We are looking for a Data Architect who will help us to grow the data team, here, In Cluj-Napoca. You will be responsible for gathering, analysing business requirements, planning & preparing, implementing, and delivering business intelligence solutions. Developing technology specifications and ensuring that new technology solutions are designed for optimal access and usefulness, and leveraging existing technologies when possible Applying architectural and engineering concepts to design a solution that meets operational requirements, such as scalability, maintainability, security, reliability, extensibility, flexibility, availability and manageability Identifying the technologies to employ based on business requirements coverage, price, performance, service agreements and organisation constraints Participate and lead research and development efforts (proofs of concept, prototypes), as subject matter experts, when introducing new technologies. Provide technical expertise to propose level of effort estimates (LOE), work breakdown structures and technical resource planning for proposed and current work Provide input to management throughout the project management lifecycle Ensures technology solutions are production ready and meet the defined specifications, and that the solution can be maintained via production support methodologies and resources. Provide technical guidance to coach and mentor team members; provide performance feedback to manager(s). Good analytical skills (skilled in analysing and documenting business requirements and corresponding solution specifications) Good knowledge of software design methods and techniques Experience of BI/DWH maintenance and design Experience of ETL development and data modelling, preferably on several platforms and with different tools Very good knowledge of databases eg. Oracle, MySQL, Teradata, MS SQL Experience with database development of stored procedures, triggers, views Experience with Big Data ecosystem Experience with Data Warehouse in cloud ecosystems Good knowledge of SQL, PL/SQL ,T-SQL Good knowledge of SQL optimization Good knowledge of Unix-Shellscripts Good knowledge of Data Modeling concepts, methodologies and processes Basic database administration skills Leadership experience is an advantage Fluency in written and spoken English, preferably also German Willingness to travel abroad Nice to have: Basic understanding of machine learning fundamentals and deep learning Implementation experience in machine learning algorithms and applications Programming skills in at least one object-oriented programming language (Java, Scala, C++, Python, etc.) Implementation experience with at least one of the modern distributed ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Caffe, MxNet