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 project
* management 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.