Data Architect with security clearance

Brussels - Belgium

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Would you like to join the leading international intergovernmental organization

We are supporting a critical high-impact programme at the heart of NATOs digital transformation. The IS-CDT is leading the development of a NATO-wide data architecture and the frameworks for secure data sharing between NATO Entities and Alliance member nations. This role is central to the Alliance Data Sharing Environment (ADSE) initiative a critical effort to enable seamless governed and secure data exchange across the Alliance. This is a unique opportunity to shape the foundational data strategy for NATOs future.

Responsibilities:

Design and develop enterprise data architectures for NATO-wide use with a core focus on enabling secure data sharing across security domains (NATO Restricted Secret and potentially higher).
Define and implement data classification schemas policies and governance models tailored to a defence environment.
Develop the strategic blueprint for the Alliance Data Sharing Environment (ADSE) covering data strategy engineering principles and activation frameworks.
Create architectures that support data interoperability between NATO entities and member nations systems.
Collaborate on data modelling master data management (MDM) and metadata management solutions for classified environments.
Produce high-quality architectural documentation standards and guidelines.

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

Data Classification Expertise: Proven hands-on experience designing data architectures and governance for classified restricted and secret data within government defence or intelligence sectors.
Full-Cycle Data Architecture Experience: Demonstrable background in:
- Data Strategy: Developing organisational data strategies.
- Data Engineering: Architecting data pipelines warehouses lakes or fabrics in secure environments.
- Data Activation: Enabling data for analytics reporting and operational use securely.
Relevant Certification: A recognised professional certification (e.g. CDMP TOGAF AWS/Azure Data Analytics Specialty or similar).
Availability: Available to start on-site in Brussels in Jan/Feb 2026.
Right to Work: Must have the legal right to work in Belgium.

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Would you like to join the leading international intergovernmental organizationWe are supporting a critical high-impact programme at the heart of NATOs digital transformation. The IS-CDT is leading the development of a NATO-wide data architecture and the frameworks for secure data sharing between NA...

Responsibilities:

Design and develop enterprise data architectures for NATO-wide use with a core focus on enabling secure data sharing across security domains (NATO Restricted Secret and potentially higher).
Define and implement data classification schemas policies and governance models tailored to a defence environment.
Develop the strategic blueprint for the Alliance Data Sharing Environment (ADSE) covering data strategy engineering principles and activation frameworks.
Create architectures that support data interoperability between NATO entities and member nations systems.
Collaborate on data modelling master data management (MDM) and metadata management solutions for classified environments.
Produce high-quality architectural documentation standards and guidelines.

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

Data Classification Expertise: Proven hands-on experience designing data architectures and governance for classified restricted and secret data within government defence or intelligence sectors.
Full-Cycle Data Architecture Experience: Demonstrable background in:
- Data Strategy: Developing organisational data strategies.
- Data Engineering: Architecting data pipelines warehouses lakes or fabrics in secure environments.
- Data Activation: Enabling data for analytics reporting and operational use securely.
Relevant Certification: A recognised professional certification (e.g. CDMP TOGAF AWS/Azure Data Analytics Specialty or similar).
Availability: Available to start on-site in Brussels in Jan/Feb 2026.
Right to Work: Must have the legal right to work in Belgium.