Enterprise Data Architect 

Location: Brussels Region

About the Role

We are looking for a senior Enterprise Data Architect to ensure that data across the organization is structured, consistent, and reliable across all systems and business domains.

You will play a key role in defining how data is created, managed, and consumed across the application landscape. Acting as a central point of coordination between business and IT, you will ensure alignment between business processes, data models, and system responsibilities.

This role combines strategic thinking with hands-on architectural guidance in a complex enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

• Translate business strategy into scalable and future-proof data architectures

• Define and maintain the Business Information Model (BIM), including core entities and relationships

• Map data ownership across systems (creation, master data, transformation, consumption)

• Analyze and document data flows between applications

• Define and enforce data modeling standards, naming conventions, and normalization principles

• Ensure proper metadata management, data lineage, and source-to-target mappings

• Promote and implement data governance principles and best practices

• Review current architecture and propose improvements aligned with target architecture

• Document and communicate data architecture guidelines across teams

• Collaborate closely with architects, analysts, and business stakeholders

Requirements

Must-have

• Minimum 5 years of experience in:

  • Data architecture

  • Data modeling

  • Data warehousing

  • Enterprise information management

• Strong expertise in:

  • Conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling

  • Designing enterprise-wide data domains and canonical models

  • Data integration (APIs, ETL/ELT, streaming, data virtualization)

• Experience with:

  • MDM (Master Data Management)

  • Metadata management

  • Data quality frameworks

  • Data governance practices

• Ability to:

  • Create and explain modeling diagrams and documentation

  • Align data structures with business processes

• Good understanding of:

  • Data security

  • GDPR and compliance

• Master's degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant field

Nice to have

• Certifications such as TOGAF, DAMA, ITIL, AWS/Azure, or similar

• Experience with enterprise architecture tools (e.g. Sparx Enterprise Architect)

• Experience in complex enterprise environments (e.g. utilities, infrastructure, energy)

Languages

• Fluent in English

• Good knowledge of Dutch and/or French

What You'll Bring

• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking

• Ability to bridge business and IT

• Structured and pragmatic approach

• Clear communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Context

You will join a mature environment with multiple systems and stakeholders, where data consistency, clarity, and governance are critical to business operations.