Data Architect

Posted 2025-08-23
Remote, USA Full Time Immediate Start
<p>This is a remote position.</p>
<p>We seek an experienced <b>Data Architect</b> to lead the design, development, and maintenance of our enterprise <b>Data Platform</b>. You will collaborate with <b>Data Engineers, BI Engineers, and Data Business Analysts</b> across various platform layers, ensuring a <b>scalable, secure, and high-performance</b> data infrastructure. This role requires a deep understanding of <b>cloud-based big data ecosystems (AWS &amp; Azure), real-time data processing, and enterprise data governance.</b><br></p> <br>
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<li><b>Lead the roadmap and enhancements</b> for the enterprise <b>Big Data Platform</b>, ensuring scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.<br></li>
<li>Architect <b>end-to-end data solutions</b> that fulfill business intelligence and analytics needs while ensuring best practices in <b>security, compliance, and operational efficiency</b>.<br></li>
<li>Lead and mentor a team of <b>Data Engineers, BI Engineers, and Cloud Architects</b> to implement high-quality, production-ready solutions.<br></li>
<li>Design and implement <b>modern data architectures</b>, including <b>data lakes, data warehouses, and real-time streaming solutions</b>, leveraging both <b>AWS and Azure</b> technologies.<br></li>
<li>Build and optimize <b>scalable, near real-time data ingestion pipelines</b>, ensuring <b>low-latency, high-throughput</b> data processing for analytics and operational reporting.<br></li>
<li>Architect and manage <b>data streaming solutions</b> using technologies such as <b>Kafka, Kinesis, Apache Flink, or Spark Streaming</b>, ensuring <b>fault tolerance, consistency, and efficiency</b> in real-time workflows.<br></li>
<li><b>Ensure data security, governance, and compliance</b> across all platforms, integrating <b>IAM, encryption, access control, and data lineage tracking</b>.<br></li>
<li>Collaborate with stakeholders to <b>define and implement data integration strategies</b>, including <b>ETL, API-based data exchange, and event-driven architectures</b>.<br></li>
<li>Drive <b>automation and DevOps best practices</b> for data pipeline deployment and monitoring, using tools such as <b>Terraform, CloudFormation, and CI/CD pipelines</b>.<br></li>
<li>Stay updated with the latest <b>big data, cloud, and AI/ML advancements</b>, and incorporate them into the <b>organization's data strategy</b>.<br></li>
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<h3>Requirements</h3>
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<li><b>10+ years</b> of experience in <b>enterprise data architecture, integration, and analytics</b>, with a strong track record in <b>big data solutions</b>.<br></li>
<li>Experience in <b>leading and mentoring teams</b> of Data Engineers and BI Developers.<br></li>
<li><b>Bachelor’s/Master’s degree</b> in <b>Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a relevant field</b> from an accredited institution.<br></li>
<li>Strong hands-on experience with:<br></li>
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<li><b>Big Data and Cloud Solutions</b> on <b>AWS &amp; Azure</b>, including <b>data lakes, data warehouses, and scalable analytics platforms</b>.<br></li>
<li><b>Data modeling</b> (relational, dimensional, NoSQL) and best practices for <b>high-performance data systems</b>.<br></li>
<li><b>Enterprise data integration</b> (ETL, messaging, streaming, APIs) with tools like <b>Apache NiFi, AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory, Airflow, or Informatica</b>.<br></li>
<li><b>Data pipeline orchestration</b> and <b>event-driven architectures</b> using <b>Apache Spark, AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, Kinesis, or Kafka</b>.<br></li>
<li><b>Cloud security &amp; governance</b> frameworks (IAM, RBAC, encryption, GDPR, HIPAA, SOC2).<br></li>
<li><b>BI &amp; Analytics Tools</b>: Power BI, AWS QuickSight, Tableau.<br></li>
<li><b>Machine Learning &amp; AI</b>: Awareness of AI/ML principles and integration into <b>data pipelines</b> is a plus.<br></li>
</ul>
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<p><b>Preferred Certifications:</b><br></p>
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<li><b>Microsoft Certified: </b>Azure Solutions Architect Expert<br></li>
<li><b>AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty</b><br></li>
</ul> <br>
<p><b>Nice-to-Have Skills:</b><br></p>
<ul>
<li>Experience with <b>Graph databases, Data Mesh architecture, and knowledge graphs</b>.<br></li>
<li>Hands-on experience with <b>containerized &amp; serverless architectures</b> (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS Fargate).<br></li>
<li>Experience working with <b>real-time anomaly detection and predictive analytics</b>.<br></li>
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