Lead Data Architect Senior - JP053946

Job description

Lead Data Architect (Azure Data Platform) – Part-Time Contract Ghent, Belgium (On-site): Duration: 4 months (11 May 2026 – 1 September 2026) Workload: 1 day per week: We are looking for a Lead Data Architect to define, design, and guide the implementation of a modern, enterprise-grade data platform. This role ensures alignment between business, IT, and data teams while delivering a scalable, secure, and future-proof architecture. Key Responsibilities: Define and design the overall Azure-based data platform architecture (compute, storage, networking, security) Lead the implementation of modern data platform patterns and standards Establish and enforce DevOps practices (CI/CD pipelines, environments, monitoring, alerting) Ensure security, access control, and compliance (IAM, secrets management, GDPR-by-design) Define and oversee automation of platform operations to improve reliability and reduce manual effort Ensure the platform is production-ready, resilient, and operationally robust Monitor platform performance, reliability, and cost efficiency Align architecture with DevOps, DataOps, and MLOps practices across analytics and AI workloads Act as key technical advisor between ICT, go...