Data Architect (AI)

Location: Brussels, Belgium. Eligibility to work in Belgium is required.

Company

hirify.global is an international data, digital, and AI consulting group with 2,800 consultants and experts across 28 countries, helping organizations operationalize intelligence through data foundations, governance, and intelligent systems.

What you will do

• Define target-state data architectures across platform, integration, modelling, and consumption layers, and establish delivery roadmaps.
• Design conceptual, logical, and physical data models for analytics, reporting, and operational use cases.
• Architect modern Azure and/or AWS data platforms, including lakehouse, real-time integration, streaming, and hybrid architectures.
• Evaluate architectural decisions and trade-offs, and advise business and IT stakeholders on scalable data solutions.
• Guide delivery teams through architecture standards and design reviews, while mentoring consultants and engineers.
• Contribute to solution design, client workshops, RFP responses, reference architectures, methodologies, and accelerators.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in data and analytics, including at least 3 years in a Data Architect or Solution Architect role.
• Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale data architectures from strategy through implementation.
• Strong expertise in conceptual, logical, and physical data modelling.
• Experience with ETL/ELT processes and modern data integration patterns, including real-time or event-driven architectures.
• Understanding of data governance, master data management, metadata management, and data quality frameworks.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage senior business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Professional working proficiency in Dutch and English.
• Eligibility to work in Belgium.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI and Generative AI architectures, including RAG patterns, agentic systems, vector databases, MLOps, and LLMOps.
• Previous consulting or client-facing delivery experience.
• Familiarity with TOGAF and DAMA-DMBOK.
• Experience with Data Mesh, Data Products, Data Virtualization, and Logical Data Warehousing.
• Exposure to multi-cloud environments, hybrid architectures, or large-scale transformation programs.
• French language skills are a strong asset.

Culture & Benefits

• Access to impactful Data & Digital projects, more than 30,000 digital learning courses, a training budget, coaching, regular check-ins, and professional communities.
• Culture focused on collective intelligence, reliability, pragmatism, entrepreneurial spirit, ownership, feedback, and continuous development.
• Mobility budget or company car with fuel or charging options.
• Daily and monthly net allowances, eco vouchers, hospitalisation and group insurance, and a flexible reward plan with a bonus scheme.
• Brussels offices, client-site, and home-working options are available depending on the working arrangement; employee-organized social and sports activities are also offered.