Data Architect - Financial Services

EY is the only major professional services firm with a dedicated financial services practice (EY FSO) integrated in the EMEIA region.
An international team of over 16,000 professionals is working across borders for our clients in the financial sector:
Banking, Insurance, Payment Institutions, and Wealth & Asset Management, in all service lines:
Consulting, Tax, Transactions, and Assurance.
As we consider our people as the heart of EY, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to build a better working world.
The Opportunity
EY Belgium Modern Data Platform team supports our clients in defining and rolling out the right data architecture, data platform, and infrastructure that support their needs, implement and maintain automated data pipelines, and infuse data through business intelligence and analytics.
We are currently looking for capable and motivated professionals to join our team as Data Architect.
Key Responsibilities
Define, guide and advise clients in developing data strategies.
Engage with the clients to understand their business needs, pain points, and realities.
Gather, challenge and prioritize clients' data requirements.
Define and design innovative Data & Analytics architectures and solutions that leverage the right trade-off between clients' realities, latest and disruptive technologies, current and future business needs, budget constraints, data availability, and resource requirements.
Oversee the design of the data architecture and the technical architecture for the old-fashioned and modern data platforms, including data acquisition and integration, data modeling, transformation and quality processes, master data management, data warehousing, and data marts, data lakehouse, data fabric, and data mesh.
Design conceptual, logical, and/or physical data models and repositories, as well as data ontologies.
Work closely with the clients and other architects to define metadata layers, technical data strategies, and optimal integration of innovative technologies within existing enterprise architecture landscape.
Evaluate and select the tools and components necessary for optimal data management (data acquisition, data storage, data quality, data governance, data visualization, and advanced analytics).
Take responsibility for client deliverables.
Support the clients in accessing accurate and understandable data.
Take an active role in coaching and developing junior consultants in the team.
Support in business development.
Skills and Attributes for Success
You are passionate about Data & Analytics and want to continue to develop your expertise in this domain.
You have a proven track record and at least 5-10 years' experience in one or more of the following areas:
data strategy, Data architecture, (modern) data platform architecture, data modeling, data governance, Business Intelligence, Big Data, reporting & data warehousing, AI, and Machine Learning.
You have a good understanding of the different data architecture patterns:
Data Fabric, Data Mesh, Data Warehouse, Data Marts, data modeling, ontologies & knowledge graphs, MicroServices.
You have experience in implementing ETL data flows and data pipelines, and know one or more of the following tools:
Informatica PowerCenter, SAS Data Integration Studio, Microsoft SSIS, Ab Initio, etc.
Ideally, you have experience in the Hadoop ecosystem (Spark, Kafka, HDFS, Hive, HBase), Docker and orchestration platform (Kubernetes, Openshift, AKS, GKE), and NoSQL Databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, Neo4j).
Any experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud is a real asset.
You have experience in working closely with business leaders to identify business needs and data opportunities.
You have concrete data modeling experience and can define a conceptual data model and translate it into a logical and physical one.
You have a keen interest in learning more about the Financial Services market in Belgium and beyond.
You make yourself regularly aware of the latest Data & Analytics trends and solutions.
You have a strong entrepreneurial and team spirit, balanced by a healthy sense of autonomy.
You are eager to learn and grow professionally.
You have a Master's Degree in Economics, (Business) Engineering, Sciences, IT, Computer Sciences, Statistics, or equivalent.
You have strong communication and presentation skills and love to take full ownership of your projects and help clients in overcoming their challenges.
You are fluent in Dutch and/or French, proficient in business English.
What working at EY Offers
You will be part of a leading global professional services firm.
You will be part of the EY family where everyone is willing to offer support and senior management is very accessible.
You will join a dynamic and growing team with a great mix of young and experienced professionals focusing on financial services.
You will get extensive training on technical matters, as well as soft skills and project management, and you will have access to new technologies and innovative equipment.
We are proud of our flexible working arrangements, and we will support you to build a successful career and deliver excellent client service without sacrificing your personal priorities.
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