Senior Data Platform Engineer

Empathy Talent is working with one of their top Partners to help bring on board a Data Platform Architect to a top Enterprise within the Retail sector. This role is focused on strengthening Business Insights and the Self-Service Data Platform (SSDP) by establishing a dedicated platform-architecture capability to design, guide, and scale governed self-service data solutions.

The Role

You will lead the architectural evolution of a governed, scalable self-service platform, defining reusable patterns, guardrails, and integration strategies. This is a high-impact position where you will bridge the gap between platform design and business value, reducing technical debt while enabling domain-owned data product delivery.

Position & Logistics Setup

This is a Contract position based in Malmö, Sweden operating on a Hybrid basis. The initial contract term is from September 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026.

Key Responsibilities

• Platform Strategy: Define and evolve the target-state architecture and platform guardrails for self-service data environments.
• Technical Leadership: Guide complex decisions across Microsoft Fabric, data product lifecycle, integration, and security/IAM models.
• Governance Design: Establish a robust governance framework, including catalog strategy, data quality frameworks, and federated governance standards.
• Architecture Oversight: Provide technical direction and conduct architecture reviews across both the SSDP and Business Insights functions.

Required Experience & Skills

• Architectural Ownership: Minimum of 8 years of experience with demonstrable, high-level platform architecture ownership rather than just individual pipelines.
• Domain Expertise: Deep understanding of data mesh, domain-owned data products, and federated-governance in multi-entity environments.
• Methodology: Proven ability to create, communicate, and defend Architecture Decision Records with senior stakeholders.

Technical & System Requirements

• Modern Data Stack: Strong experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Lake, and Azure Data Factory, or equivalent cloud-based data platforms with a clear transition path to Fabric.
• Enterprise Integration: Expertise in designing integration patterns for Enterprise integration systems, APIs, batch processes, event-driven architecture, and legacy source connectivity.
• Project Tools: Proficiency in Microsoft Purview for lineage, cataloging, and metadata management, alongside cloud-native operational and security frameworks.

Why Join This Project?

• High-Stakes Environment: Shape the data infrastructure for a global retail ecosystem with complex integration requirements.
• Strategic Impact: Take full ownership of platform guardrails and target-state decisions, reducing single-person dependencies and building for scale.
• Professional Growth: Engage in a challenging platform-building environment where you will translate complex technical requirements into reusable, industry-standard patterns.