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Define and own the enterprise data architecture strategy aligned with business goals
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Design scalable, secure, and high-performance data platforms (OLTP, OLAP, streaming, and analytics)
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Lead architecture for data lakes, data warehouses, and lakehouse solutions
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Establish standards for data modeling, integration, governance, and metadata management
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Collaborate with business, analytics, engineering, and security teams to deliver data solutions
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Guide teams on cloud data architecture and modernization initiatives
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Ensure data quality, lineage, security, and regulatory compliance (GDPR, HIPAA, etc.)
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Review and approve data designs, pipelines, and storage solutions
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Mentor data engineers and architects across multiple teams
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Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend tools and platforms
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12–15 years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or enterprise data design
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Strong expertise in data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical)
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Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud-native data services
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Deep knowledge of data warehouses and lakehouse technologies (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, Synapse, Databricks)
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Experience with ETL/ELT tools (Informatica, Talend, dbt, Airflow)
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Strong SQL skills and experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB)
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Knowledge of real-time and streaming data architectures (Kafka, Kinesis, Spark Streaming)
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Experience with data governance, MDM, metadata management, and security frameworks
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Understanding of analytics, BI, and AI/ML data requirements
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Strong stakeholder management, documentation, and leadership skills