Data & Informatica Architect

Company Description

Company Description

Talan – Positive Innovation

Talan is an international consulting group specializing in innovation and business transformation through technology. With over 7,200 consultants in 21 countries and a turnover of €850M, we are committed to delivering impactful, future-ready solutions.

Talan at a Glance

Headquartered in Paris and operating globally, Talan combines technology, innovation, and empowerment to deliver measurable results for our clients. Over the past 22 years, we’ve built a strong presence in the IT and consulting landscape, and we’re on track to reach €1 billion in revenue this year.

Our Core Areas of Expertise

• Data & Technologies: We design and implement large-scale, end-to-end architecture and data solutions, including data integration, data science, visualization, Big Data, AI, and Generative AI.
• Cloud & Application Services: We integrate leading platforms such as SAP, Salesforce, Oracle, Microsoft, AWS, and IBM Maximo, helping clients transition to the cloud and improve operational efficiency.
• Management & Innovation Consulting: We lead business and digital transformation initiatives through project and change management best practices (PM, PMO, Agile, Scrum, Product Ownership), and support domains such as Supply Chain, Cybersecurity, and ESG/Low-Carbon strategies.

We work with major global clients across diverse sectors, including Transport & Logistics, Financial Services, Energy & Utilities, Retail, and Media & Telecommunications.

Job Description

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Data & Informatica Architect to design and define complex enterprise architectures across cloud and on-premises environments.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data architecture, integration, cloud technologies, Informatica, security, and data governance, with the ability to lead architectural decisions across complex and hybrid technology landscapes.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and define complex enterprise architectures, including microservices, cloud, integration, hybrid environments, Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, and data models.
• Define scalable and secure architecture solutions across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Provide architectural leadership across data, integration, and application initiatives.
• Design and oversee API and middleware architectures, ensuring reliable integration between systems and platforms.
• Define data architectures and data modelling strategies for analytical environments.
• Work with relational databases, including SQL Server and Oracle.
• Ensure solutions meet required standards for security, scalability, performance, and resilience.
• Establish and promote data governance and data security practices, including data lineage, data masking, role management, and access control.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, including GDPR and the EU AI Act.
• Define and manage access to data and technology environments across both cloud and on-premises platforms.
• Evaluate and incorporate emerging technologies where they can provide business or technical value.
• Collaborate with engineering, data, security, DevOps, and business teams to ensure architectural alignment.
• Provide technical guidance and contribute to architecture standards, best practices, and technology roadmaps.

Qualifications

Technical Skills

Architecture & Data

• Strong experience designing complex enterprise architectures.
• Microservices and distributed architectures.
• Data Warehouse (DWH) and Data Lake architectures.
• Hybrid cloud and on-premises architectures.
• Advanced data modelling.
• Data integration and enterprise integration patterns.
• APIs and middleware technologies.
• SQL Server and Oracle.

Cloud & Infrastructure

Advanced knowledge of at least one major cloud platform, ideally with exposure to:

• AWS
• Microsoft Azure
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• On-premises infrastructure and hybrid architectures.

Informatica

Strong experience with the Informatica ecosystem, including:

• Informatica Data Quality (IDQ)
• Informatica PowerCenter
• Informatica Cloud / IDMC
• CDGC (Cloud Data Governance and Catalog) — highly desirable
• Master Data Management (MDM) — desirable

Additional Information

What do we offer you?

• Remote within Spain Time zone.
• Possibility to be part of a multicultural team and work on international projects.
• CET working hours

If you have read this far and you are looking forward to joining this challenge, do not hesitate to apply... we would be delighted to meet you!

Talan Spain’s commitment to non-discrimination based on gender, race, ideology, or any other reason, in accordance with the company’s "Equality Plan" and the current regulations on gender equality between women and men (Royal Decree-Law 6/2019).