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BNP Paribas CIB • Lisbon, Portugal
Salary: 1985, BNP Pa
Role & seniority: Data Architect & Tooling Specialist, mid- to senior-level
Data platform, metadata management and lineage (DataHub, Amundsen, Collibra, Alation, etc.)
Semantic modeling and data contracts; data products; Data Mesh concepts
CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins
Orchestration and tooling: dbt (v0.21+), Airflow / Dagster / Prefect
Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry
Data quality/ML tooling: Great Expectations (and ML-based profiling tools like Monte Carlo, Datafold, Bigeye) or custom Python models
Programming: Python, SQL; columnar databases
Design, implement, and operate the tooling ecosystem to ensure data platform reliability, observability, and governance/compliance
Develop and maintain metadata, data catalog, lineage, semantic models, and centralized metadata repository; manage data quality and lineage refreshes
Create transparent governance dashboards; lead data governance reviews; advance self-service templates and data-product adoption; mentor engineers
Master’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science
3+ years’ experience in large-scale data platform operations
Proven data catalog/lineage experience; semantic modeling; Data Mesh/domain data product experience
CI/CD, dbt, Airflow/Dagster/Prefect; Python, SQL; observability tools
Governance/compliance knowledge and ability to translate metadata to business ter
#GlobalMarkets # DataArchitect
About Global Markets
Global Markets, the capital markets division of BNP Paribas' Corporate & Institutional Banking, is a powerhouse delivering top-tier solutions across asset classes. Our Portugal Platform (Porto and Lisbon) stands as a major European HUB and a unique player in the country, boasting a wide range of Front Office roles and services – Trading, Sales, Research, Structuring, Quants & Engineering, Business Dev and Support, Marketing & Client Support, Risk Management, Data Analytics and Machine Learning. With rapid growth and ambitions to make a global impact, we offer numerous short and long-term opportunities.
Get a glimpse into our world- Check out our Global Markets Portugal webpage.
About The Team
We are looking for a mid- to senior‑level Data Architect & Tooling Specialist whose primary mission is to maintain, evolve, and steward our existing data platform. Ideally that would be a hands‑on architect who will design, implement, and operate the tooling ecosystem that guarantees the reliability, observability, and compliance of our data platform. The role is heavily weighted toward metadata management, data‑quality frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and governance dashboards. Your success will be measured by number of data‑quality incidents, the clarity and completeness of our data catalog, the robustness of governance processes, the adoption of data‑quality and self-service tools, and the overall transparency of data flows to business users.
Your Main Activities Are
Metadata & Semantic Layer: Develop and maintain the data product catalog, lineage, and metadata standards Design, implement, and continuously improve a centralized metadata repository Define and enforce semantic models (business vocabularies, canonical data entities, logical data contracts) that translate raw tables into understandable business objects Maintain lineage graphs that are automatically refreshed on each pipeline run Coordinate efforts with wider bank initiatives related to metadata
Governance, Transparency & Compliance: Provide transparent dashboards for data lineage, access logs, and data quality health that are consumable by business users, auditors, and regulators Lead quarterly data governance reviews, focussing on data ownership/access Integrate with broader data governance initiatives
Tooling & Automation: Implement self service data product templates that embed semantic metadata automatically Introduce observability for data pipelines and lineage updates
Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing: Work with domain owners to capture business definitions and map them to technical entities Conduct regular sessions on metadata best practices Mentor engineers on embedding semantic annotations
Performance & Cost Optimisation: Continuously monitor query latency, storage consumption, and compute capabilities Propose and implement cost saving actions (partitioning, clustering, caching).
Profile And Skills To Success
Master’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science
Data Platform Operations: 3+ years operating large‑scale data databases/lakes/warehouses
Metadata Management: Proven experience building and maintaining a data catalog/lineage system (DataHub, Amundsen, Collibra, Alation, etc.)
Semantic Modeling: Ability to design business‑level vocabularies, canonical data models, and data contracts; experience with Data Mesh or domain‑oriented data products.Experience with formal verification
AI‑Assisted Data Quality: Ideally hands‑on experience with ML‑based profiling tools (Great Expectations + ML, Monte Carlo, Datafold, Bigeye) or the ability to develop custom models (Python?) for anomaly detection
Governance & Compliance: Knowledge of data‑privacy frameworks; experience creating transparent audit trails
Tooling & Automation: CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins), dbt (v0.21+), Airflow / Dagster / Prefect
Programming: Python (pandas, pyarrow), SQL, columnar databases
Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, or equivalent for pipeline monitoring
Leadership & Communication: Track record of mentoring engineers and translating technical metadata concepts to business audiences.
Why joining BNP Paribas?
Leading banking institution
Leading player in banking and financial services in Europe, BNP Paribas operates in 64 countries and has nearly 178,000 employees, including more than 144,000 in Europe
International reach
Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) connects companies needing financing and institutional clients looking for investment opportunities division that offers tailored financial solutions for corporate and institutional clients. Commercial, Personal Banking & Services (CPBS) brings together all our commercial banks and several specialised businesses Investment & Protection Services (IPS) combines a unique continuum of products and services across protection, saving, investment and real estate including specialised businesses offering a wide range of savings, investment and protection services Our presence in Portugal
In Portugal since 1985, BNP Paribas today has more than 9.220 employees, distributed across the Group's 10 business entities established in the country. Its presence also extends to 11 centres of expertise providing value-added services to various countries where the BNP Paribas Group also operates.
Diversity and Inclusion commitment
BNP Paribas ´ambition Is To Cultivate An Open And Responsive Environment For All That Encourages Collaboration And Interaction. We Demonstrate Our Commitment By Actively Contributing To The Group’s Diversity And Inclusion Strategy And Goals, In Line With The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. As Part Of Our Local Corporate And Social Responsibility – Diversity & Inclusion Strategy, BNP Paribas Portugal Is Committed To
Promote a fair and unbiased recruitment process and offer professional development opportunities to all employees Celebrate diversity and advocate for inclusion, both externally and internally, encouraging employee’s participation, creating space for different voices to be heard.
To foster the effort of BNP Paribas Portugal, multiple initiatives and events take place throughout the year where our people can find out more on the importance of diversity inclusion at the workplace and in our society.
Remote Working Conditions
At BNP Paribas, we embrace a Smart Working framework based on trust, autonomy and collaboration. Within this framework, eligible employees can benefit from flexible remote working options adapted to our hybrid working environment. To ensure a comfortable and efficient working setup, eligible employees are provided with both office and home equipment, are entitled to an equipment allowance and can benefit from exclusive partnerships to purchase additional items at reduced prices.
Commitment towards work/life balance
Supporting employees in a hybrid way of working while providing them with the means to maintain a work-life balance is an essential dimension of our Smart Working program. At BNP Paribas, we care about our employees’ wellbeing and promote a culture of good integration between work and personal life.
To find out more on why you should join BNP Paribas please read our Employee Value Proposition and our Career path page.
Please note that only applications submitted in English will be considered. In case you are selected for this role, further documentation will be requested to support your hiring process.
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