Job Description :

Data Architect

Overview

We’re looking for a Data Architect to design, build, and maintain scalable data systems that support analytics, reporting, and data-driven decision-making. You’ll translate business requirements into robust data architectures and ensure data is reliable, secure, and easy to use across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain enterprise data architecture (data models, schemas, pipelines, and standards)

  • Define and implement data solutions for warehouses, lakes, and real-time systems

  • Collaborate with stakeholders (engineering, analytics, product, business teams) to translate requirements into technical designs

  • Establish data governance, quality, lineage, and metadata standards

  • Select and optimize data storage, integration, and processing technologies

  • Ensure data security, privacy, and compliance with relevant regulations

  • Review and guide data engineering implementations and best practices

  • Monitor performance, scalability, and cost efficiency of data platforms

  • Document architectures, patterns, and data flows

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience)

  • Proven experience as a Data Architect, Data Engineer, or similar role

  • Strong expertise in data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical)

  • Hands-on experience with SQL and relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle)

  • Experience with data warehouses and/or data lakes (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Azure Synapse)

  • Familiarity with ETL/ELT tools and data integration patterns

  • Solid understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with big data technologies (Spark, Kafka, Hadoop)

  • Knowledge of BI and analytics tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker)

  • Experience with data governance frameworks and master data management

  • Understanding of DevOps/DataOps and CI/CD for data pipelines

  • Relevant certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP, or data architecture)

Skills & Competencies

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management

  • Ability to balance short-term delivery with long-term architecture vision

  • Attention to detail with a systems-thinking mindset