Our client is looking for an experienced Data Architect with strong data science and data modelling skills.
This is a long term contract role based in Brussels, Belgium. Please note that all candidates need to hold current valid security clearance.

To be successful in this job you must have:
Excellent written and verbal English language skills
Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline with 12+ years of relevant system-of-systems engineering experience; or a master's degree with 10+ years of prior relevant experience
Data science skills and knowledge
Advanced soft skills and emotional intelligence to deal with high complexity, political influence, and a multi-cultural work environment.
Leadership traits developed in an international work environment, self-motivation, and an orientation towards results through the relentless pursuit of continuous improvement
Experience transforming raw data bytes into structured, insightful information
Knowledge of ETL tools, data warehousing, stream processing, cloud computing, version control, etc.
A mature and compelling vision, along with an in-depth understanding of technical principles, theories, and concepts, for how to create a data centric system-of-systems capability for advanced command and control of a globally deployed and federated asset base.

Preferred Qualifications
RPA and/or other automation experience/skillsets
Certification by Azure Data Engineer, IBM Data Engineering, Data Science Council of America (DASCA), etc.
Proficiency in relevant programming languages such as python, SQL, etc.
Experience mentoring and developing junior team members
Expertise in Artificial Intelligence technologies such as ML, NLP, Expert Systems, etc.
Proficiency in mathematical, algorithmic, and/or statistical analysis methods and tools
Process optimization and automation experience
C2 domain knowledge in the aerospace defence sector


Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks.