Senior Data Architect

Mindbox connects top IT talents with technology projects for leading enterprises across Europe. It is a tech-driven company where consulting, engineering, and talent meet to build meaningful digital solutions.

• 10+ years’ experience in data architecture and modelling (conceptual, logical, physical), including documentation of complex enterprise structures.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and Python, ideally applied in cloud environments (GCP or similar).
• Comprehensive understanding of data management best practices: metadata, lineage, security, governance, and compliance.
• Experience establishing data patterns and architectural standards for integration and consumption layers.
• Excellent English communication skills, including producing technical documentation and facilitating design workshops.

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of enterprise and IT architecture alignment, and how data fits within overall architecture frameworks.
• Experience in large, matrix organisations with complex stakeholder structures.
• Familiarity with data governance and metadata tools (Collibra, Erwin, Dataplex) and cloud technologies (Azure/AWS/GCP).
• Ability to produce clear technical presentations and communicate trade-offs to diverse audiences.

• Define and maintain enterprise data architecture standards, including canonical data models, metadata, and reference data frameworks.
• Own the target-state architecture, including conceptual, logical, and physical data models, as well as end-to-end data flows.
• Design and govern scalable data integration patterns (batch and streaming), ensuring interoperability across multiple systems and platforms.
• Set and enforce policies on data quality, lineage, security, and retention, collaborating with engineering and governance teams.
• Translate business requirements into architecture artefacts: data models, data-flow diagrams, interface contracts, and non-functional specifications.
• Act as a Data Architecture SME, supporting engineers, QA, product owners, and analysts in design decisions and technical discussions.