Senior Data Architect – Artificial Intelligence & Data

Senior Data Architect – AI & Data Consulting

Location: Zurich, Basel or Geneva, Switzerland

Working pattern: 80–100%

Industry: AI & Data Consulting

Language: English required; German and/or French highly preferred

Passport/Visa: CH/EU/EFTA nationals Passport mandatory

About the opportunity

We are currently supporting a leading AI & Data consulting practice in Switzerland that is expanding its senior architecture team.

This is an opportunity for an experienced Data Architect to work with major organisations across Switzerland, helping them modernise complex data landscapes and build scalable, cloud-based data platforms.

You will work directly with senior business and technology stakeholders, shaping enterprise data strategies and leading the architecture and delivery of innovative data, analytics and AI solutions.

Your responsibilities

As a Senior Data Architect , you will:

• Lead the design of enterprise data architectures across complex environments involving ERP, CRM, MDM, cloud data warehouses and other business-critical systems.
• Design and implement modern cloud data platforms using technologies such as Azure, AWS, GCP, Snowflake and Databricks.
• Define end-to-end architectures covering data modelling, integration, transformation, DevOps and data governance.
• Architect integrations between cloud data platforms, MDM/CRM solutions and AI/GenAI platforms.
• Lead technical teams across onshore, nearshore and offshore environments.
• Define architecture standards, technical blueprints and solution design documentation.
• Make architecture decisions that balance performance, scalability, cost and maintainability .
• Work closely with senior client stakeholders and translate complex technical concepts into clear business outcomes.
• Support business development activities, client workshops, industry events and the development of new consulting opportunities.
• Mentor and develop junior architects and engineers.
• Stay at the forefront of developments in data, cloud, AI and GenAI technologies .

We are looking for an experienced Data Architect with a strong engineering background and proven experience delivering complex cloud data platforms.

Essential experience:

• 8+ years of relevant experience in Data Architecture / Data Engineering .
• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale cloud data ecosystems.
• Strong hands-on experience with one or more major cloud platforms:
• Azure
• AWS
• Google Cloud
• Strong experience with Snowflake, Databricks or equivalent modern data platforms .
• Previous hands-on experience as a Data Engineer, including SQL, Python and/or Spark.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data architecture and integration.
• Experience with data modelling, including:
• Conceptual, logical and physical modelling
• Dimensional modelling
• Data Vault
• Normalised and denormalised data models
• Experience integrating data from systems such as ERP, CRM, MDM, APIs and operational databases .
• Experience leading technical teams and delivering complex client projects.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Consulting experience/background

Experience with some of the following would be highly beneficial:

• Terraform / Infrastructure as Code
• dbt or Informatica
• Event-driven architectures
• Metadata-driven architectures
• Lakehouse / Medallion architectures
• Knowledge graphs
• NoSQL databases
• Parquet / Iceberg
• MDM platforms
• AI / GenAI platforms
• AI coding assistants and modern software engineering practices
• SonarQube or similar code-quality tooling
• DAMA, TOGAF or equivalent architecture certification

What you can expect

You will join a 60+ person AI & Data team in Switzerland , working on complex transformation programmes for major organisations across different industries.

The role offers the opportunity to:

• Work on large-scale Data, Cloud and AI transformation programmes
• Engage directly with senior business and technology stakeholders
• Shape enterprise architecture and technology strategy
• Lead multidisciplinary and international delivery teams
• Develop your expertise across Data, Cloud and AI
• Contribute to business development and market growth
• Progress towards senior leadership within AI & Data consulting
• Work from Zurich, Basel or Geneva

Interested?

If you are an experienced Data Architect with a strong cloud data engineering background and are interested in discussing opportunities in Switzerland, please get in touch.

Confidentiality assured.