Solution Designer Data Platforms

Accenture Digital Core At Accenture Digital Core , we help clients continuously innovate at speed and at scale, combining deep industry expertise with cutting-edge technology to deliver meaningful transformation. You will bring innovation, intelligence and experience together to shape robust, secure and scalable digital solutions. What Y ou’ll D o - Architect and evolve enterprise-scale data platforms, defining standards for data integration, storage, processing and governance across cloud environments; - Lead the design and implementation of end-to-end data governance frameworks, embedding quality, lineage and classification by design; - Engage with C-level and senior client stakeholders to translate business requirements into data architecture strategies and roadmaps; - Drive thought leadership on data platform trends, emerging technologies and best practices across internal and client-facing forums; - Mentor and guide senior and junior engineers, setting technical direction and ensuring architectural consistency across delivery teams; - Own the enterprise data architecture, including reference architectures, design patterns and platform standards; - Define governance, security and compliance principles across data platforms, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements ( e.g. GDPR, sector-specific regulations); - Establish data modeling standards, metadata management strategies and master data management frameworks; - Act as the primary escalation point for architectural decisions, platform issues and cross-team dependencies; - Lead architecture reviews, ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient and aligned with business and technology strategy; - Build and maintain trusted relationships with client architecture and technology leadership. What You Bring - University degree in Computer Science, Engineering or comparable field 10+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering or data platforms in complex enterprise environments; - Deep expertise in cloud data architectures, preferably Azure (Data Lake Gen2, Synapse, Purview, Azure Data Factory); - Strong understanding of ETL frameworks and data warehousing concepts; - Strong hands-on experience with PySpark/Apache Spark; - Proficiency in Python and SQL; - Strong command of data governance, data quality and master data management frameworks ( e.g. DMBOK); - Proven experience designing and delivering multi-environment, multi-domain data platforms at scale; - Track record of engaging and influencing senior stakeholders and translating strategy into architecture; - Experience in regulated industries ( e.g. financial services, energy, utilities) is a strong plus; - Professional English C1 level (spoken and written – mandatory); - French and/or Dutch is a plus; - Strong collaboration skills within distributed and cross ‑ functional teams; - Proactive mindset with a high sense of ownership and accountability; - Structured approach to incident and problem management; - Ability to prioritize workload efficiently in a dynamic environment. Legal: Must own a valid work permit or EU/Schengen Space Nationality to legally work in Portugal What We Offer - Health insurance; - Life Insurance and Pension Plan Programs; - Free medical services at the office (Physician, Nutritionist, Psychologist); - Wellness programs; - Flexben Program (Support for Education, Kindergarden, Training, Technology, Health); - Employee Share Purchase Plan; - Personalized training paths and access to Udemy and Plurisight Plataforms; - Flex-ability program (financial and flexible support for people with disabilities); - Special banking conditions; - Hybrid working model. About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at Declaração de Igualdade de Oportunidades de Emprego Acreditamos que ninguém deve ser discriminado por suas diferenças. 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