Data Platform Architect

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Description

We are looking for a Data Platform Architect to join our headquarters at Sant’Agata Bolognese (BO), reporting directly to the Head of IT and functionally to the Coordination of Architecture, Data & Services.

You will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the company data infrastructure to support strategic business objectives. The Data Architect translates business requirements into robust technical data solutions, ensuring data is structured, integrated, secure, and accessible to authorized users. You will be responsible to provide leadership in data architecture design, platform management, data governance, and compliance with regulatory requirements.

Your main activities will be:

• Designs and evolves the data architecture aligned to IT strategy
  • Designs conceptual, logical, and physical data models consistent with business and analytics requirements
  • Creates blueprints and roadmaps for the evolution of data lakes, data warehouses, data marts, and data platforms
  • Develops long-term data architecture strategy aligned with business objectives and enterprise strategic direction
  • Defines standards, principles, and frameworks for enterprise data architecture
  • Maintains and updates data architecture documentation and artifacts
• Translates business & analytics needs into data solutions
  • Analyzes internal/external data sources and existing systems, identifying gaps and improvement opportunities
  • Defines data storage, organization, accessibility, and performance requirements
  • Promotes scalable data sharing models through reusable data products, federated governance and domain-based ownership.
• Defines the architecture of data pipelines and end-to-end orchestration strategies
• Designs integration patterns (batch/real-time), APIs, and data flows for multi-source consolidation and creation of reusable data products
• Establishes frameworks for data quality, validation, and monitoring of data flows
• Defines technology & infrastructure for data
  • Designs data technology architecture (cloud/on premises/hybrid) and guides technology selection, including cloud platforms, databases DBMS, integration tools, and analytics platforms; evaluates emerging technologies and cloud solutions to meet strategic needs
  • Manages data infrastructure lifecycle, performance, and costs by optimizing cloud resource usage for efficiency and supervising migration, upgrade, and decommissioning of data systems
• Documents, communication & enables the organization
  • Produces and updates guidelines, standards, and data architecture documentation

About you

• University Degree in computer science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Data Science, or related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or related roles
• Hands-on experience designing and building complex data solutions
• Experience with multiple database technologies (relational, cloud-based)
• Experience with data warehouse and data lake architecture
• Experience with ETL/ELT tools and data integration
• Experience and great knowledge of cloud computing technologies and current computing trends
• Experience in designing, executing, and supporting IT cloud solutions
• Experience and knowledge of IT Infrastructure technologies
• Experience in Service Management
• General IT Topics knowledge
• English knowledge, German will be considered a plus
• Relevant certifications from cloud providers (e.g. AWS, Azure)
• Database Technologies
• Programming Languages (e.g. Java)
• Data Governance & Security (e.g. GDPR, HIPAA, SOX)
• Team player, able to work in a cross domain and cross functional environment
• Relational skills
• Punctual, reliable and strong communication skills
• Attention to detail, prioritization skills, and time management
• Initiative and Proactivity
• Structured, analytical approach and problem-solving mindset

What we offer

Salary & Benefit

• Applicable national collective bargaining agreement: CCNL Industria Metalmeccanica
• Annual gross salary starting from € 46.400. The successful candidate’s placement and final offer will be determined by their experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.
• Companybonusand individual bonus(if applic