Data Anonymisation and Test Data Management Architect (Freelance possible)

📋 Tasks and responsibilities

This role focuses on delivering a concrete set of functional and technical requirements that will form the basis for a procurement specification and a possible market consultation planned for early 2027.

As Data Anonymisation & Test Data Management Architect, you analyse end-to-end data flows across a complex application landscape and help define a broadly supported strategy covering:

• data anonymisation
• pseudonymisation
• synthetic data generation
• test data management
• data selection and data minimisation
• protection of personal and other sensitive data
• preservation of referential integrity and business usability
• the use of structured and unstructured data in non-production environments

You act as the link between business and technology, working with stakeholders from business teams, data governance and data management, privacy and compliance, information security, enterprise architecture, IT operations, application management, and testing and quality assurance.

Your objective is to align business needs, regulatory obligations, technical constraints, and future operational requirements, and to translate them into a practical, sustainable approach for test data management and data anonymisation.

The role also includes analyzing, optimizing, and documenting relevant security processes and governance, translating testing objectives and business scenarios into clear test data requirements, and defining both functional and technical requirements for a future tender process.

You facilitate workshops and interviews with business and technical stakeholders, identify missing information in complex situations, and work autonomously toward end-to-end deliverables with strong multilevel stakeholder management.

📝 Your profile

• You have solid experience in a security-focused role, combined with expertise in data architecture, data governance, data management, or data engineering.
• You have hands-on knowledge of data masking, anonymization, pseudonymization, or synthetic data, demonstrated in at least one relevant project.
• You are able to analyse and document end-to-end data flows across multiple applications.
• You can translate testing objectives and business testing scenarios into concrete test data requirements.
• You have experience defining functional and technical requirements for a tender.
• You are comfortable organizing and facilitating workshops and interviews with business stakeholders.
• You are familiar with security management techniques or frameworks such as ISO 2700x, COBIT, NIST, or OWASP.
• You can structure complex situations, detect missing information, and work autonomously toward complete end-to-end deliverables.
• You communicate effectively with stakeholders at multiple levels.
• You are fluent in English.
• You are fluent in French or Dutch and have a passive knowledge of the other national language.

💼 Offer

You will be part of a growing Belgian SME where initiative and personal development are encouraged. We will provide you with an enjoyable work environment with fun colleagues. We will work out a career plan with you, with attention and a budget for extra education/certification. You can count on an attractive salary, supplemented with extra-legal benefits, including a company car.
(Freelance is also possible)