Data Architect

About the Data Architect Position

At Verndale we are building a next-generation Data & Analytics practice designed to help organizations transform their complex data ecosystems into engines of clarity and intelligent action. Our vision is to empower clients to unlock hidden opportunities optimize operations and accelerate profitable growth through modern data architectures trusted data management advanced analytics and AI-driven solutions. As part of a digital experience services firm with a strong heritage in customer experience and marketing technology our Data & Analytics team extends Verndales core capabilities to deliver seamlessly integrated insight-driven solutions that fuel personalization operational excellence and strategic foresight. We are pragmatic innovators grounded in Verndales entrepreneurial culture who design scalable well-governed data platforms and embed intelligence into business workflows enabling clients to thrive in the era of generative AI and beyond.

What Youll Do

• Architect and design modern cloud-based data platforms (Snowflake Databricks AWS Azure GCP) that support enterprise-scale analytics AI/ML and digital experience solutions.
• Define logical and physical data models dimensional models data standards and architecture blueprints to ensure scalability reliability and security.
• Lead the design and implementation of data ingestion integration and transformation pipelines (ETL/ELT) leveraging tools like dbt Fivetran or equivalent.
• Partner with clients to assess current-state architectures identify pain points and design future-state roadmaps aligned with their business objectives.
• Establish and enforce data governance metadata management and data quality frameworks to ensure trusted well-documented and compliant data assets.
• Collaborate with analytics leads engineers and client stakeholders to translate complex requirements into actionable sustainable solutions.
• Drive innovation in data & AI strategy: assess emerging technologies (e.g. GenAI RAG MLOps) and help incorporate them into client or internal roadmaps.
• Support proof-of-concept initiatives platform evaluations and migration strategies (e.g. legacy data warehouse to cloud) with a focus on speed-to-value.
• Participate in pre-sales and client workshops contributing architecture expertise to solution shaping scoping and estimation.
• Mentor engineers and analysts providing architectural oversight to ensure delivery excellence.

What Were Looking For

• 7 years of experience in data architecture engineering or solution design with demonstrated success delivering modern data platforms at scale.
• Strong expertise in cloud data platforms (Snowflake Redshift BigQuery Databricks Synapse) and modern data ecosystem components (streaming orchestration MDM cataloging).
• Proficiency in designing end-to-end architectures including ingestion storage processing semantic layers and analytics enablement.
• Hands-on skills in SQL Python or Java; experience with distributed processing frameworks (e.g. Apache Spark Presto EMR).
• Design and implement scalable data architecture using Medallion Architecture (Bronze Silver Gold layers) to transform raw data into curated business-ready datasets.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes Docker ECS) and modern workflow tools (Airflow dbt Dagster).
• Experience implementing data security compliance and governance standards (RBAC data privacy regulations lineage observability).
• Exposure to big data frameworks like Spark (PySpark) Hadoop ecosystem Flink or similar.
• Proven ability to lead client-facing workshops communicate tradeoffs and gain alignment on solution design.
• Leverages generative AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT Gemini Claude) to accelerate solution design documentation and architecture decision-making.
• Experience working in consulting or digital services environments balancing technical rigor with pragmatic delivery.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Exposure to DXP ecosystems (Sitecore Optimizely Salesforce Marketing Cloud) and integrating marketing/customer data platforms.
• Knowledge of machine learning AI and GenAI use cases with the ability to design data architectures that support model training deployment and monitoring.
• Familiarity with real-time data streaming and event-driven architectures (Kafka Kinesis Pub/Sub).
• Background in data monetization strategies (e.g. building data products APIs insights-as-a-service).
• Experience in pre-sales partner ecosystem collaboration or solution accelerators with Snowflake Databricks or hyperscalers.
• Contributions to community (open source thought leadership conferences) reflecting a passion for innovation in data & analytics

Ten Great Reasons to Work at Verndale

1. We are a rapidly growing company that is just as entrepreneurial today as when we were founded in 1998.
2. We are relentlessly curious and enthusiastically solve our clients complex business problems through technology data and design.
3. We foster a culture that enables every person in the organization to do the best work of their career.
4. We offer regular training and professional development to move careers forward.
5. Client and employee satisfaction are our two most important business metrics.
6. We celebrate and champion diversity equity and inclusion.
7. We offer generous paid company holidays vacation and paid sick time to every employee starting on day one.
8. We provide top-of-the-line benefits including health dental vision 401K LTD STD Life Insurance EAP HRA and more.
9. We support a healthy work/life balance.
10. We are fully remote enabled and embrace the evolving definition of the workplace.

About Verndale

Verndale is a digital experience agency dedicated to driving growth by helping businesses create meaningful human connections in an increasingly digital world. With offices in Boston Montreal Los Angeles Quito and hubs across the Americas we partner with marketing and technology leaders to deliver personalized web mobile and ecommerce solutions that elevate customer experiences.
At Verndale we thrive on collaboration and innovation offering a full range of services that span strategy design development personalization SEO analytics and digital advertising. We celebrate diversity and inclusion striving to create a climate of respect essential for both individual and company success.
If youre ready to be part of a passionate team dedicated to making an impact and driving growth we invite you to explore a career at Verndale.

Compensation & Benefits

$125000 - $150000 USD
In accordance with applicable law the above salary range provided is Verndales reasonable estimate of the salary for this role. The actual amount may vary based on non-discriminatory factors such as location experience knowledge skills and addition to salary Verndale also offers a competitive benefits package.
Verndale is proud of the fun diverse and respectful company environment we enjoy on a daily basis. Competitive compensation and comprehensive coverage for medical dental life disability and a 401(k) savings plan are offered to all full-time employees. Ample company paid holidays and personal time off make having a work-life balance possible. For some roles remote work is a definite possibility; we believe in hiring the best and keeping our own happy and motivated.
Verndale is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age race creed color religion sex national origin ancestry disability status veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information marital status citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal state or local law.