Global Data Architect for Unified Analytics Platform

Alfa Laval Mid Europe GmbH; Lunds kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Alfa Laval Mid Europe GmbH in Lund invites a seasoned Data Architect to shape Alfa Laval’s Global Data & Analytics Platform. You’ll craft one connected data landscape across ERP, CRM, and domain solutions, translating business requirements into scalable models and governance.

Join a pragmatic, cross-functional team to implement data models using Databricks, Unity Catalog, SQL and PySpark on Microsoft Azure.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data architecture or enterprise data architecture.
• Proven experience designing and implementing cloud-based data and analytics architectures in enterprise environments.
• Strong data modelling skills including conceptual, logical and physical models.
• Ability to balance standardization with domain autonomy and reusable data products.
• Experience with data integration, transformation and orchestration patterns.
• Knowledge of data governance, security, metadata management and data quality.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive a coherent data architecture across domains for Alfa Laval's Data & Analytics Platform.
• Establish architectural principles, standards and guardrails for data modelling, governance, integration and security.
• Assess current landscape, identify gaps and define steps toward a unified future state.
• Create and maintain reusable data models across domains.
• Translate business needs into enterprise-level data architectures and data products.
• Collaborate with architects, data engineers and developers to implement models and patterns.
• Partner with stakeholders to align priorities and communicate architectural decisions.
• Evaluate technologies to support future analytics, AI and digital needs.

Skills

Data architecture

Data modelling

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder communication

Data governance

Azure

Tools

Databricks

Unity Catalog

SQL

Python/PySpark

Power BI

Microsoft Azure

Job description

Alfa Laval Mid Europe GmbH in Lund invites a seasoned Data Architect to shape Alfa Laval’s Global Data & Analytics Platform. You’ll craft one connected data landscape across ERP, CRM, and domain solutions, translating business requirements into scalable models and governance.

Join a pragmatic, cross-functional team to implement data models using Databricks, Unity Catalog, SQL and PySpark on Microsoft Azure.