Organization

Stijn vzw is a network that provides care and support to people with (suspected) disabilities, seniors in assisted living facilities, and children in inclusive childcare. The organization supports more than 3,000 clients in Limburg, Antwerp, and Flemish Brabant.

To further strengthen our services, we are investing in an ambitious digital transformation in the coming years. A future-oriented data landscape is being developed in which data can be exchanged securely, qualitatively, and efficiently between systems. The implementation of new SaaS applications, integration challenges, and the further professionalization of data management are central to this process.

To help shape this transformation, we are looking for an experienced Data Architect & Integration Specialist who will support us as an external consultant in developing and realizing this architecture.

Assignment Context

The consultant works together with the internal data team, business experts, project managers, and vendors to build a future-oriented data landscape. The focus is on defining architectural principles, implementing integration and migration strategies, and developing a sustainable approach for data governance.

Scope of the Assignment

The consultant supports Stijn vzw with:

Mapping the data landscape

• Inventory of data sources, databases, files, and applications.
• Documenting data structures, entities, and their interdependencies.
• Identifying duplicate data sources, shadow IT, and data quality issues.
• Creating data mappings between existing and future systems.

Supporting data quality and data governance

• Developing agreements regarding data standards and reference data.
• Defining validation rules and quality controls.
• Supporting data cleaning projects.
• Advising on data management, ownership, and governance processes.

Designing a canonical data model

• Identifying core entities and data relationships.
• Designing an organization-wide data model.
• Defining semantic data definitions and unique identifiers.
• Aligning the model with healthcare-related standards (FHIR).

Developing a sustainable integration architecture

• Designing data flows between applications.
• Defining mappings between source and target systems.
• Supporting API and iPaaS integrations.

Supporting migration, archiving, and reporting initiatives

• Preparing data migrations to new applications.
• Advising on archiving and historical data management.
• Contributing to the development of a data warehouse.

Desired Profile:

The candidate has:

• At least 8 years of relevant experience as Data Architect, Integration Architect, Data Engineer, or a similar role.
• Demonstrable experience with complex integration and transformation projects.
• Experience with API-based architectures, event-driven architectures, middleware, and iPaaS platforms.
• Knowledge of data modeling, master data management, data governance, and data quality.
• Experience with data migration projects.

Primarily on-site presence is required. Remote work can be discussed with the manager, but on-site presence remains the norm.

Please keep yourself available for interviews, which will likely be scheduled on November 20.