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Data Architect

Design the Data foundations organizations build on.

Join a curated pool of Data Architects considered for target architecture, standards and platform design missions with European organizations, through DSB Data Delivery.

Apply as a Data ArchitectHow selection works
Seniority
Senior
Context
European Data delivery
Review
By practitioners
Application
About 4 minutes

Why this network exists

Blueprints that survive contact with delivery

Organizations modernizing their Data estate need architecture that delivery teams can actually build: target designs, standards and migration paths grounded in production reality. This talent pool exists so that DSB can bring senior architects into those initiatives.

Missions vary in scope and duration and are proposed individually. Joining the pool means being considered when a relevant mission opens. It is not a commitment to a specific engagement, and not every applicant will access these missions.

Capability areas this pool supports

  • Data architecture
  • Data platforms
  • Governance programs
  • Analytics modernization

What this pool is built around

  • Target architectures for real, complex estates
  • Standards that teams adopt
  • Practitioner review of every profile
  • Structured qualification for every candidate
  • Technical assessment only after human screening

Typical missions

The work you would be considered for

Illustrative examples of the architecture work behind DSB missions. Each mission defines its own scope.

  • Define target architectures

    Lakehouse, warehouse or hybrid designs sized for the organization and its constraints.

  • Set standards and patterns

    Modeling, integration, naming and security patterns teams can apply without you.

  • Plan migrations

    Phased paths from legacy estates to modern platforms, with risk made explicit.

  • Design integration and streaming

    Batch, event-driven and near-real-time flows that fit the business rhythm.

  • Align with governance and security

    Architecture decisions that make ownership, access and quality enforceable.

  • Guide delivery teams

    Architecture reviews and hands-on support so the design lands as intended.

Expertise we value

What relevance looks like

The list below reflects the environments most DSB architecture missions run on today, not a checklist every candidate must tick.

Core relevance

Deep, recent experience in most of these.

  • Data modeling across raw, curated and semantic layers
  • Lakehouse and warehouse design
  • At least one cloud Data platform: Azure, AWS or GCP
  • Integration patterns, batch and streaming

Context-dependent

Valuable on specific missions; not required to join the pool.

  • Security and access design
  • Databricks or Snowflake depth
  • Data mesh and domain-oriented models
  • Terraform and platform automation
  • TOGAF or a comparable framework
  • Cost and performance engineering

Each mission specifies its own stack. Practitioner review looks at depth and judgment, not keyword matches.

What we look for

Beyond the diagram

The qualities DSB practitioners look for in a Data Architect.

  • Systems thinking

    You see how platform, governance, security and teams interact.

  • Pragmatism

    You design for the organization in front of you, not a reference architecture.

  • Influence

    You get decisions made and standards adopted without hierarchy.

  • Communication

    You explain trade-offs to executives and engineers with the same clarity.

  • Delivery mindset

    You stay close to the build and adjust the design when reality demands it.

How it works

A selective process. A human decision.

Every application follows the same structured path. Not every application progresses, and at each step people decide.

  1. 01

    Application

    Share who you are, your experience and your main skills. About 4 minutes.

  2. 02

    Initial qualification

    DSB reviews your profile against the needs of the relevant talent pool.

  3. 03

    Human screening call

    A conversation with a DSB practitioner about your experience and expectations.

  4. 04

    Technical or domain assessment

    A focused assessment of your expertise, adapted to your talent pool.

  5. 05

    DSB Verified

    Profiles that complete qualification and assessment may join the verified talent pool.

  6. 06

    Relevant opportunities

    Verified profiles are considered for missions matching their expertise and availability.

Ready to apply?

Apply as a Data Architect

Share your experience and main skills in about 4 minutes. DSB practitioners review every application.

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No account required. Not every application progresses to the next step.