Data Architect

JOB OBJECTIVE

The Data Architect is a hands‑on technical leader responsible for shaping and modernizing the organization’s enterprise data architecture across on‑premises and cloud platforms. The role defines scalable data models, cloud‑native integration patterns, and architectural standards that enable analytics, reporting, digital banking, and other mission‑critical applications. Working closely with engineering, analytics, and business teams, this leader ensures secure, resilient, and high‑performing data environments while providing architectural direction for the Data Lake, Data Warehouse, Operational Data Store, and emerging cloud platforms.

The position combines strategic architectural vision with deep, practical experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing modern data systems across structured, semi‑structured, and unstructured workloads.

• Reports directly to the Director, Cloud & Data for strategic direction, coaching, and performance evaluation.
• Provides architectural leadership and technical guidance to Data Engineers, Data Analysts, and cross‑functional development teams.

This role shapes enterprise data strategy, mentors teams on modern architecture and governance, and ensures alignment on scalable design principles across cloud and on‑prem data platforms.

• Define and maintain enterprise data models, canonical schemas, and integration patterns supporting analytics, reporting, and digital banking.
• Architect and govern the Data Lake, Data Warehouse, ODS, and cloud data platforms, ensuring consistency, scalability, and alignment with business needs.
• Establish standards for structured, semi‑structured, and unstructured data across SQL, No
  
  SQL, and cloud‑native systems.
• Lead the design of golden‑record strategies, SSOT frameworks, and member‑data standardization initiatives.

• Develop and enforce policies for data quality, lineage, cataloging, and metadata management.
• Partner with business and engineering teams to implement governance frameworks that ensure accuracy, consistency, and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee data validation, profiling, and quality automation across ingestion and transformation pipelines.

• Architect enterprise‑grade data ingestion, transformation, and integration pipelines using modern tools such as ADF, Airflow, Informatica, SSIS, and cloud‑native services.
• Define standards for API‑driven data exchange, event‑based integrations, and real‑time data flows supporting ODS and transactional reporting.
• Guide engineering teams on best practices for ETL/ELT design, orchestration, and automation.

• Provide architectural oversight for SQL Server, Azure SQL, Snowflake, MySQL, MongoDB Atlas, Cosmos DB, and other enterprise data platforms.
• Define strategies for high availability, disaster recovery, performance tuning, and secure connectivity.
• Lead modernization efforts including cloud migration, platform consolidation, and adoption of emerging data technologies.

• Architect semantic models, curated datasets, and analytics‑ready structures for BI platforms such as Power BI and Tableau.
• Partner with analytics teams to ensure data structures support advanced reporting, machine learning, and enterprise dashboards.
• Govern KPI definitions, metric consistency, and analytical data standards.

• Work closely with engineering, product, security, and business teams to align data architecture with organizational strategy.
• Provide architectural guidance for enterprise projects, digital platform initiatives, and system conversions.
• Communicate complex data concepts to technical and non‑technical stakeholders through documentation, diagrams, and presentations.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in data architecture, data engineering, database design, and enterprise data platforms.
• Proven leadership experience guiding…