Data Architect

Den Haag – Fulltime

Job type: Permanent

Keywords: Banking, Future-State Data Architecture, Master Data Management, Data Quality

Do you have the ability to improve the business capabilities of Data Management and advice C-Level on how to create a data driven organisation?

For one of our clients: an enterprise bank, we are currently seeking for an experienced Data Architect with a focus on Master Data Management, Data Quality, Meta Data Management and Data Governance.

Join them, and help them design and maintain the architecture of data used in business processes and information systems.

Team

The Enterprise Architecture team is responsible for creating and maintaining the architecture of the bank and making sure the right IT-related decisions are made according to their strategy. Working in this small, highly ambitious team means you will have substantial responsibilities right from the start.

Responsibilities

Their data architect understands the importance of data to clients and their organization. With your industry expertise skills and capabilities you are able to anticipate on future business needs. You ensure that the enterprise data model is in line with the data vision of the enterprise and you have a role in the governance of it. You create a plan for how data architecture will support and enable this. You are a fantastic sparring partner for business stakeholders and solution architects, with whom you define solutions and strategy for data:

Document the as-is data landscape and data flow and design the target state data landscape;
Define the principles and roadmap for data, and ensure that projects and solutions are developed and implemented according to the roadmap, following the principles, standards and guidelines;
Provide advice and guidance to business stakeholders and solution architects;
Review and approve solution designs and facilitate decisions related to data changes and data management systems and processes;
Connect knowledge of data and people across functions and systems;
Be comfortable working with projects and higher management, supporting and challenging them where necessary;
Support expansion and maintenance of the Enterprise Data Model (CDM, LDM).

Qualifications

Knowledge on and experience with data management frameworks (e.g. DAMA-DMBOK), tools, and processes;
Bachelor or Master Degree of Business Information Management, Engineering or Computer Sciences;
Certification or experience with TOGAF, Zachman, Archimate and Agile way of working;
A solid understanding of Enterprise Architecture concepts and approach so that you can look at the IT-landscape holistically;
Experience working in a high-level collaborative environment and promoting a teamwork mentality;
General banking knowledge.

NOTE: For this role we can only consider people that are Europe area based (We will not relocate from outside Europe – due to Corona). They will be able to offer sponsorship to those that already hold an Highly Skilled Migrant status in the Netherlands.