Sr. Data Architect - Data Modeler

Overview

A growing financial services organization is seeking a Data Architect to play a key role in shaping its next-generation data environment. This individual will help design and evolve a modern data ecosystem that supports analytics, reporting, and critical business operations.
This role is ideal for someone who combines strong architectural thinking with hands-on data modeling expertise, and who enjoys working closely with both technical teams and business stakeholders.

What You'll Be Doing

Designing Enterprise Data Architecture

• Define and evolve the organization's data architecture framework
• Establish standards, best practices, and guiding principles for data design
• Align data architecture with broader business and technology initiatives

Hands-On Data Modeling (Core Focus)

• Create and maintain:
  • Conceptual data models
  • Logical data models
  • Physical data models
• Translate business requirements into scalable, well-structured data designs
• Develop reusable models that support both operational and analytical use cases
• Ensure consistency across data domains and systems

Master Data Strategy & Design

• Contribute to the design of enterprise master data structures
• Define how key business entities (such as customers, accounts, or products) are managed and standardized
• Support the creation of rules for matching, merging, and maintaining high-quality master data

Data Quality & Governance Support

• Help establish consistent approaches to data quality and integrity
• Collaborate with internal teams responsible for governance, metadata, and data stewardship
• Support efforts related to data lineage, cataloging, and standardization

Modern Data Platform Design

• Contribute to the architecture of scalable data platforms, including:
  • Data warehouses
  • Data lakes or lakehouse environments
• Assist in defining patterns for:
  • Data ingestion
  • Transformation
  • Storage and consumption
• Ensure solutions are designed for performance, scalability, and maintainability

Integration & Data Flow Design

• Define approaches for moving and integrating data across systems
• Support design of ETL/ELT pipelines and data exchange patterns
• Participate in reviewing and guiding technical solutions for alignment with standards

Collaboration & Business Engagement

• Partner with business stakeholders to understand data needs and translate them into technical solutions
• Work closely with data engineering, analytics, and governance teams
• Act as a bridge between business concepts and technical implementation

What We're Looking For

Required Experience

• Approximately 6-12 years of experience working across data architecture, data modeling, or closely related disciplines
• Strong hands-on experience creating data models across multiple abstraction levels
• Solid understanding of relational databases and SQL
• Experience designing or contributing to enterprise-scale data solutions
• Familiarity with data governance and data quality concepts
• Experience working in cloud or hybrid data environments

Preferred Experience

• Experience working within financial services or related domains
• Familiarity with modern data platforms and cloud-based architectures
• Exposure to:
  • Data warehousing and lakehouse concepts
  • Dimensional modeling or similar techniques
  • Master data management concepts

Work Environment

• Remote during the initial contract period
• Hybrid schedule anticipated upon permanent transition (combination of remote and onsite collaboration)
• Multiple geographic locations supported

Who You Are

• A hands-on architect who enjoys working directly with data structures
• Comfortable moving between technical design and business conversations
• Able to work in evolving environments with changing priorities
• Detail-oriented, but also able to think strategically about long-term data design

Why This Role

This opportunity offers the chance to play a foundational role in building and modernizing a data ecosystem that supports both day-to-day operations and long-term business growth. You'll have the ability to influence design decisions, collaborate across teams, and help shape how data is used across the organization.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of San Diego, CA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $75.00 - $100.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in San Diego,CA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Jul 10, 2026.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.