36 Empregos para Data Architect - Portugal

• Design data solutions using cutting-edge data processing technologies, including Databricks, Spark, MS Fabric, and more.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership in the design, implementation, and optimization of data pipelines.
• Review data models and technical designs to ensure alignment with the organisation’s strategic goals.
• Collaborate closely with Technical Product Owners, Product Managers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Conduct technical workshops, training sessions, and presentations to educate engineers on best practices and new features.
• Maintain well-structured documentation of designs and architectural artifacts.
• Conduct architectural reviews and lead the process for obtaining approvals for design decisions.

Requirements:

• Extensive experience with data processing technologies and cloud-based data platforms.
• Strong architectural and technical leadership skills.
• Proven ability to design and optimize scalable, cost-effective data pipelines.
• Excellent communication skills to engage with stakeholders and lead technical workshops.

• Design data solutions using cutting-edge data processing technologies, including Databricks, Spark, MS Fabric, and more.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership in the design, implementation, and optimization of data pipelines.
• Review data models and technical designs to ensure alignment with the organisation’s strategic goals.
• Collaborate closely with Technical Product Owners, Product Managers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Conduct technical workshops, training sessions, and presentations to educate engineers on best practices and new features.
• Maintain well-structured documentation of designs and architectural artifacts.
• Conduct architectural reviews and lead the process for obtaining approvals for design decisions.

Requirements:

• Extensive experience with data processing technologies and cloud-based data platforms.
• Strong architectural and technical leadership skills.
• Proven ability to design and optimize scalable, cost-effective data pipelines.
• Excellent communication skills to engage with stakeholders and lead technical workshops.

Data Architect / Data Product Architect

Location: Lisbon, Portugal (Hybrid – 1 day per week onsite)

Start Date: ASAP

Contract Type: Long-term contract / Freelance

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Data Architect / Data Product Architect to join our team in Lisbon, supporting a leading international client. This role will define and drive the data architecture strategy while ensuring projects and programmes deliver scalable, fit-for-purpose, and future-ready data solutions.

As a key member of the Architecture function, you will work across Data Management, Data Analytics, Data Engineering, and Data Integration, collaborating with business and IT stakeholders to align data products with business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Data Product Owners to translate business requirements into scalable, efficient data models and architectures.
• Collaborate with business units, data engineers, scientists, and analysts to ensure alignment with operational and strategic goals.
• Define and enforce data architecture frameworks, standards, and principles (modelling, metadata, security, reference data, quality).
• Govern logical and physical data models, ensuring consistency across data products.
• Promote adoption of data mesh and product-thinking within teams to deliver enterprise-wide data strategy.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy, security, and regulatory standards while enabling interoperability and observability of data products.
• Maintain and evolve current-state architecture documentation, aligning with enterprise strategy.

Key Skills & Experience

• Extensive data modelling expertise (conceptual → physical) with tools such as Erwin, ER Studio.
• Strong knowledge of data & integration architecture: APIs, event-driven architecture, batch integration, data lakes, data mesh, data warehousing, and data management.
• Hands-on experience with AWS Cloud Services and platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake.
• Familiarity with data cataloguing and quality tools.
• Solid understanding of both agile and waterfall delivery approaches.
• Knowledge of governance, assurance, design principles, patterns, performance, and security.
• Experience presenting solutions at architecture boards and driving decision-making.
• Strong stakeholder management, able to balance technical excellence with business pragmatism.

We Offer

• Exciting opportunity to work on a strategic data transformation program.
• Hybrid model: 1 day per week in the Lisbon office, with flexibility otherwise.
• Competitive contract rates.
• Collaborative, innovative, and international working environment.

Apply now with your CV to

Job Title: Data Architect

Type of employment: Permanent, Full-Time, Remote

Location: This is a remote role based in Portugal. You need to be based in Portugal and have the rights to work without visa sponsorship. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

About ZigZag Global

We are Returns We're an award-winning eCommerce returns business founded in 2015 by our CEO, Al Gerrie. We live to push boundaries of smarter returns, and we want a thriving retail world where every customer experience is both delightful and considered, everything we buy can be loved and re-loved and preserving our planet is part of the fabric of how we shop.

Today, more than 200 companies across 130 countries use our SaaS platform to help reduce the cost, friction, and impact of returns. Part of our leading enterprise retail clients include Zara, Superdry, New Look, Boden, Selfridges, Sports Direct, The Hut Group, Swarovski, not to forget the Whitelabel partnership with the world's biggest logistics businesses like DHL, Evri, and FedEx.

In March 2021, ZigZag was acquired by Global Blue, an industry leader in tax free shopping. Strengthening our reach across the global retail industry and allowing us to continue to do what we do best, help retailers manage and re-sell their returns.

At ZigZag, we embody a set of values that lies at the core of our workplace culture. Our dedication to the Start-up Spirit, Human Heart and Grown-up Mindset defines our collaborative spirit and shapes our collective success.

Passionate and Collaborative Minds Wanted:

You'll join a brilliantly diverse group across Europe. We believe a business is strongest when its teams are both inclusive and diverse. We recognise and aim to challenge everyday biases, remove obstacles to inclusion and ensure all our people can thrive and be themselves.

If you are passionate about making a positive impact, caring for both colleagues and clients, and embracing a collaborative mindset, we invite you to apply. Join us in building a workplace where every contribution matters, and each team member feels a profound sense of belonging and value.

Position Overview:

The Data Engineering team's mission is to ensure that the right data and modelling is available to the right people, so that we can leverage data to best serve our clients, customers and grow to be a truly data driven organisation.

As a Data Architect, you play a key role in defining how data flows across business features and projects, ensuring solutions are both scalable and adaptable. By establishing and communicating clear data guidelines and governance frameworks, you promote trust, compliance, and consistency throughout the organization. Collaborating with engineers and stakeholders, they shape solutions that balance flexibility with alignment to data standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Designs and maintains the reference data architecture for new business features and projects understanding how data flows through them.
• Communicates the architecture to the stakeholders so that it is understood and followed.
• Engage with colleagues to develop and improve the data aspects of services delivered. Working closely with Lead Data Engineer to assist on decisions for implementation
• Support the design and implementation of technology solutions from a data perspective.
• Set data standards and guidelines and documentation for ZigZag and ensure solutions not only are a fit for the specific purpose but align with defined standards & guidelines, representing Data in other areas brainstorming and initial feature design.
• Establish data governance frameworks and standards to ensure data quality, consistency, and compliance with data-related policies and regulations.
• Provides a supporting role in ensuring third party providers /partners are meeting our standards and polices.
• Focuses on high-level architectural planning but also contributes to implementation.
• Collaborates closely with the Data Engineering team on ideation.
• Works on holistic view of experimental projects and definitions and proof of concepts.
• Working closely with data leads evaluate appropriate data tools and technologies.

What you'll need to be successful:

• Have experience leveraging the power of cloud based big data systems such as Databricks or Snowflake and data integrations tools like Airbyte
• Understanding Database Management tools as SQL Server and Azure Data Factory
• Ability to design scalable and efficient Data Structures, ensuring seamless data flow and integration from concept to physical data models (through Data Modelling, Data Pipelines, and ETL processes)
• Critical analysis skills focused on problem solving
• You are eager to contribute to the strategic alignment between enterprise architecture, systems architecture, data architecture, and business objectives
• Proactivity and great communication skills to work closely with engineers, stakeholders, and third-party providers to align data strategies with business needs
• Knowledge of data standards, policies, and regulations to maintain data quality, security, and compliance
• Exposure to Data Visualization Tools like Tableau and Power BI
• Excellent spoken and written English.
• We work using agile practices - Scrum, Azure DevOps, iterative development, etc.
• We look to use the most up to date technologies, with our current stack using Airbyte, dbt and Databricks

• 22 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Additional day holiday after every full year of service (up to 5 additional days) plus a bonus day off for your birthday
• Additional healthcare insurance with dental service
• Food Vouchers - Sodexo vouchers
• Summer working hours
• Working from abroad policy
• Collaborative working environment
• Learning and Development (L&D) budget and allocated time to utilise it.
• Employee referral bonus scheme
• Office Equipment Budget

If you are interested, please send your CV in English.

Your application will be reviewed with strict confidentiality. Only the short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview. Providing your personal data, you explicitly agree that it will be processed for the purpose of recruiting and for the purpose of the possible signing of a labour contract and will be stored and operated by "ZigZag Global" EOOD in their capacity of the personal data controller and personal data processor in accordance with the effective legislation. Please have in mind that with this you give permission for your resume to be shared with other parties of the ZigZag Global Group.

MAKE HISTORY WITH US

At PMI, we've chosen to do something incredible. We're totally transforming our business, and building our future on smoke-free products with the power to improve the lives of a billion smokers worldwide.

With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you'll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions.

Role Overview
This role is a part of the GBS Data and Analytics team. We are a team of doers working passionately to apply cutting-edge advances in technology to solve real-world problems. As a data modeler, you will work directly with architects and engineers in creating and optimizing data models to translate complex business data into usable computer systems. You are expected to support the enhancement of data governance, quality, and accessibility, ultimately empowering our organization to make data-driven decisions and achieve strategic objectives.

JOIN US

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Graduated in (Business) Informatics, IT, computer science or a related field.
• 3 + years of experience in data architecture, relational modelling and multidimensional modelling - mostly Kimball modeling, experience in data and business vault modelling is a plus.
• Proficient in SQL and in using a cloud-based data warehousing platform such as Snowflake.
• Experience in using data modelling platform such as Power Designer.
• Experience in leveraging a data dictionary platform such as Atlan or Collibra
• Familiarization in master data and reference data concepts. Experience in MDM platform such as SAP-MDG is a plus.
• Working knowledge of data engineering activities mainly ETL pipeline development
• Technical and business documentation writing expertise
• Domain knowledge – Finance, Commercial, Consumer et
• AI-Ready: Strong understanding of LLMs with proven experience applying them to enhance workflows and outcome
• Innovative Application: Skilled in leveraging LLMs for data-driven solutions, automation, or advanced analytics

Preferred Qualification

• Knowledge of software engineering best practices across the development lifecycle, including agile methodologies, coding standards, code reviews, source management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Understanding of development and management of data infrastructure and service.
• Proven success in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior management to collect requirements, describe data modeling decisions and data engineering strategy.
• Experience working directly with remote technical teams

WHAT WE OFFER YOU?

• Private medical and dental care, life insurance;
• Hybrid work opportunity and flexible working arrangements;
• Employee pension plan;
• Multisport program;
• Holiday, cultural & Christmas bonus;
• Wide range of trainings, optional language classes, further education and professional qualification support possibility;
• Free bike and car parking for all employees.

HOW CAN YOU MAKE HISTORY WITH US?

• Designing and implementation of data models to support data products design and delivery.
• Documenting full data lineage and data mapping rules.
• Provide data architecture for analytics and business intelligence.
• Optimizing and Maintaining Warehouse: Continuously improve the performance and scalability of the data warehouse, implementing optimization techniques and best practices.
• Mindset focused on reusability, scalability and end-to-end ownership.
• Effective communication skills that include documentation of design, build and test procedure, and maintenance.
• Problem-Solving: Leveraging innovative approaches to optimize processes and enhance data quality.
• Proactive Role: Actively anticipate and resolve potential data issues before they escalate, demonstrating a proactive approach to data.

Please note that only online applications will be taken into consideration. Only selected candidates will be contacted.

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Data Architect / Data Product Architect

Location: Lisbon, Portugal (Hybrid – 1 day per week onsite)

Start Date: ASAP

Contract Type: Long-term contract / Freelance

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Data Architect / Data Product Architect to join our team in Lisbon, supporting a leading international client. This role will define and drive the data architecture strategy while ensuring projects and programmes deliver scalable, fit-for-purpose, and future-ready data solutions.

As a key member of the Architecture function, you will work across Data Management, Data Analytics, Data Engineering, and Data Integration, collaborating with business and IT stakeholders to align data products with business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Data Product Owners to translate business requirements into scalable, efficient data models and architectures.
• Collaborate with business units, data engineers, scientists, and analysts to ensure alignment with operational and strategic goals.
• Define and enforce data architecture frameworks, standards, and principles (modelling, metadata, security, reference data, quality).
• Govern logical and physical data models, ensuring consistency across data products.
• Promote adoption of data mesh and product-thinking within teams to deliver enterprise-wide data strategy.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy, security, and regulatory standards while enabling interoperability and observability of data products.
• Maintain and evolve current-state architecture documentation, aligning with enterprise strategy.

Key Skills & Experience

• Extensive data modelling expertise (conceptual → physical) with tools such as Erwin, ER Studio.
• Strong knowledge of data & integration architecture: APIs, event-driven architecture, batch integration, data lakes, data mesh, data warehousing, and data management.
• Hands-on experience with AWS Cloud Services and platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake.
• Familiarity with data cataloguing and quality tools.
• Solid understanding of both agile and waterfall delivery approaches.
• Knowledge of governance, assurance, design principles, patterns, performance, and security.
• Experience presenting solutions at architecture boards and driving decision-making.
• Strong stakeholder management, able to balance technical excellence with business pragmatism.

We Offer

• Exciting opportunity to work on a strategic data transformation program.
• Hybrid model: 1 day per week in the Lisbon office, with flexibility otherwise.
• Competitive contract rates.
• Collaborative, innovative, and international working environment.

Apply now with your CV to

• Design data solutions using cutting-edge data processing technologies, including Databricks, Spark, MS Fabric, and more.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership in the design, implementation, and optimization of data pipelines.
• Review data models and technical designs to ensure alignment with the organisation’s strategic goals.
• Collaborate closely with Technical Product Owners, Product Managers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Conduct technical workshops, training sessions, and presentations to educate engineers on best practices and new features.
• Maintain well-structured documentation of designs and architectural artifacts.
• Conduct architectural reviews and lead the process for obtaining approvals for design decisions.

Requirements:

• Extensive experience with data processing technologies and cloud-based data platforms.
• Strong architectural and technical leadership skills.
• Proven ability to design and optimize scalable, cost-effective data pipelines.
• Excellent communication skills to engage with stakeholders and lead technical workshops.