Lead Data Architect

2 days ago

Prague, Hlavní město Praha, Czech Republic Dr Group Full time €90,000 - €120,000 per year

We are looking for an experienced and proactive Data Architect to lead the architectural and governance efforts of our enterprise data platform. Our multi-tenant, multi-vendor platform, built on Azure (Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Power BI), integrates data from diverse sources to enable analytics, reporting, and operational decision-making across multiple countries. Our metadata-driven approach ensures standardisation, governance compliance, and high-quality deliveries.

Address: Na Florenci 2116/15

Required education: University Degree

Required languages: Czech or Slovak, English (advanced)

Employment form: Full-time work

What will be your responsibilities?

  • Define and maintain architectural standards across ingestion (ADF), processing (Databricks), and analytics (Power BI).
  • Maintain clear documentation (SDLC, Quality Gates, Data Governance) and ensure it stays up to date.
  • Establish and enforce Quality Gates for key deliverables, reviewing functional specifications and solution designs.
  • Oversee schema management in Databricks Unity Catalog and lead cleanup activities.
  • Define practices for RLS/CLS and user access control.
  • Manage and support CI/CD processes for ADF, Databricks, orchestration tools, Power BI, and other framework components.
  • Guide the evolution of the platform, including adoption of new technologies, standardised data serving patterns, and self-service BI capabilities.
  • Coordinate with data engineers, analysts, governance teams, and vendors to align on standards and responsibilities.
  • Support teams during onboarding or transitions to ensure smooth adoption of platform standards and tools.

What do we expect from you?

  • Master's degree and 7+ years' experience in large-scale data solutions (Data Lake/Lakehouse/Warehouse).
  • Proven expertise with Azure stack (ADF, Data Lakehouse, Event Hub, Synapse, Databricks).
  • Strong knowledge of data concepts, pipelines, ETL, and APIs.
  • Experience in architecture methodologies, leadership, and cross-team collaboration.
  • Fluent English (C1).
Nice to have:
  • Data visualisation (Power BI, Tableau).
  • Advanced analytics (ML/AI, predictive analytics).
  • Data management frameworks (e.g. DAMA-DMBOK).

What do we offer?

  • Working for the largest pharma retail company in CEE with great expansion plans
  • To be responsible for a global-level role with an impact on the business as a whole
  • Space for professional growth within the growing organization
  • To be part of a rapidly growing and dynamic department known for its fun, social atmosphere and innovative spirit, where collaboration and fresh ideas are celebrated
  • Attractive financial compensation (salary and bonuses)
  • Flexible working hours, possibility of home office
  • 5 weeks of holidays, discount in Dr. Max pharmacies, fully paid Multisport card, meal coupons, contribution to free time activities and many other benefits

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your CV to

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