Data Architect

Title: Principal Data Architect Type: Full-time Location: Barcelona or Lausanne Start date: May 2026 About us At Visium, we enable enterprise executives in defining their AI & Data strategy, execute large scale transformations and implement AI across operations, ensuring their organization becomes future-proof. With expertise in strategy, architecture, cloud engineering, analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, we empower our clients to unleash and scale the power of their data. We’re on a mission to pioneer a bright future and build future-proof and ethical organizations . Join the curious, the ambitious, the doers, the good-hearted, the ones who build a world we’re all in awe of – our Visiumees. Ready to become one? Role As a Principal Data Architect, you will design and shape scalable, secure, and business-driven data platforms on Azure. You act as a technical reference for data architecture decisions across complex environments. You collaborate closely with engineers, stakeholders, and leadership to turn data strategy into reality. Your responsibilities will include: Design end-to-end data architectures (data platforms, pipelines, storage, analytics). Define data models, standards, and best practices for scalability and governance. Lead architectural decisions and support complex technical trade-offs. Work closely with data engineers, data modelers, analytics teams, and business stakeholders. Ensure security, performance, and cost-efficiency of data solutions. Contribute to data strategy and long-term platform evolution. To succeed in this role, you bring a combination of expertise, experience, and skills including: 8+ years of experience in data architecture and/or data engineering roles, with exposure to complex, large-scale data platforms. Deep expertise in data architecture and data modeling, including lakehouse and modern analytics architectures. Strong experience designing and delivering scalable, cloud-native data platforms (Azure preferred). Proven ability to translate business requirements into robust, end-to-end technical solutions. Solid understanding of data warehousing, analytics, and data-driven use cases. Excellent communication skills, with experience interacting with senior-level stakeholders and leading technical discussions. What we offer A competitive compensation package A yearly education budget to steep your learning curve A yearly sport budget because a fit body leads to a fit mind A flexible working culture because your work-life balance matters to us A position that enables you to have an impact on 1’000s of people, and the whole company's growth. An international, knowledgeable, and passionate team with a strong collaborative mindset Check our LinkedIn and website to learn more about us & don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.