Data Architect

Role: Data Architect

Location: Remote

Duration: 12+ Months Contract

Qualifications:

• 15+ years of overall IT experience, including 5+ years in data or integration management.
• Strong expertise in:
  • Data architecture
  • ETL tools
  • API management
  • Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform)
• Excellent communication, leadership, stakeholder management, and team-building skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Data Architecture Oversight: Define and maintain enterprise data models with focus on scalability, security, and compliance.
• Integration Management: Build and manage integration frameworks to unify systems and ensure seamless data flow.
• Operational Accountability: Oversee technology footprint including cloud platforms, APIs, applications, and scripts.
• Data Quality & Governance: Implement standards for data accuracy, consistency, and accessibility for analytics and decision-making.
• Agile Team Leadership: Guide agile teams, mentor engineers, and ensure consistent development practices.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Align data and integration strategies with business goals.
• Risk & Compliance: Ensure data privacy compliance and mitigate integration-related risks.
• Innovation & Strategy: Introduce emerging technologies (AI integration, data lakes) to improve long-term data strategy.
• Problem Solving: Troubleshoot integration challenges and optimize data workflows.
• Enterprise Modernization: Lead modernization initiatives across data platforms and cloud adoption.
• Architecture Governance: Define and enforce architecture standards and best practices.
• Program Oversight: Lead enterprise programs (MuleSoft upgrades, FAST migration, archival strategies).
• Performance Monitoring: Establish KPIs and dashboards for tracking data quality, system health, and integration performance.