.

Skills

Data architecture

Enterprise data strategy

Stakeholder communication

Cloud data platforms

Data modelling

Data governance

English fluency

Tools

Databricks

Unity Catalog

SQL

Python/PySpark

Power BI

Azure data services

Job description

Alfa Laval is seeking a strategic and hands-on Data Architect to shape the future of our Global Data & Analytics Platform. You will work across domains and source systems to create a connected, scalable data landscape, balancing governance with rapid execution.

You will lead modelling, data products and platform capabilities, collaborating with data engineers, architects and business stakeholders to drive enterprise-wide analytics, reporting and AI initiatives in a global matrix organization.