Senior Data Anonymisation & Test Data Management Architect

Minimum 7 years of proven experience in data architecture, data governance, data management or data engineering. Proven experience analysing and documenting end-to-end data flows across multiple applications, databases and interfaces, demonstrated through at least two comparable assignments. Practical experience with data masking, anonymisation, pseudonymisation or synthetic data generation, demonstrated through at least one relevant project. Proven ability to translate business testing scenarios into concrete test data requirements. Experience ensuring the availability of representative, compliant and fit-for-purpose test data. Proven experience analysing, optimising and documenting security processes and governance. Strong experience facilitating workshops and interviews involving business, IT, architecture, security and external stakeholders. Excellent stakeholder management skills across different organisational levels. Ability to independently structure complex situations, identify missing information and propose practical solutions. Demonstrated autonomy and ability to manage an assignment from initial analysis through to final deliverables. Fluent English. Fluency in French or Dutch.

• data architecture
• analysing and documenting end-to-end data flows across multiple applications, databases and interfaces
• data masking, anonymisation, pseudonymisation or synthetic data generation
• translate business testing scenarios into concrete test data requirements
• ensuring the availability of representative, compliant and fit-for-purpose test data
• English
• French or Dutch

• Master's degree in Science, Law, Computer Science or another relevant IT discipline
• experience defining functional and technical requirements for an RFP, tender or technology selection process
• experience contributing to procurement specifications or vendor evaluations
• knowledge of information security frameworks such as ISO 27001/27002, COBIT, NIST or OWASP
• experience working in large organisations with complex application landscapes
• knowledge of GDPR and privacy-by-design principles. The focus is on architecture, analysis, strategy and requirements definition rather than hands-on implementation alone. The client has intentionally excluded the criterion “5 years as a Security Consultant”
• it must not be considered a must-have. The recruitment advice favours a Senior Data Architect, Data Governance Architect or Test Data Management Architect with concrete anonymisation or synthetic data generation project experience
• a consultant exclusively specialised in cybersecurity GRC, without in-depth data architecture experience, is probably not suitable.
• data governance
• data management
• data engineering
• analysing, optimising and documenting security processes and governance
• facilitating workshops and interviews involving business, IT, architecture, security and external stakeholders
• stakeholder management
• defining functional and technical requirements for an RFP, tender or technology selection process
• contributing to procurement specifications or vendor evaluations
• ISO 27001/27002
• COBIT
• NIST
• OWASP
• working in large organisations with complex application landscapes
• GDPR
• privacy-by-design principles

Working languages: English and French or Dutch. Domain: Data Architecture / Data Governance / Test Data Management. Key expertise: Data Anonymisation, Pseudonymisation, Synthetic Data, Data Masking. Expected outcome: Functional and technical requirements supporting a potential procurement process in early 2027. The client explicitly excluded “5 years as a Security Consultant” as a must-have.