Cloud Data Architect - Consultant at Orange Business.
Join Orange Business’s Digital Services team, a dynamic community of expert consultants revolutionizing Customer Experience, Cloud, Data, and AI across sectors such as retail, finance, manufacturing, life sciences, and public services.
With 30 years of expertise, we lead digital transformation by harnessing cutting‑edge data technologies at scale. Our global presence extends beyond Belgium, impacting businesses worldwide.
Check out some of our ongoing projects:
* Carrefour: Orange Business ensures the seamless operation and evolution of the Data Platform, managing both analytical and operational data flows with a focus on reliability and performance. We handle diverse workloads, including batch and stream processing, processing everyday terabytes of data that feed dashboards and web APIs, empowering Carrefour to leverage data‑driven insights and support business growth.
* Big Pharma International Company: Orange Business migrated a drug discovery data platform from on‑premises Hadoop to Azure. During the migration, we improved data flows to reduce processing time, implemented proactive data quality checks, and optimised CI/CD pipelines, resulting in a more efficient and reliable platform.
* Paradigm: Orange Business created a data platform and a unified set of tools for all public sector administrations, focusing on Kubernetes and DevOps processes to enable self‑service and standardisation. We handled many projects ranging from API management to data processing, analytics, and data‑science modelling.
What You’ll Do
As a Cloud Data Architect, you will develop and implement the organization’s cloud data strategy, driving innovative data solutions and leveraging the full potential of data technologies at scale.
* Lead the design and implementation of modern data platform architectures.
* Drive the development of robust data pipelines and storage solutions using cutting‑edge technologies, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and security.
* Mentorship and Team Guidance: Mentor and guide a team of Data Engineers, ensuring project success and technical excellence.
* Client Engagement and Strategy: Partner with clients to define and implement strategic, data‑driven solutions.
* Industry Trends and Monitoring: Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and obtain relevant certifications to ensure the application of best practices in data architecture.
* Technologies: Source, capture, transform, and prepare data using the newest technologies such as Kafka, Spark, DBT, Snowflake, BigQuery, Synapse, Databricks, Airflow, Elasticsearch, and many more.
Who You Are
* Interest in digital transformation and data‑driven solutions.
* Proactive mindset and out‑of‑the‑box thinking to tackle challenges.
* Ability to explain technical concepts to a non‑technical audience.
* Strong interpersonal communication skills and a professional, commercial approach with customers.
* Collaboration‑oriented mindset.
* Excellent communication and presentation skills in French and/or Dutch, plus English.
Your Technical Expertise
* A master’s degree or PhD in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Engineering, Physics or a related field.
* At least 5 years of professional experience with data‑related ICT projects.
* Experience with modern data‑platform architecture rollout from conception to implementation.
* Deep understanding of data‑modeling techniques, including relational (Kimball, normalization) and NoSQL databases.
* Cloud Platforms: Experience with at least one Cloud platform (Azure, Google Cloud, AWS).
* Data Warehouse: Experience with Cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Synapse Analytics, Redshift).
* Data Processing: Advanced SQL skills, experience with complex queries for large datasets, and orchestration tools such as DBT or Dataform.
* Programming: Experience with at least one programming language (Python, Scala, Java, etc.).
* DevOps Methodologies: Strong experience with CI/CD processes and tools (Git, Azure DevOps, GitLab).
Preferred Qualifications
* Deployment & Orchestration: Knowledge of Docker and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, OpenShift, AKS, GKE) with experience deploying and managing containerised applications.
* Experience with micro‑services & event‑driven architecture.
* Scripting & Unix: Knowledge of Unix environments & scripting languages such as Bash and PowerShell.
* Knowledge of the Data Mesh concept & experience with DataVault 2.0 modelling methodology.
Why You Should Join Us
* A community of experts – we put innovation at the heart of our expertise, hosting regular guild workshops and knowledge‑sharing sessions through our Data Meetups.
* Career growth – multiple paths such as coaching, technical lead or pre‑sales.
* People‑oriented culture – we are proud to have our Great Place to Work certification.
* Open and inclusive culture, enabling us to reach our full potential.
* Hybrid work environment and modern, collaborative office in Brussels.
* Compelling advantages – annual bonus scheme, flexible mobility with housing budget, representation and expense allowances.
Apply Now
We can’t wait to meet you! If you are excited to be part of this exciting journey, apply now.
More about Orange Business: check out our website for even more information or connect with us on LinkedIn.
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