Data Space Solution Architect - European Economic Area - Empiric

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Data Space Solution Architect - Fully Remote - Long Term B2B contract

Amazing Opportunity to join one the biggest European projects as a senior Data Space Solution Architect primarily as the independent technical reviewer and quality guardian of a large, complex IT programme. Unique role looking for someone to come in and support multiple clients' critical Cloud and Kubernetes environments.

Contract: 12 months

Location: fully remote

Language: English

To be successful in this role you must have proven expertise as a Solution Architect working in Data Spaces, Data Connectors, Data catalogues and cross-domain integration

Key Responsibilities / Skills:

• Independently review and validate requirements, architecture designs, and technical deliverables to ensure quality, traceability, and implementability.
• Assess security, interoperability, and compliance within federated Data Space environments (IDSA/GAIA-X aligned).
• Evaluate cloud-native and distributed system architectures (APIs, microservices, Kubernetes, CI/CD).
• Identify risks early, produce structured audit reports, and maintain risk registers.
• Support Agile release governance and contribute to technical Go/No-Go decisions.
• Advise senior stakeholders, including the European Commission, on architectural and technical matters.
• Strong background in solution architecture, distributed systems, and microservices.
• Experience with Data Spaces, federated ecosystems, and cross-organisation interoperability.
• Solid knowledge of cloud-native platforms (Kubernetes, DevSecOps, hybrid/cloud environments).
• Applied security expertise (OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, IAM, secrets management, threat modelling).
• Risk-focused mindset with strong analytical, documentation, and stakeholder communication skills.

This is a business critical hire with interviews available next week so please apply immediately if interested