Data Lake Architect

Overview

On Site
Hybrid
$0 - $0
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 12 Month(s)
Unable to Provide Sponsorship

Skills

Data Lake
Extract
Transform
Load
Microsoft Azure
data governance
security frameworks
metadata
AWS
GCP

Job Details

Position: Data Lake Architect
Location: Salisbury, MD (Onsite 3 days every 2 weeks)

Job Summary:
The Data Lake Architect will design and implement enterprise-wide data architecture within the Data Lake environment, ensuring secure, governed, and high-quality data to support analytics and decision-making. The role involves defining standards, building data products, and leading governance initiatives while working with cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Define and drive Data Lake architecture strategy.
  • Design fact/dimension models and KPIs for analytics.
  • Establish data governance, security frameworks, and compliance standards.
  • Lead data product architecture and set SLAs/data contracts.
  • Implement metadata and data lineage tools.
  • Document processes, standards, and best practices.
  • Collaborate with teams to ensure data quality and accessibility.
  • Provide technical leadership to engineering and analytics teams.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s/Master’s in IT, CS, Data Management, or related field.
  • 10+ years in data architecture/engineering; strong Data Lake experience.
  • 5+ years building data product architectures.
  • Experience in data governance; CPG industry preferred.
  • Strong dimensional modeling skills.
  • Expertise in AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform and ETL/ELT processes.
  • Excellent documentation and communication skills.
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