
Data Architect (m/f/d)
- Amadora, Lisboa
- Permanente
- Horário completo
- Design, build, and maintain data architectures on Azure and AWS, using PaaS and cloud-native services aligned with Siemens Healthineers governance standards
- Ensuring that cloud data platforms comply with organizational governance, security, and compliance frameworks
- Define and enforce data governance, metadata management, and lineage practices across multi-tenant cloud environments
- Collaborate with demand teams, business users, and governance stakeholders to align data quality, integration, and security requirements with enterprise standards
- Propose and implement data platform solutions leveraging native Azure/AWS services, automation, and serverless technologies
- Ensure that Siemens Healthineers security, compliance, and data protection requirements (GDPR, HIPAA, ISO, etc.) are fully integrated into data architectures
- Develop and maintain documentation, blueprints, and governance models for Azure/AWS data systems, ensuring transparency and audit readiness
- Work with platform, security, and governance teams to ensure consistent policies, cost transparency, and compliance controls are applied to data workloads
- Evangelize data governance best practices, drive adoption across projects, and contribute to the continuous improvement of the Hybrid Cloud Governance framework
- Stay up to date on cloud data governance and architecture trends to propose innovations and efficiencies within Siemens Healthineers
- 7+ years of experience in Data Architecture, Data Engineering, or related Cloud Data roles, with at least 5 years in Azure and AWS
- Proven experience in designing and implementing enterprise data platforms, data lakes, data warehouses, and real-time pipelines in governed enterprise environments
- Strong knowledge of data security, encryption, access management, compliance frameworks, and regulatory standards
- Hands-on expertise in SQL, NoSQL, big data platforms, data streaming, ETL/ELT frameworks, and APIs
- Proficiency with Azure/AWS data services (e.g., Synapse, Data Factory, Databricks, Cosmos DB, Glue, Redshift, S3, DynamoDB)
- Knowledge of modern data architecture patterns (Data Mesh, Lakehouse, Event-driven, Serverless)
- Familiarity with software development, CI/CD for data products, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC)
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience
- Azure/AWS Data/Analytics or Solution Architect certifications are a plus
- Strong ability to communicate clearly on data risks, governance, and business value to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Highly self-motivated, with the ability to identify areas of focus in complex data environments
- Strong communicator able to bridge governance, technical, and business perspectives
- Business acumen to articulate the value of data governance and compliance initiatives
- Ability to work under pressure and deliver compliant, reliable data solutions in fast-paced environments
- Strong documentation skills to describe data flows, architectures, and governance models
- Encourages openness, collaboration, and knowledge sharing across teams
- Takes ownership of end-to-end governance-driven data initiatives with measurable KPIs and milestones
- Ambitious, innovative, and focused on automation, standardization, and simplification of data processes
- Advocates for data ethics, responsible AI, and privacy by design principles
- Leadership in data governance and architecture
- Collaboration & customer orientation with business and IT stakeholders
- Intercultural sensitivity in global, cross-functional projects
- Value orientation with strong data ethics mindset
- Team development and mentoring for data engineering and governance practitioners
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and deliver high-quality data solution
- Excellent communication (written, verbal, and presentation)
- Quick learner, adaptable to new governance models, data technologies, and architectures