Data Management Expert

Project overview

Assignment Description

Background of the assignment

Requirements eCF profile: Digital Consultant

Reference Area: E.07 Management of changes in business processes

This assignment is based on the European e-Competence Framework (e-CF). This is a European standard for describing IT competencies and the associated level of responsibility. The eCF profile indicates which competencies and at what level (e-1 to e-5) are expected from the candidate. We expect candidates to clearly demonstrate in their CV that they possess these competencies. This can be done by describing for each relevant assignment or position:

CVs in which the required eCF competencies are not demonstrably present cannot be fully assessed for suitability.

Candidate has at least 3 years of demonstrable work experience with the chosen eCF profile similar role.

Generic description of competence area and levels

Summary task and mission

• As a data management expert, you will develop central knowledge, standards, guidelines, and tooling for the entire organization. You will also support the implementation of federated data management, where each Defense unit becomes responsible for its own data products.
• Of course, you will not do this alone. The project team will be led by a project leader and accompanied by an enterprise data architect who will ensure the vision and alignment with other initiatives.
• In addition, data engineers will build data products, and platform engineers will implement and configure a data management platform.
• Working within Defense means working in a challenging IT landscape. Defense is moving towards a federated data architecture. This means that each defense unit is responsible for carrying out data management activities, for which the policy, frameworks, and tooling will be made available centrally (with broad alignment).
• Data management for Reliable AI also entails developing and implementing data management activities' policies, standards, and procedures (in the relevant tooling) where they do not yet exist. You must provide for this and ensure quality from your expertise.
• Defense operates throughout the Netherlands, so travel may be part of your role. The duty station is Utrecht (the Kromhoutkazerne), but activities (such as meetings) may also take place at other locations.
• As a data management expert in the 'Data Management for Reliable AI' project, you are part of the Joint Information Provision Command (JIVC), which is part of the Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT). The command is responsible for the delivery and maintenance of concrete IT products and services based on the needs of the other defense units.
• Defense is in a period of accelerated digital transformation. On the one hand, the increasing digitalization of the battlefield and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) demand modern, reliable, and well-managed data. The use of data is essential in carrying out operational as well as strategic, decision-making, and analytical tasks and responsibilities.
• On the other hand, the organization must increase its agility to operate effectively within a rapidly changing international context, where data can be shared securely and controlled between operational units, partners, and allies. To meet these challenges, Defense wants to transform from a largely centralized data architecture to a federated data architecture.
• the role the candidate fulfilled
• the tasks and responsibilities involved
• the extent to which these align with the required eCF competencies and level
• Assesses the implications of new digital solutions.
• Defines requirements and quantifies business benefits.
• Manages the deployment of change, considering structural and cultural issues.
• Maintains the continuity of business processes and processes throughout the change, monitors the impact, takes the necessary corrective measures, and refines the approach.
• Supports insight into how digital technologies add value to a business.
• Maintains a technology watch to inform stakeholders about existing and emerging technologies and their potential to add business value.
• Supports the identification of needs and solutions for achieving business and IS strategic goals.

Responsibilities

Requirements/Wishes

Additional information

Hybrid working: The frequency is an estimate, provided the work allows. Arrangements regarding working from home are always made in consultation with the needs provider. Frequency of days working from home: 2

On-call services: No

• Advise on how to optimize the use of existing tools and systems
• Awareness of information technology innovations and potential value for a business
• Make recommendations for the development and implementation of a business project or technological solution
• Participate in exploring the business case for potential projects
• Participate in the assessment and selection of digital solutions
• Assess risks of change on business continuity and information security
• Candidate preferably has at least 1 year of demonstrable work experience as a data management expert or a comparable role such as an employee in a data office or data steward
• Candidate preferably has a diploma at HBO level (or equivalent) and/or has at least 2 years of demonstrable work experience at HBO working and thinking level.
• Candidate preferably has at least 1 year of demonstrable work experience with change management within a large organization of at least 250 FTE.
• Candidate preferably has at least 1 year of demonstrable work experience in writing policies, standards, and processes for data management activities.
• Candidate preferably has at least 1 year of demonstrable work experience with federated data architecture and data mesh.
• Candidate preferably has at least 1 year of demonstrable work experience with data quality and/or data lineage and/or metadata management, access management, data modeling, data security, data (product) life cycle management.
• Candidate preferably has Agile certification and/or at least 1 year of work experience in Agile working.
• Candidate preferably has a Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) certificate.
• Candidate preferably has demonstrable work experience within central government, preferably in the security domain (Police, NCTV, Justice, Defense, Judiciary, etc.).

Project details

• Start: 2027-01-31T23:00:00
• Location: Utrecht, NL
• Languages: Dutch