Description
My client requires an Information/Data Architect to join them as they create new products for their customers. You'll be part of a team that sits in a driving seat to not only deliver impact on our technical processes and systems but also to guide strategic decision-making within our company, make a difference in their customer's entertainment, communication and future digital experiences, and drive new business development by applying state-of-the-art technologies in a telecom context.
Role
Define and evangelize the short-term and long-term vision on information architecture and data governance in light of the increasing strategic importance and value of data within the company.
Identify the right balance in the way data governance and information architecture is conducted for small- and large-scale data assets (ie level of automation, level of detail, coverage, long-term vs short-term focus, cost).
Identify opportunities for unlocking business value from (integrating) data sources cross-departmentally.
Take ownership of information maturity and (meta-)data quality assessments (as-is), and define short- and long-term targets (to-be).
Provide guidance in business projects and initiate specific projects to reach those targets. Collaborate with IT security and legal/compliance teams for similar deliverables on data security, privacy (GDPR) and compliance front.
Design system architectures for Real Time cost-effective (large-scale) data processing and routing.
Proactively identify techniques that make our data assets easier to use or find.
Democratise access to (large-scale) information assets for business users.
Role
Clear Communication: You're an excellent communicator and storyteller, effectively tuning your delivery to your target audience, ie from engineer to C-level executive.
You build up and maintain interpersonal relationships with ease.
You can count on 7 years + of experience in data-centric IT activities and have assembled ample experience in rolling out effective data governance processes.
Business acumen: You are able to quickly grasp new business processes and have an aptitude for identifying the best ways to improve or enable them using data.
Pragmatic: You are able to strike the right balance between theoretically perfect solutions and sensible/realistic solutions
Big Data technology: Experience or profound interest in Big Data technologies (Hadoop, Spark, Elasticsearch, Kafka, ...)
Frameworks: Knowledge of DAMA/DMBOK, TOGAF, TMForum is a plus
Customer-oriented: View data value in light of personalized, customer experience
English is essential and Dutch or French is a plus
Please send your CV now for an initial discussion for this long term contract