Data Architect – Microsoft Azure

Contract: 12 months (subject to extension).

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Salary: Not a constraint for the right candidate!

Experience: 8-10 years.

Hybrid: 2 days Work from Home 3 days Work from Office

Your Profile & DNA:

As a Data Architect, you will be responsible for defining and shaping enterprise data architecture across multiple business use cases. You will translate business capabilities and requirements into technical architecture solutions, design scalable data models, and establish standardised data ingestion and transformation patterns.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Define current-state and target-state data architecture across various business use cases.
• Translate business requirements and capabilities into technical architecture designs.
• Design scalable and efficient data models.
• Establish data ingestion, integration, and transformation patterns.
• Define and guide cloud data platform architecture using Microsoft Azure services.
• Ensure compliance with data governance, security, privacy, and GDPR requirements.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and technical teams to deliver architecture solutions.
• Provide architectural guidance and technical direction to data engineering teams.
• Mentor engineering teams and promote data architecture best practices.
• Support data quality management and data lifecycle management.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.

Qualification & Experience

• A Bachelor's or Master's Degree or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in Data Architecture and Enterprise Data Architecture.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure and cloud platforms.
• Experience defining current-state and target-state data architecture.
• Hands-on experience with data modelling and data integration patterns.
• Strong understanding of data ingestion and transformation processes.
• Experience in data governance and GDPR compliance.
• Knowledge of data security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical architecture.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Knowledge of Power BI and enterprise reporting architecture.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric.
• Experience mentoring and guiding data engineering teams.
• Understanding of data quality and data lifecycle management.
• Certifications in Microsoft Azure or Data Architecture.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF and ArchiMate.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.

What do we offer?

If your profile matches the job requirement and you are interested to be presented to our clients, then please apply and don’t forget to attach your updated CV in line with the JD!

This position is for 1 year with possibility of extension. We offer competitive Gross Salary in line with the market standard.

Besides that, we offer following benefits, such as:

• 20 days of holiday per year
• Encourage Personal Development - Certification (Certification Charges reimbursed)
• Income Tax Return Filing
• We provide Visa Sponsorship for Candidate & Dependants
• Possibility of bonus

Who we are:

A2G Consulting also known as "A2G Technologies" is one of the fastest growing staffing companies in North Brabant region, Netherlands. We cater to Asia and Europe market focusing on high tech & non-high-tech clientele; headquartered in Eindhoven, Netherlands with a branch office in India (Bangalore & Pune) & Dubai. We successfully find a candidate and ensure that they get opportunities in line with their aspirations. We offer visa sponsorship for local & international candidates for career-enhancing opportunities. We strongly believe in equal opportunities and hence have a pool of resources with diversified ethnicity.

You will be deployed and work at one of our client sites.