Senior Data Architect; Modernization & Cloud Platforms
Listed on 2026-06-18
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IT/Tech
Data Engineering -
Engineering
Data Engineering
Location: New York
We are seeking a visionary Senior Data Architect to lead our enterprise-wide data transformation. You will be the primary architect responsible for the strategic migration of legacy data infrastructures into a modern, cloud-native data plane. This role requires a rare blend of deep engineering roots
, enterprise architectural foresight
, and innovation leadership to build data systems that are not just scalable, but "future-proof."
Strategic Architecture & Migration
- Legacy-to-Modern
Roadmap:
Design and execute the multi-year strategy to migrate from legacy RDBMS and mainframes to modern Data Lake houses and Data Meshes
. - Data Plane Evolution: Define the "Modern Data Plane" architecture, ensuring seamless integration between storage (S3/ADLS/GCS), compute (Spark/Snowflake/Databricks), and consumption layers.
- Hybrid Cloud Strategy: Architect robust patterns for data movement across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, ensuring minimal downtime and zero data loss.
Engineering Excellence & Implementation
- Pattern Development: Create reusable "Blueprints" for ELT/ETL pipelines
, Change Data Capture (CDC), and real-time streaming architectures using Kafka or Redpanda
. - Performance Engineering: Optimize cloud spend and query performance by implementing advanced indexing, partitioning, and caching strategies.
- Automated Governance: Architect "Security-as-Code" within the data plane, integrating PII redaction, data masking, and RBAC directly into the automated deployment pipelines.
- AI/ML Readiness: Architect data planes specifically optimized for Generative AI and LLM workloads (e.g., Vector Databases, Feature Stores).
- Self-Service Innovation: Design and lead the implementation of a Data Catalog and self-service portal to empower data scientists and analysts.
Skills & Qualifications Experience
10+ years in Data Architecture/Engineering; 5+ years leading large-scale cloud migrations.
Expert-level proficiency in AWS (Lake Formation/Glue),
Azure (Synapse/Fabric), or GCP (Big Query/Dataflow).
Strong understanding of legacy patterns (Netezza, Teradata, Oracle, Mainframe) and how to decouple them.
Modern StandardsHands-on experience with Data Mesh
, Data Fabric
, and Open Table Formats (Iceberg, Delta Lake).
Preferred:
AWS Solutions Architect Pro
, Google Professional Data Engineer
, or CDMP
.
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