DWS - Data Architect (m/f/d)

About DWS:

At DWS, we’re capturing the opportunities of tomorrow. You can be part of a leading, client-committed, global Asset Manager, making an impact on individuals, communities, and the world.

Join us on our journey, and you can shape our transformation by working side by side with industry thought-leaders and gaining new and diverse perspectives. You can share ideas and be yourself, whilst driving innovative and sustainable solutions that influence markets and behaviours for the better.

Every day brings the opportunity to discover a new now, and here at DWS, you’ll be supported as you overcome challenges and reach your ambitions. This is your chance to lead an extraordinary career and invest in your future.

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Team / division overview

In Solution & Data Architecture we focus on shaping architecture relevant patterns and guidelines and support delivery teams implementing their solutions aligned to these standards. We closely work together with Domain Architects, Security SMEs, Data SMEs and Delivery Teams to assure overall strategic and policy adherence of any solution we deliver into the organization. As such the team supports the full delivery from modelling solutions for data in transit, at rest, consuming data and building services and front ends on top of data. We provide guidance and governance during implementation and help teams implement the solution designs.

The team is responsible for translating business, functional and non-functional requirements into robust data models, data pathways and reusable architecture patterns. You will help ensure that data solutions are scalable, governed, secure and aligned with DWS’s strategic architecture direction.

As a Data Architect, you will be responsible for:

• Translate functional and non-functional requirements into data-related architecture building blocks, including appropriate data models, ingest strategies and consumption patterns.

• Partner with Solution Architects to design end-to-end data pathways across systems, platforms and services.

• Coach and guide data engineers in implementing data models, ingest patterns and consumption patterns in line with approved architecture standards.

• Collaborate with Domain Architects, Solution Architects and Data SMEs to define architecture decision records, reusable patterns and reference implementations for recurring data architecture challenges.

• Contribute to solution designs and present data architecture decisions in design, architecture and security governance forums.

• Maintain and evolve the Enterprise Data Model and help translate logical models into physical database models, service contracts or other implementation structures.

• Evaluate and prototype emerging technologies, deriving reusable usage patterns for broader adoption across DWS.

We are looking for

• Strong data modelling skills, e.g. 0NF, 3NF, Star, Snowflake, DV 2.0 and ability to select the appropriate model or combination of modelling methodologies to meeting functional and non-functional requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• At least 5 years of experience in data engineering, data architecture or solution architecture with a strong data focus.

• Strong data modelling skills, including normalized, dimensional and Data Vault approaches.

• Ability to select appropriate modelling methods based on functional, non-functional, analytical and operational requirements.

• Strong understanding of data architecture patterns such as batch processing, streaming, event-driven architecture, parallel ingestion and data consumption patterns.

• Experience with relational databases such as Oracle, SQL Server or PostgreSQL.

• Ability to define reusable architecture patterns, decision trees and architecture decision records.

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

• Experience in financial services or asset management.

• Experience with Snowflake.

• Experience deploying workloads to cloud platforms, preferably GCP.

• Knowledge of data governance, data quality, metadata management and regulatory data requirements.

• Hands-on experience with prototyping new technologies and turning learnings into enterprise adoption patterns.

• Confident conversational and professional proficiency (B2)—you can comfortably negotiate, present, and collaborate with German-speaking clients.

• Fluent English, written and spoken.

Posting period: 03.03.2026 until further notice

What we’ll offer you:

Without the ambitions of our people, our achievements wouldn’t be possible. And it’s important to us that you enjoy coming to work - feeling healthy, happy and rewarded. At DWS, you’ll have access to a range of benefits which you can choose from to create a personalized plan unique to your lifestyle. Whether you’re interested in healthcare, company perks or are thinking about your retirement plan, there’s something for everyone.

Some of our core benefits:

• Physical and Mental Health Well-Being benefits including (but not limited to) Statutory Health Insurance (BKK), sickness benefit allowance and support helplines for employees

• Family friendly benefits including generous parental leave packages (supporting all variations of family set-ups) and support in finding childcare options including DWS’s own kindergarten service

• A wide selection of pension plans, Personal Budget Accounts to enable sabbaticals or early retirement and capital-forming benefits

• The opportunity to support our CSR strategy which is focused on combatting climate change & achieving greater social justice. You can make donations to our partnered organisations or take part in corporate volunteering opportunities in your local communities by providing on hand support.

DWS’ current Hybrid Working model is designed to find the balance between in-person collaboration & engagement in the office, which is core to our working culture, whilst still remaining focused on supporting our employees with flexibility. We are committed to support flexible and hybrid working agreements across the globe. Depending on the location or role you are applying for, the split between working in the office and at home will be discussed and made clear as part of your application and interview process.

We will continue to review and evolve our working environments and methods to ensure that we are working in the best way possible for our people.

If you require any adjustments or changes to be made to the interview process for any reason including, or related to a disability or long-term health condition, then please contact your recruiter and let us know what assistance you may need. Examples of adjustments include providing a change to the format of the interview or providing assistance when at the DWS office. This will not affect your application and your recruitment team will discuss options with you.

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We at DWS are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, one that embraces dialogue and diverse views, and treats everyone fairly to drive a high-performance culture. The value we create for our clients and investors is based on our ability to bring together various perspectives from all over the world and from different backgrounds. It is our experience that teams perform better and deliver improved outcomes when they are able to incorporate a wide range of perspectives. We call this #ConnectingTheDots.