Data Architect (with German)

Summary

Andersen is hiring a Data Architect with German for a project planning the migration of a BI platform, defining target architecture, and ensuring a smooth transition.

The customer is an established organization operating across industry and sustainability-related sectors. Its activities focus on supporting sector development, research, innovation, and operational initiatives aimed at improving efficiency and promoting sustainable practices. Working with a range of partners and stakeholders, the organization supports technological advancement, process improvement, and long-term development. It continues to strengthen its capabilities and adapt to evolving industry needs and environmental priorities.

The project is focused on assessing and planning the migration of an existing business intelligence platform from MicroStrategy to an Apache Superset-based solution. It includes evaluating the current environment, defining the target architecture, identifying migration risks, and developing a strategic roadmap to support a smooth and efficient transition.

Responsibilities

• Assessing the existing MicroStrategy landscape, including architecture, data flows, integrations, and reporting assets.
• Analyzing current BI capabilities and identifying modernization opportunities.
• Defining the target-state BI architecture based on the PLAIN platform and Apache Superset.
• Developing an end-to-end migration strategy covering technical, organizational, and operational aspects.
• Evaluating migration risks, dependencies, and mitigation measures.
• Producing strategic recommendations and executive-level decision materials.
• Collaborating with technical and business stakeholders across multiple organizational levels.
• Supporting roadmap planning, migration sequencing, and transition governance.
• Contributing expertise on performance optimization, scalability, and platform sustainability.

Requirements

• Experience as a Data Architect / Senior BI Consultant / Data & Analytics Consultant / BI Solution Architect / BI Migration Lead for 7+ years.
• EU-recognized university degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Familiarity with MicroStrategy in enterprise environments.
• Solid experience working with Business Intelligence platforms, Data Warehouses, ETL processes, and SQL-based analytics solutions, including Apache Superset, and enterprise reporting and analytics.
• Understanding of Talend Data Management Platform (DMP) or willingness and ability to quickly become familiar with it.
• Experience with the PLAIN platform or ability to quickly learn and adapt to it.
• Client-facing consulting experience, including requirements gathering, workshops, and stakeholder communication.
• Experience optimizing BI platform performance and scalability under increasing system load.
• Understanding of MicroStrategy SDK, including integration of reports, dashboards, dossiers, or analytics content into web or CMS environments.
• Experience with BI modernization, migration, or transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of data architecture, target-state design, and migration planning methodologies, including migration strategy and road mapping.
• Experience defining data migration strategies, migration waves, risks, dependencies, and rollback scenarios.
• Knowledge of data governance, data sovereignty, compliance, and security considerations, particularly within regulated environments.
• Willingness and eligibility to undergo Ü2 security clearance if required.
• Level of English – from Upper-Intermediate and above.
• Level of German – from Upper-Intermediate+ and above.

Desired skills

• Proven experience migrating from MicroStrategy to Apache Superset or other modern BI platforms.
• Experience with public sector, federal, government, or highly regulated environments.
• Familiarity with German public administration processes and compliance requirements.
• Experience in strategic consulting engagements rather than purely implementation-focused projects.
• Knowledge of cloud-based analytics modernization initiatives and BI platform consolidation programs.

Reasons to join us

• Experience in teamwork with leaders in FinTech, Healthcare, Retail, Telecom, and others. Andersen cooperates with such businesses as Samsung, Siemens, Johnson & Johnson, BNP Paribas, Ryanair, Mercedes, TUI, Verivox, Allianz, T-Systems, etc..
• The opportunity to change the project and/or develop expertise in an interesting business domain.
• Job conditions – you can work both fully remotely and from the office or can choose a hybrid variant.
• Guarantee of professional, financial, and career growth! The company has introduced systems of mentoring and adaptation for each new employee.
• The opportunity to earn up to an additional 1,000 EUR per month, depending on the level of expertise, which will be included in the annual bonus, by participating in the company's activities.
• Access to the corporate training portal, where the entire knowledge base of the company is collected and which is constantly updated.
• Bright corporate life (parties / pizza days / PlayStation / fruits / coffee / snacks / movies).
• Certification compensation (AWS, PMP, etc).
• Referral program.
• Private health insurance and sports compensation, depending on the type of employment.

Join us!

Локации

Austria, Germany, Switzerland