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Chief Data Architect voor de Waalse watersector, hybride in Namur, 3 dagen per week, freelance, start zo snel mogelijk.

Locatie: Namur, BE
Werkvorm: hybride
Contractvorm: zzp
Startdatum: 1 augustus 2027
Looptijd: tot 1 augustus 2027
Gepubliceerd: 2 september 2026
Uitgezet via: Brainbridge IT Staffing

Signalen van een warme stoel: de verplichte eisen combineren een minimale ervaring van 10 jaar met extreem specifieke en nichevaardigheden rond data governance, MDM, datadictionaries en interoperabiliteit in de Waalse watersector, inclusief NIS2/GDPR, wat lijkt te zijn toegesneden op één insider. Bovendien is de initiële contractduur 0 dagen, wat duidt op een formalisering van een reeds lopende opdracht.

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Eisen

Cross-functional use throughout business processes
Diplomacy, management and alignment of inter-organisational stakeholders
Experience in multi-business or multi-entity organisations, including public-sector organisations, semi-public organisations and utilities
Ability to explain data-related challenges in an accessible manner
Master Data Management and data quality
Facilitation of the owners and stewards community and the representatives’ circle, with an awareness plan for each population
Experience in strategic consulting assignments for executive management teams or management committees
Facilitation
End-to-end data security and trust
Data education and awareness
Governance framework: roles, policies and standards
French: Native or bilingual proficiency
Data modelling and data architecture
Minimum 10 years of experience in data governance, data architecture or data management
Data dictionaries and metadata management
Strategic vision linking data to public-service missions
Data interoperability and exchange, including APIs and standards
Integrated regulatory compliance—NIS2 and GDPR
Value-driven management and quality indicators
Presentation to governance bodies
Data asset lifecycle
Proven experience implementing data governance frameworks and repositories, including MDM, data dictionaries and quality catalogues
Facilitation of workshops and data communities and change management

Wensen

DCAM
Experience in technical organisations working with industrial and geospatial data
Knowledge of SAP master data
Public-sector budgetary constraints
DAMA-DMBOK
Knowledge of asset data management
Knowledge of water business systems and associated data
TOGAF / ArchiMate for the Information and Data domains
Digital transformation of public services
ISO 8000 / ISO 11179 for quality and metadata
Experience in public services, intermunicipal organisations or local authorities
Knowledge of GIS and geomatics, including distribution areas and networks
Experience in utilities, including water and energy
English: Nice to have
Data sharing between operators
Data openness and sharing, including open data
Knowledge of SCADA, sensor and IoT data

Omschrijving

Our client in the public water sector has a strong ambition to promote data as a strategic asset shared between operators. This ambition is part of a sector-wide approach that brings together public water operators—wastewater treatment organisations, public authorities and distributors—around the efficient, equitable and mutualised management of sector data. This request originates from the business side, which is responsible for its management. The mission will be delivered “as a Service” through our client’s preferred digital transformation partner for the Walloon water sector. The strategy concerning sector data is coordinated and shared within the Digital platform, which regularly brings operators together to coordinate common data-related initiatives, including: the implementation of master data management; the harmonisation and interoperability of data between operators in support of business activities; the sharing of dashboards and quantitative data between organisations; and the promotion of data as a genuine asset for optimising investments. In this context, our client wishes to benefit from the services of an experienced Data Architect / Data Governance Manager to design and deploy the sector data governance framework and architecture—including a data dictionary, master data repository and target data model—for operators in the water sector, covering wastewater treatment and drinking water, with a view to controlled data sharing and interoperability between organisations. The selected profile will ensure that all deliverables are consistent with the standards and guidelines collectively defined within the Digital platform. The consultant will collaborate with the architecture team, Data Managers, business representatives responsible for process data, and the different teams of the organisations concerned. The Data representatives ensure cross-functional consistency and maintain the link with operational activities, while the business representatives have in-depth knowledge of the data within their domain and contribute to cross-functional governance. The Chief Data Architect will be responsible for the complete management of the definition and implementation of the sector’s data governance framework and data architecture, according to the phasing and planning agreed with the sector. The Chief Data Architect will be responsible for developing—in very close interaction with the different sector stakeholders—and presenting the following deliverables: data governance and architecture roadmap; data dictionary; Master Data Management repository and associated management rules; target data model and architecture; data governance framework: policies, roles and standards; classification scale and ownership principles; data quality catalogue and indicators; sector KPI repository; mapping of data flows and interoperability; consideration of regulatory obligations—NIS2, GDPR, etc.; register of data decisions and arbitrations, including master data conflicts, classification exceptions and backlog prioritisation; and presentation materials for the sector-wide Digital platform. The Chief Data Architect is accountable for all project deliverables and for their compliance with quality, planning and governance requirements. To achieve this, the Chief Data Architect will rely on internal teams, including Data Managers, internal Enterprise Architects, business representatives and all other relevant business stakeholders from the organisations concerned, who will contribute to the production of these deliverables. However, the Chief Data Architect remains responsible for the overall consistency, quality and validation of the deliverables produced, as well as for their presentation to the project’s governance bodies, including the sector-wide Digital platform.

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