afarax

About the Company

Are you an IT freelancer looking for exciting projects and opportunities to grow your career? Since 2010, afarax has been a trusted partner for IT professionals, offering challenging projects with top-tier companies across diverse industries.

As specialists in IT consulting and staffing, we connect freelance professionals with dynamic projects that match their skills and ambitions. Our mission is simple: to help you succeed by finding the right opportunities where you can make an impact, build your expertise, and thrive.

Why partner with afarax?
Wide network of clients:
Gain access to a diverse range of projects tailored to your expertise, ensuring the perfect match for your skills and career goals.

Ongoing support throughout your project:
We provide continuous guidance and assistance at every stage, ensuring you have everything you need for success.

Build a lasting and valuable partnership:
We offer the opportunity to establish long-term relationships, helping you grow your career with a trusted partner by your side.

Our expertise :
# Strategy & Governance
# Project Management
# Information Security
# Data Engineering & BI
# Software Design & Architecture

Listed Jobs

Company Name

afarax

Job Title

Data Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Data Engineer Role Summary: Deliver integrated data solutions for a banking client, turning business requirements into efficient data flows, models, and stores while ensuring scalability, quality, and adherence to industry standards. Expectations: - Fluency in Dutch, French, and English. - Strong analytical, synthesis, and communication skills. - Proactive, autonomous, and able to thrive in a dynamic multicultural environment. Key Responsibilities: - Gather and translate business requirements into technical specifications. - Design logical and physical data models, data flows, mapping rules, and access mechanisms. - Identify and integrate “golden” data sources, defining business and technical rules. - Prototype solutions to support business validation. - Develop and industrialise data warehouses, datamarts, and datasets. - Streamline enterprise-wide data pipelines for maximum usage and governance. Required Skills: - 6+ years in data analytics and data engineering. - Expertise in SQL (Oracle), SAS Enterprise Guide, Python, Power BI, Tableau, Excel, SharePoint. - Experience managing data projects in the banking sector. - Strong project management, influencing, and teamwork abilities. Required Education & Certifications: - Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline (statistics, mathematics, engineering). - PhD preferred but optional. - Certifications in SAS EG, SAP, Tableau, or related data technologies are advantageous.

Brussels, Belgium

Hybrid

Mid level

03-11-2025

Company Name

afarax

Job Title

Data Architect

Job Description

**Job title:** Data Architect **Role Summary:** Design, develop, and govern end‑to‑end data architecture solutions for an insurance client. Define the data strategy, roadmap, and standards while aligning with business objectives. Lead technical oversight of data engineering and science efforts and ensure consistency, quality, security, and performance across the data ecosystem. **Expectations:** - Fluent in Dutch and/or French, with strong written and spoken English. - Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline (computer science, statistics, mathematics, engineering, or related). - Minimum 5‑7 years of hands‑on data architecture or senior data engineering experience with demonstrated architectural responsibilities. - Proficient in cloud data platforms (GCP or Azure), data modeling, SQL, Python, and DevOps/DataOps practices. **Key Responsibilities:** - Develop and communicate the vision, roadmap, and governance framework for data architecture. - Design and implement scalable Data Lake, Data Warehouse, and other analytics infrastructure. - Define data quality, security, performance norms, and establish metadata lineage and dictionaries. - Mentor and guide Data Engineering/Science teams, ensuring adherence to best practices and architectural standards. - Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions and measure impact. - Stay current with emerging data services, tools, and regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR). **Required Skills:** - Data architecture & design (Data Lake, Data Warehouse, dimensional modeling). - Cloud platforms: GCP (Dataflow, Cloud Storage, BigQuery, etc.) or Azure (Synapse Analytics, Data Factory, Databricks). - Programming: Python, SQL; performance tuning. - Data governance, security, privacy, compliance. - DevOps/DataOps: CI/CD pipelines, automation. - Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Master’s degree in computer science, statistics, mathematics, engineering, or related quantitative field. - Certifications such as GCP Professional Data Engineer, Azure Data Engineer Associate, or equivalent preferred.

Brussels, Belgium

Hybrid

04-11-2025

Company Name

afarax

Job Title

Scrum Master

Job Description

**Job Title:** IT Scrum Master (Freelance) **Role Summary:** Facilitate Agile delivery for an energy‑sector client by ensuring Scrum/Kanban practices are applied effectively, removing impediments, and fostering team autonomy and continuous improvement. **Expectations:** - Demonstrated experience as a Scrum Master within IT delivery teams. - Proven ability to manage backlogs and use Agile tools (Azure DevOps, Jira). - Strong communication, leadership, and analytical skills. - Comfortable working autonomously and in hybrid environments. **Key Responsibilities:** - Uphold Scrum/Kanban framework and Agile principles across the team. - Organize and lead Scrum ceremonies: Daily Stand‑up, Sprint Planning, Refinement, Review, Retrospective. - Coordinate scaling ceremonies (Quarterly Planning, Scrum of Scrums). - Ensure the Product Backlog is complete, prioritized, and has sufficient depth. - Define and enforce Definition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Done (DoD). - Provide transparent progress reporting and metrics (velocity, burn‑up, etc.) to stakeholders. - Identify and remove impediments to maintain delivery flow. - Protect the team from external interferences and promote a sustainable pace. - Coach the team toward greater self‑organization and initiative. - Facilitate cross‑team communication and collaboration. - Contribute to the Scrum Master guild to share best practices. **Required Skills:** - Scrum and Kanban methodology expertise; experience with scaled Agile (e.g., SAFe, LeSS). - Proficiency with Azure DevOps and Power BI. - Strong backlog management using Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar tools. - Experience in IT delivery roles (developer, analyst, PM, etc.). - Familiarity with data/BI/analytics and cloud environments. - Prior experience in the energy sector is a plus. - Excellent verbal and written communication; strong leadership presence. - Ability to adapt to change and work in hybrid settings. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field (or equivalent experience). - Scrum Master certification preferred (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM)).

Walloon region, Belgium

Hybrid

06-11-2025

Company Name

afarax

Job Title

IT Solution Software Specialist

Job Description

**Job title** IT Solution Software Specialist (Freelance) **Role Summary** Deliver end‑to‑end software integration, fit‑gap analysis, and configuration for utilities sector clients. Support RFP technical requirements, solution architecture, and ensure alignment with internal IT standards. Act as liaison between business stakeholders, technical architects, and developers, managing project delivery in an Agile and Prince2 environment. **Expectations** - Work independently in a remote, multinational setting. - Travel internationally occasional (few days/month). - Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of emerging IT and energy industry trends. - Provide high‑quality functional design, user‑story translation, and technical specifications. **Key Responsibilities** - Analyze customer requirements and perform fit‑gap assessments for software components. - Define functional and technical requirements for custom development when gaps exist. - Coordinate configuration activities across multiple software products. - Oversee integration of selected solutions into the client’s existing product ecosystem. - Collaborate with functional and technical platforms during development phases. - Evaluate and document technical requirements for RFPs and support non‑functional requirements. - Ensure solutions comply with IT security, technology, and internal standard guidelines. - Contribute to overall solution architecture, ensuring it meets functional and non‑functional needs. - Assist in test scenario preparation and execution for specialized features (e.g., EMS). - Present findings and recommendations to technical, steering, and executive stakeholders. - Manage relationships with appropriate project managers responsible for calls for tender and implementation. **Required Skills** - Strong expertise in selected software components and their capabilities. - Proficient in fit‑gap analysis and functional design documentation. - Experience communicating with technical architects, developers, and business users. - Familiarity with Prince2, Agile, and other project management frameworks. - Excellent analytical, organizational, and presentation skills. - Fluency in English and either French or Dutch; additional languages a plus. - Customer‑oriented mindset with ability to work autonomously in remote teams. - Awareness of latest IT developments and energy sector trends. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Applied Information Technology (or equivalent). - Master’s degree or substantial experience in the electricity/energy sector preferred. - Relevant certifications (e.g., Prince2 Practitioner, Agile Certified Practitioner) are advantageous.

Brussels, Belgium

Hybrid

13-11-2025