Data Architect – Cloud, Lakehouse and AI

About the role

Sopra Steria in Stavanger is looking for a Data Architect within its Data Intelligence division, which brings together expertise in data, analytics and artificial intelligence across the value chain from data platforms and integration to insights, machine learning and operationalisation. You will design platforms, integration patterns and governance models that teams and customers can build on, with modern cloud and AI in mind.

Key responsibilities

• Define data and analytics architecture for customers in energy, public sector, finance and health
• Design cloud data platforms, lakehouses and integration patterns (Azure preferred)
• Define data governance, quality, metadata and lineage
• Design architectures for analytics, machine learning and AI
• Guide engineers, analysts and the customer's IT in projects

Required profile

• At least 5 years of experience designing data or integration architecture in customer projects
• Experience guiding engineers and the customer's IT, and a background in consulting or similar client-facing work
• Good Norwegian (at least B2) and good English, and higher education

Required skills

• Data platform, lakehouse or similar in the cloud (Azure preferred)
• Ability to define principles, governance models and architectures teams can follow
• Nice to have: Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Cognite Data Fusion, machine learning and AI architecture, and customer experience in energy, public sector, finance or health

What we offer

• 6 weeks of holiday, pension and insurance schemes, and training discounts
• Mobile, broadband and optional equipment, plus a MacBook or PC
• Hybrid office and flexible working
• Certification bonuses, internal seminars and a national professional conference
• Safe fixed pay regardless of project status and a social life