Database Architect

Our client, a leading Software, Information and Communication Technologies company, operates internationally (Athens, Brussels, Luxembourg, Copenhagen, Stockholm, London, Nicosia, Hong-Kong, Valetta, etc). Our client is a renowned supplier of IT services to government institutions, multinational corporations, public administrations and multinational companies, research and academic institutes.   Role Overview We currently have a vacancy for a Database Architect fluent in English, to offer his/her services as an expert who will be based in Belgium. The work will be carried out either in the company’s premises or on-site at customer premises. In the context of the first assignment, the successful candidate will be integrated with the Development team of the company that will closely cooperate with a major client’s IT team on site.    Job Type: Full Time/Permanent Location: Brussels Workplace: Onsite Deadline: 31/10/2025 Note: Only European Citizens will be considered    Requirements University degree in IT or relevant discipline, combined with minimum 13 years of relevant working experience in IT;Experience of data modelling and database design techniques and tools (e.g. SQL Developer Data Modeler, Hackolade, NoSQL Workbench,);Experience of NoSQL database management systems (e.g. Dynamo DB, MongoDB, Cassandra);Experience of relational database management systems (e.g. Oracle) and SQL and query optimization;Experience with Database Troubleshooting and Debugging for diagnosing and resolving database issues;Experience of Agile methodology of projects;Excellent knowledge of business intelligence reporting tools;Excellent knowledge of data warehouse design & architecture;Excellent knowledge of ETL tools, SQL and modelling tools;Excellent knowledge of online analytical data processing (OLAP) and data mining tools;Excellent knowledge of relational database systems applied to data warehouse;Good knowledge of cloud-based business intelligence design;Good knowledge of data lake/data warehouse design and architecture;Knowledge of near real time data warehousing and/or change data capture technologies;Knowledge of non-relational database technologies and semantic interoperability;Excellent command of the English language.    Responsibilities Assist during relevant parts of testing, analysis, technical documentation, deployment, evaluation and reporting;Assist in the enforcement of project deadlines, schedules, and methodologies;Assist with deployment and configuration of the system;Contribute and review the creation and maintenance of Enterprise Data Warehouses and complex Business Intelligence Solutions (Data Lakes/Data Warehouses);Contribute to and review best practices for standard naming conventions and coding practices to ensure consistency of data models and databases;Contribute to and review data, security, testing and technical artefacts;Contribute to and review the project deliverables (project progress reports and projectmanagement plans (test plan, quality, etc.);Contribute to and review the risk management activities and deliverables;Database design, implementation and integration with other databases;Participate in review, progress, coordination, management and technical meetings with other project teams’ members;Provision of expert advice and assistance, technology watch, evaluation studies, architectural considerations, applicable standards, solution patterns and best practices in a specific area of ICT infrastructure technology such as Big Data, Artificial Intelligence;Provision of technical evaluations and audit reports of databases.