Solution Designer Data Platforms

Description

Summary: Accenture Digital Core seeks a seasoned data architect to lead innovation, design enterprise-scale data platforms, and drive thought leadership in data architecture strategies. Highlights: 1. Architect and evolve enterprise-scale data platforms across cloud environments 2. Lead design and implementation of end-to-end data governance frameworks 3. Drive thought leadership on data platform trends and emerging technologies **Accenture Digital Core** At **Accenture Digital Core**, we help clients continuously innovate at speed and at scale, combining deep industry expertise with cutting\-edge technology to deliver meaningful transformation. You will bring innovation, intelligence and experience together to shape robust, secure and scalable digital solutions. **What** **Y****ou’ll** **D****o** * Architect and evolve enterprise\-scale data platforms, defining standards for data integration, storage, processing and governance across cloud environments; * Lead the design and implementation of end\-to\-end data governance frameworks, embedding quality, lineage and classification by design; * Engage with C\-level and senior client stakeholders to translate business requirements into data architecture strategies and roadmaps; * Drive thought leadership on data platform trends, emerging technologies and best practices across internal and client\-facing forums; * Mentor and guide senior and junior engineers, setting technical direction and ensuring architectural consistency across delivery teams; * Own the enterprise data architecture, including reference architectures, design patterns and platform standards; * Define governance, security and compliance principles across data platforms, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements (e.g. GDPR, sector\-specific regulations); * Establish data modeling standards, metadata management strategies and master data management frameworks; * Act as the primary escalation point for architectural decisions, platform issues and cross\-team dependencies; * Lead architecture reviews, ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient and aligned with business and technology strategy; * Build and maintain trusted relationships with client architecture and technology leadership. **What You Bring** * University degree in Computer Science, Engineering or comparable field 10\+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering or data platforms in complex enterprise environments; * Deep expertise in cloud data architectures, preferably Azure (Data Lake Gen2, Synapse, Purview, Azure Data Factory); * Strong command of data governance, data quality and master data management frameworks (e.g. DMBOK); * Proven experience designing and delivering multi\-environment, multi\-domain data platforms at scale; * Track record of engaging and influencing senior stakeholders and translating strategy into architecture; * Experience in regulated industries (e.g. financial services, energy, utilities) is a strong plus; * Professional English C1 level (spoken and written – mandatory); * French and/or Dutch is a plus; * Strong collaboration skills within distributed and cross‑functional teams; * Proactive mindset with a high sense of ownership and accountability; * Structured approach to incident and problem management; * Ability to prioritize workload efficiently in a dynamic environment. **Legal: Must own a valid work permit or EU/Schengen Space Nationality to legally work in Portugal** **What We Offer** * Health insurance; * Life Insurance and Pension Plan Programs; * Free medical services at the office (Physician, Nutritionist, Psychologist); * Wellness programs; * Flexben Program (Support for Education, Kindergarden, Training, Technology, Health); * Employee Share Purchase Plan; * Personalized training paths and access to Udemy and Plurisight Plataforms; * Flex\-ability program (financial and flexible support for people with disabilities); * Special banking conditions; * Hybrid working model.