Data Architect

*** Data Architect and Solution Architect - 8 Month Contract - Hybrid - Copenhagen or Warsaw ***RED now has two new contract opportunities to join one of our key partners for a major data‑driven transformation programme. The initial contract will be for 8 months - until the end of 2026. This contract is to start ASAP and will be hybrid with 3 days per week on-site in Copenhagen or Warsaw.Role 1: Data Architect5–7+ years of experience as a Data Architect designing enterprise-scale information architectures.Strong experience designing conceptual and logical data models across multiple domains (Commerce, Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Merchandising, Consumer).Experience architecting models for: Commerce, Manufacturing and Supply ChainStrong experience with Azure data platforms, including Synapse, Databricks, Unity Catalog, Data FactoryExpertise with modern lakehouse patterns, data mesh principles, and dimensional modelling (Kimball, Data Vault).Experience designing semantic layers, logical models, and business-oriented abstractions.Experience defining data product interfaces, semantic contracts, and bronze–silver–gold transformation standards.Exposure to large-scale transformation programmes such as SAP S/4HANA, Salesforce, o9, or other enterprise platform modernisations.Strong understanding of master data management strategies across products, customers, suppliers, and stores.Experience embedding data quality measures and modelling standards in architectural patterns.Able to join ASAPRole 2: Solution Architect5–7+ years designing and delivering end‑to‑end data platform solutions in production environments.Strong experience across Azure Synapse, Databricks, and associated data platform components.Strong Python skills for data engineering workflows, plus experience with orchestration and testing frameworks.Strong SQL optimisation skills across SQL Server, Synapse dedicated pools, and Databricks SQL.Deep hands‑on experience with Databricks lakehouse, Delta Lake (ACID, time travel, merge), and medallion architecture.Experience designing end‑to‑end pipelines with ** Azure Data Factory** or Databricks Workflows, incl. monitoring & error handling.Experience working with streaming architectures (Kafka) and lambda patterns.Experience implementing data quality frameworks and computational governance within pipeline logic.Practical knowledge designing tabular models in Analysis Services (DAX, aggregations, partitioning, performance tuning).Experience architecting solutions across both centralised (star schemas, CDM/RDM) and federated/lakehouse architectural styles.Exposure to SAP, Salesforce, POS, o9 or similar systems in transformation programmes.Ability to work hands‑on with engineering teams, providing technical direction while still contributing code when needed.Able to join ASAP If these roles interest you, please send your CV to Lara on logul@redglobal.com , or apply here!