Senior Data Solution Architect

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 25-10-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Senior Data Solution Architect

Chicago IL (3-day/week in Chicago office)

Duration:9 contract ( You may be hired after 9 months)

We are looking for a Senior Data Solution Architect with strong experience in Snowflake Azure Java and Microservices to join our growing engineering team. The ideal candidate will have an investment banking background and the ability to assess existing data flows architect and design next-generation data systems and develop robust scalable and secure solutions following best engineering practices. Hybrid model with 3-day/week in Chicago office.

Key Responsibilities

Analyze and assess current data pipelines and architecture across multiple systems.

Design and implement a modern scalable data architecture using Snowflake and Azure cloud services.

Build test and deploy data ingestion transformation and orchestration pipelines using microservices-based architectures.

Collaborate with data scientists analysts and application developers to enable seamless data access and insight generation.

Ensure data quality lineage and security across all environments.

Implement and advocate for engineering best practices - CI/CD code reviews unit testing and documentation.

Optimize performance and cost for data storage and compute.

Support ongoing production systems and troubleshoot complex data issues.

Required Skills & Experience

12 years of experience in data engineering with at least 2 years in investment banking or financial services.

Strong hands-on experience in Snowflake (SQL Snowpipe Streams Tasks) and Azure Data Services (ADF Data Lake Synapse).

Proficient in Java with a solid understanding of microservices architecture and REST APIs.

Experience with data modeling ETL frameworks and data orchestration tools.

Understanding of data governance compliance and security standards in banking environments.

Familiarity with DevOps tools (Git Jenkins Terraform etc.) and Agile methodologies.

Excellent problem-solving and communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally.

Preferred Qualifications

Exposure to real-time data streaming (Kafka Spark Streaming).

Knowledge of financial products trade data and regulatory reporting.

Experience in performance tuning and cost optimization in cloud data environments.

Senior Data Solution Architect Chicago IL (3-day/week in Chicago office) Duration:9 contract ( You may be hired after 9 months) We are looking for a Senior Data Solution Architect with strong experience in Snowflake Azure Java and Microservices to join our growing engineering team. The ideal candida...