Data & Integration Architect Lead

Lead Data And Integration Architect Job Responsibilities Include

Akkodis is seeking a Lead Data and Integration Architect with very strong AWS skills to guide the Enterprise Services Integration (ESI) architecture practice for a hybrid role (9 days a month onsite) near either Dallas, TX or Akron, OH. This role will be approximately 80% hands‑on technical contribution (solution design, data modeling, schema governance) and 20% management (mentoring and leading Integration Architects).

Qualified candidates will have 5+ years in data architecture and AWS.

Salary Range: $170-185K per year plus bonus and excellent benefits; salary negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

This is a great opportunity with a global retail employer offering an exciting work environment!

• Define and maintain canonical data models and JSON schemas for enterprise entities (e.g., Customer, Invoice, Employee, Sales).
• Govern schema lifecycle (versioning, validation, deprecation) to support long‑term enterprise use.
• Architect integration solutions leveraging AWS services, focusing on serverless, event‑driven, and asynchronous messaging patterns.
• Design for scale, resiliency, performance, and security across enterprise workloads.
• Oversee source‑to‑canonical transformations and canonical‑to‑consumer mappings.
• Partner with business SMEs, Integration Architects, and Dev Leads to align payload semantics with business meaning.

• Manage and mentor Integration Architects, providing coaching, technical guidance, and career development.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, technical excellence, and reusable design assets under the PDLC framework.
• Serve as escalation point for architectural conflicts, ensuring resolution aligns with enterprise strategy.
• Drive alignment across architecture, development, QA, and support teams for seamless delivery.
• Represent ESI architecture in design reviews, governance forums, and enterprise data initiatives.

• 10+ years in software or data engineering or relevant IT experience.
• 5+ years in hands‑on design of data architecture, with 2+ years in a leadership role.
• Strong Database/RDBMS experience with some of the following:
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  SQL, Postgres, SQL Server, RDS, Dynamo
  
  DB, Aurora.
• Proven experience designing large‑scale, high‑performance data integration systems on AWS.
• Strong background in canonical data modeling, schema governance, and lifecycle management.
• Deep knowledge of integration patterns: synchronous, asynchronous, pub/sub, and event‑driven.
• Demonstrated ability to balance hands‑on design with leadership and mentorship.
• Excellent communication skills, able to influence across business and technical teams.
• Hands‑on expertise with AWS services:
  Lambda, SNS, SQS, API Gateway, Event Bridge, Dynamo
  
  DB, Fargate, Cloud Watch.

• Experience with enterprise‑scale API management and microservices design.
• Familiarity with hybrid integration (cloud‑to‑on‑prem, multi‑cloud).
• Knowledge of resiliency and performance patterns for distributed systems.

If you are interested in this hybrid role near Dallas, TX or Akron, OH, please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis go to  If you have questions about the position, please contact Kathy Becher at

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