Data Architect

We’re looking for a Senior Data Architect with strong hands-on Azure experience to design and own a complex cloud data platform. This is not a standard Data Engineer role — we need someone who has personally designed data architectures, made architecture decisions, and owned solutions from design through implementation. What you’ll do Design and own data platform architecture on Azure Build scalable solutions using Azure + Databricks Design Lakehouse / Data Warehouse architectures Define data models, ETL/ELT flows, and data pipelines Work with structured and unstructured data from multiple sources and file formats Define data governance, security, access control, and data quality standards Work closely with Data Engineers, analytics teams, and business stakeholders Drive architecture decisions and support implementation What we’re looking for Proven experience as a Data Architect 4+ years of hands-on Azure experience, including recent projects Strong Databricks experience Strong experience with Azure Data Platform Azure Data Lake / ADLS Azure Data Factory Azure Synapse Strong Python + SQL ETL/ELT and cloud data pipelines Data Warehousing and dimensional modeling Data governance and security Experience designing complex data architectures with unstructured data and different file formats English — strong conversational level, ideally C1 Important We need someone with real architecture ownership, not only Data Engineering experience. Your CV should clearly show what Azure data platforms you personally designed and owned, which architecture decisions you made, and how you worked with Azure and Databricks. Location Remote, working in the CET time zone. Candidates should currently be located in the EU, Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, or Moldova. Ukrainian and CIS candidates who have relocated to an eligible country are welcome. Current location in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, or Turkey cannot be considered for this project.