Data Platform Architect

Sopra Steria offers tailored, end-to-end corporate technology and software solutions to help clients make bold choices and deliver results. Successfully so! With more than 51.000 colleagues in nearly 30 countries, we rank as Europe’s leading digital solutions provider. Some of the most successful companies in Europe rely on our technology due to our commitment to innovation, collaboration, and value in business development.

Join our Data & AI team.

You will become part of a multidisciplinary team where data engineering, architecture, AI, analytics, governance and visualization come together. Together, we help clients get more value out of their data: from setting up the right data foundations on modern data platforms to building AI applications, dashboards and analytics solutions.

As a Data Platform Architect, you will design and oversee modern data platforms that support end-to-end data solutions and enable self-service. In close collaboration with other data experts (BI consultants, AI engineers, etc.) and client stakeholders, you will translate business and analytics requirements into scalable, future-proof data architectures. You’ll mainly work in a cloud context with platforms like MS Fabric, Databricks and Snowflake.

You will be part of our Data Foundation practice: a team of data engineers and architects, within our Data & AI department. Looking beyond the sleek dashboards and hype-driven AI applications, we make sure that AI and BI initiatives are powered by a reliable and performant back end. Using proven components and best practices, we continuously challenge ourselves to design solutions tailored to our clients’ data needs, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and maintainability.

As a Data Platform Architect, you will help organisations design and evolve their modern data platform. Your responsibilities include the following:

• Design and implement modern scalable data platforms with a strong focus on cloud technologies (Databricks, MS Fabric, ...)
• Define target architectures, data platform standards and strategic roadmaps that align with business objectives and data transformation initiatives.
• Assess existing data architectures, identify improvement areas, and propose improvements and migration options.
• Act as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert for both our client and internal teams.
• Support pre-sales activities, lead workshops, draft proposals and share knowledge.

We’re seeking motivated colleagues who are eager to engineer the best solutions for our clients and to be an active member of our team of experts. If you enjoy tackling complex technical problems and meet (most of) the qualifications below, we look forward to your application!

You’ll have knowledge and experience of the following: 

• 7+ years of experience, preferably in consulting. Including 3+ year as a data architect
• Proven expertise in data engineering and cloud technologies/concepts (lakehouse, warehouse, ETL/ELT, orchestration, CI/CD, SQL, delta lake, OneLake, etc.)
• Ability to translate business needs into effective solutions.
• Strong understanding of modern data architectures, data modeling and integration patterns.
• Experience with data platform migrations. (e.g. on-premises to cloud)
• Knowledge of governance, security, data management and networking principles.
• Strong stakeholder management, workshop facilitation and consulting skills.   
• Cloud certifications are a plus.   
• Proficient in English and Dutch or French.

What we can offer you  

At Sopra Steria, you’ll join our Data Foundations Practice within the Data & AI team: a group of experts building modern data platforms that power analytics and AI.

We design scalable, secure and maintainable data pipelines and architectures using best practices and tools like Databricks, Azure, SQL and Snowflake.

You’ll help build the backbone of Data & AI, improving reliability and data quality through automation, testing and monitoring, within a collaborative and fast-learning environment.

As part of Sopra Steria, you’ll also benefit from strong career development opportunities, both locally and internationally, supported by the Sopra Steria Academy and a wider network of more than 51.000 professionals.

We offer a generous employee benefits package that includes:

• A variety of perks, such as mobility options (including a company car), insurance coverage, meal vouchers, eco-cheques, and more.
• Continuous learning opportunities through the Sopra Steria Academy to support your career development.
• The opportunity to connect with fellow Sopra Steria colleagues at various team events.

Our goal is to build high-functioning teams and healthy team environments that inspire and help each other to deliver excellence for each of our customers.

Excited about this job opportunity? Great! We are looking forward to your application!

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Sopra Steria is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, ancestry, nationality, color, family or medical leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. We foster a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences.