Data Architect

Alter Solutions Portugal is an IT Consultancy Company, promoter of Digital Transformation, part of the Alter Solutions Group, created in 2006, in Paris.

In 2022, Alter Solutions joined the act digital group, constituting a global community of talent in Technology, with presence in twelve countries: Germany, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, United States of America, Morocco, Spain, France, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal and Serbia. Also in 2022, we were certified as a Great Place to Work©.

In Portugal, we partner with over 120 clients and a team of over 500 people, working in projects for industries as diverse as banking, insurance, transportation, aviation, energy, and telecom.

Headquarters of the Nearshore IT center, Alter Solutions Portugal has a dedicated team of around 30 specialized professionals, integrated into projects with several internationally renowned clients.

Job Description

We are looking for a Data Architect!

Competencies: 

• Verify and consolidate application architectural requirements
• Gathering and clarify data Requirements
• Conceptualizing functional change requests / new requirements into architectural concepts (‘data architect’) regarding
  • Knowledge graph-based applications (CMEM by Eccenca, Web frontend)
  • Interfaces to consumer/provider systems based on kafka streaming technology
  • Workflows for ETL automation based on third party software
• Implementing or adjusting workflows in an enterprise knowledge graph platform

Qualifications

• Proven Experience as Data Architect role, with graph databases exposure (e.g. Neo4J, GraphDB
• Data Engineering: Strong foundation in traditional data engineering concepts, including ETL processes, data streaming, and database management
• Basic knowledge in AWS (S3, ECS, EKS, Cloudwatch)
• Deep knowledge using SQL
• Ontology Design and Development: Ability to create and manage ontologies that accurately represent the knowledge in a specific domain
• Intermediate knowledge of Git (e.g. CI/CD)
• Basic knowledge of cyber security concepts
• Basic knowledge on programming languages, like Python, Java, or JavaScript
• Analytical skills, willingness to learn and adopt new technologies,
• Have experience or be familiar with an agile development methodology.
• Fluent in English language (speaking and writing).

Plus:

• Proficiency in Semantic Technologies like : RDF, OWL, RDFS, semantic web vocabularies (DC, FOAF, SKOS) and graph validation(SHACL)
• Experience in RDF query languages like SPARQL
• At least 3 years of proven relevant professional experience in global IT operations, preferably in the semantic web environment and with SaaS and cloud solutions
• Advanced knowledge of Agile methodologies and DevOps approach
• Knowledge on Event driven architectures and experience with Apache Kafka (e.g., Confluent)