Senior Data Architect (m/f/d)

Job Description

As a Senior Data Architect (m/f/d), you will lay the foundations for a future‑ready data architecture and data pipelines in a collaborative, impact‑driven environment. You will be the senior technical owner of our data landscape (Azure, Databricks, Fabric, AKS, Power BI) and work closely with our MLOps Lead as well as AI and Data Architects within our team.

Responsibilities

• Design and own scalable, secure data architectures and pipelines across our platforms (Azure Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, AKS, Power BI).
• Collaborate closely with data engineers, analysts, MLOps Lead, AI and Data Architects, the Data & AI Governance team, and the Cloud Infrastructure team, as well as business stakeholders, to align architecture with business needs.
• Define and maintain data models, governance frameworks, reference architectures, guidelines, best practices and operating principles for our data and analytics platforms.
• Onboard and enable different types of users (data engineers, analysts, data scientists, power users) on the platform with clear standards, training material and recommended ways of working.
• Mentor and provide architectural oversight to use‑case teams, engineers and architects, ensuring solutions fit the overall data and platform strategy.
• Drive innovation by identifying opportunities to leverage new tools and services in the Microsoft ecosystem and continuously improve our data platform and pipelines.
• Ensure data quality, compliance, and observability across all data handling and data product lifecycles.

Qualifications

• You have extensive experience in data architecture and data platforms, ideally in cloud ecosystems like Azure.
• You are familiar with Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, AKS and Power BI and know how to leverage them effectively for data and analytics use cases.
• You enjoy shaping things from the ground up and thrive in dynamic, greenfield environments.
• You care about impact, enablement and collaboration, building meaningful, well‑governed solutions and helping diverse user groups and teams grow and deliver successfully.

Benefits

• Work from Home: If your job does not require you to be present in the office, we can arrange the place you work from individually - even for up to 20 days a year anywhere in the EU.
• Personal development: Grow! We support and encourage your individual development through various in‑ and external trainings.
• Redcare events: We promote teambuilding through creative team events, and celebrate our successes together at regularly scheduled parties.
• Corporate pension plan: We offer a company pension scheme and have a dedicated external consultant to offer you the best guidance and advice.
• Mental Health: Get quick and professional help from psychologists of nilo if you feel overwhelmed in private or professional life. Anonymous and free of charge.