Assistant Vice President - Data Architect

Location: New York

Job Description (JD) – Data Architect Position Title
Data Architect Experience
12-15 Years Location
Remote/Hybrid

Employment Type

Full-Time

Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Data Architect with 12-15 years of experience in designing and implementing enterprise-scale data platforms, data architectures, and data management solutions. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in data modeling, data warehousing, big data ecosystems, cloud data platforms, and modern data architecture frameworks.

The Data Architect will be responsible for defining the organization's data strategy, designing scalable and secure data solutions, establishing best practices, and providing architectural leadership to data engineering, analytics, and business teams.

Key Responsibilities
Define and implement enterprise data architecture strategy aligned with business objectives.

Design scalable, secure, and high-performing data platforms supporting analytics, reporting, AI/ML, and operational workloads.

Develop conceptual, logical, and physical data models for enterprise applications.

Architect enterprise data warehouses, data lakes, lake houses, and modern data platforms.

Establish data governance, metadata management, data quality, and master data management frameworks.

Lead the design of data integration and ETL/ELT architectures across multiple systems.

Define standards, best practices, and architectural guidelines for data management.

Collaborate with business leaders, enterprise architects, and technology teams to drive data transformation initiatives.

Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovative data solutions.

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to data engineering and analytics teams.

Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.

Required Technical Skills Data Architecture & Design
Strong expertise in:
Enterprise Data Architecture Data Strategy & Roadmaps Data Integration Architecture Information Architecture Reference Architecture Development Data Modernization Programs Data Modeling
Extensive experience with:
Conceptual Data Modeling Logical Data Modeling Physical Data Modeling Dimensional Modeling Data Vault 2.0

Star & Snowflake Schemas Proficiency with data modeling tools such as:
ErwinER/Studio Power Designer Visio Data  Warehousing & Data Lakes
Strong experience designing:
Enterprise Data Warehouses Data Lakes Lakehouse Architectures Operational Data Stores (ODS)
Data Marts Deep understanding of:
Data Lifecycle Management Metadata Management Data Lineage Cloud & Modern Data Platforms
Strong experience in one or more cloud platforms:

Microsoft Azure
Azure Data Factory Azure Synapse Analytics Azure Data Lake Storage Microsoft Fabric Azure Databricks Amazon Web Services (AWS)
S3

GlueRedshiftEMRAthena

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Big Query Dataflow Dataproc Cloud  Storage Big Data & Data Engineering
Strong understanding of:
Hadoop Ecosystem Spark / Py Spark Hive Kafka Delta  Lake Experience designing large-scale batch and real-time data processing architectures.

Database Technologies
Experience working with:

SQL Server Oracle Postgre SQL Snowflake Teradata My SQLStrong expertise in:

Database Design Query Optimization Data Partitioning Performance Tuning Data Governance & Security
Strong knowledge of:
Data Governance Frameworks Metadata Management Data Cataloging Data Quality Management Master Data Management (MDM)
Data Privacy Regulations Experience implementing:
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Data Security Policies Data Compliance Frameworks Architecture & Integration Skills

Experience with :
Enterprise Integration PatternsAPI-Based Data Integration Event-Driven Architecture Microservices Architecture Data Mesh Concepts Data Fabric Architecture Ability to…