Data Architect PALO IT

 Who We Are 

Build. Scale. Sustain.  

PALO IT is a global technology consultancy that crafts tech as a force for good. We design, develop and scale digital and sustainable products and services to unlock value across the triple bottom line: people, planet, profit. We do the right thing, and we do it right. We're proud to be a World Economic Forum New Champion, and a B Corp-certified company.  

• We are small enough to care locally, big enough to deliver globally (5 continents, 18 offices, +650 experts from +50 nationalities) 

• We are robust and resilient (100% independent and 0 debt) 

• We are entrepreneurs and passionate experts: We invest in what we believe genuinely and work as a collective intelligence 

• We are positive, courageous, caring, doers and committed to excellence 

About Gen-e2

While the market is still largely AI-augmenting delivery, we have reinvented the SDLC to be AI First. Our approach is a game-changer in productivity and quality, with a strong collaboration between IA generative and our best Talents:

• We now generate 95% of the entire product — code, documentation, infrastructure as code, and even design — with GitHub Copilot.
• The quality consistently exceeds the output of our best traditional engineering teams.
• A product repository houses all product artefacts, giving AI full project context for higher-quality generation.
• A library of rules and prompts defines coding standards, design principles, and security guidelines, ensuring enterprise-grade quality and scalability.

With Gen-e2, we deliver end-to-end products 2–3× faster than traditional approaches, while raising the bar for engineering excellence.

Your Role

As a Data Architect, you will play a pivotal role in designing, building, and optimizing data infrastructure, mentoring Data Engineers, and evolving our data architecture. Your work ensures that data is accessible, secure, and efficient for analysis and decision-making. You’ll collaborate with development teams, database administrators, and analysts to integrate and manage data effectively throughout the project lifecycle, supporting strategic business decisions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Data Architecture Design: Develop and maintain architecture aligned with organizational strategies; define and document data structures (schemas, models, diagrams).

• Data Management & Storage: Select and implement technologies (databases, cloud storage, big data solutions); ensure scalability, performance, and security.

• Data Integration: Design and manage integration from multiple sources; develop and maintain ETL pipelines.

• Data Security & Governance: Implement security policies; define and enforce governance and compliance standards.

• Optimization & Performance: Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize system performance.

• Collaboration & Advisory: Partner with IT and business teams to address data needs and provide expert advice.

• Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Lead initiatives to improve infrastructure and processes, staying current with emerging technologies.

Who You Are

• 3+ years defining data architectures.

• Experience in Data Lake projects and architecture.

• Skilled in engaging with clients to understand use cases.

• Cloud expertise: AWS, Azure, GCP.

• Infrastructure: Linux (must), Terraform (desirable).

• Big Data: Hadoop, Apache Spark, Kafka (essential).

• Architectures: Data Lake, Lambda, Data Warehouse (essential).

• Governance: Data lineage, Data Quality (desirable).

• CI/CD: Git, Sonar (essential).

• Data Modeling: Entity-Relationship, UML (desirable).

• Databases: SQL Server or Oracle.

• Additional tools: Sqoop, Airflow, Python, NIFI (desirable).

You are aligned with our values if you:

• Do the right thing, even in the face of adversity.

• Care about people’s well-being and the planet.

• Maintain optimism in your approach.

• Sweat the details and master the fundamentals.

• Believe in collective intelligence and continuous improvement.

More About PALO IT 

We’re eager to adapt to change, learn from our experiences and move to meet our planet’s urgent needs. We are continuously taking action to: 

• Become a climate net-zero company   

• Deliver projects with a positive impact 

• Train 100% of our workforce on impact   

• Achieve B Corp certification among all our offices across the globe   

• Continuously measure & improve employee happiness  

Our clients are amongst the world's most successful companies. We innovate with both established Fortune 1000s, SMEs and start-ups who aim to make an impact, become global leaders and address the world's most complex challenges. 

What We Offer 

• Stimulating working environments 

• Unique career path 

• International mobility  

• Internal R&D projects 

• Knowledge sharing 

• Personalized training 

• Entrepreneurship & intrapreneurship 

For more on our team culture and benefits, check out our careers page.