Data Architect
New York City, NY - USA
Job Summary
Job Title: Data Architect
Role Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and forward-thinking Data Architect who combines strong strategic vision with hands-on technical expertise. This role will be responsible for defining the organizations data strategy designing scalable data architectures and actively contributing to implementation across all data-driven initiatives.
The ideal candidate will bridge business and technology ensuring data solutions align with organizational goals while being robust secure and future-ready.
Key Responsibilities
1. Data Strategy & Governance
- Define and drive the enterprise data strategy aligned with business objectives.
- Establish data governance frameworks policies standards and best practices.
- Lead data architecture roadmaps covering data platforms integration storage and analytics.
- Partner with business stakeholders to identify data-driven opportunities and ensure value realization.
- Ensure compliance with data privacy security and regulatory requirements.
2. Architecture Design
- Design and own end-to-end data architecture (batch real-time streaming).
- Develop scalable solutions across:
- Data Warehousing / Data Lakes / Lakehouses
- Cloud platforms (Azure AWS GCP)
- Big Data ecosystems
- Define data models (conceptual logical physical) for enterprise systems.
- Establish standards for data integration APIs and metadata management.
3. Hands-on Technical Leadership
- Actively participate in solution design and development (not just oversight).
- Build and review:
- Data pipelines (ETL/ELT)
- Data ingestion frameworks
- Data transformation processes
- Optimize performance scalability and reliability of data systems.
- Conduct architecture reviews code reviews and design validations.
4. Platform & Technology Enablement
- Evaluate and recommend tools technologies and platforms.
- Drive adoption of modern practices such as:
- DataOps
- MLOps (where applicable)
- Data Mesh / Data Fabric paradigms
- Enable self-service analytics and business intelligence capabilities.
5. Stakeholder Management
- Collaborate with:
- Business leaders
- Engineering teams
- Product managers
- Translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Mentor and guide data engineers analysts and other architects.