Data Architect / Solution Design Lead

job summary:

Are you a master of data structures who can turn complex business chaos into elegant architectural blueprints? We are looking for a Senior Data Architect to lead a high-impact, 5-6 month strategic project focused on revolutionizing dispute optimization for a global leader in payments.

In this role, you won't just be drawing diagrams; you will be the bridge between visionary business requirements and implementation-ready reality. You'll leverage your 8+ years of expertise to design the target-state architecture-specifically within Snowflake-to power advanced analytics and recovery strategies.

You are a Snowflake expert who thrives in design sessions with both stakeholders and technical teams. You don't just understand data modeling; you understand how to build semantic layers that make data consumable and KPIs meaningful. If you have a background in financial services and a passion for building scalable, cloud-native data platforms, we want to talk to you.

Ready to build the future of payments architecture? Apply today!

location: Telecommute

job type: Contract

salary: $70 - 80 per hour

work hours: 8am to 5pm

education: Bachelors



responsibilities:

• Lead target-state data architecture and detailed solution design for in-scope domains
• Translate business requirements and Business Analyst inputs into implementation-ready data and semantic designs
• Define and document canonical structures, semantic models, and mapping frameworks
• Drive design decisions for facts, dimensions, measures, hierarchies, and reporting-ready entities
• Support definition of the overall solution approach, including data flow, layer responsibilities, and design dependencies
• Facilitate design working sessions with client stakeholders, SMEs, and technical counterparts
• Partner with the Business Analyst to translate payment rules and mapping logic into structured target-state designs
• Review source-to-target mappings, transformation rules, and traceability artifacts for consistency and completeness
• Provide day-to-day architecture leadership across discovery, design, and implementation readiness
• Support implementation planning by identifying required objects, dependencies, sequencing, and design checkpoints
• Review client-built outputs at agreed checkpoints to ensure alignment with approved design
• Contribute to issue triage, design clarifications, and decision-making during validation and rollout support
• Prepare and present architecture and design walkthroughs to client and internal stakeholders
• Escalate major design risks, tradeoffs, and scope concerns to the Solution Lead

qualifications:

8+ years of experience in data architecture, analytics architecture, or solution design

- Strong experience in data modeling, canonical structures, semantic-layer design, and

source-to-target mapping

- Experience translating business requirements into target-state architecture and

implementation-ready specifications

- Experience working directly with client stakeholders, business analysts, and technical

teams in design and solutioning sessions

- Strong understanding of cloud data platforms, preferably Snowflake and/or Databricks

- Experience supporting implementation teams through design clarification, review, and

issue resolution

- Strong experience with Snowflake design and architecture

Preferred Experience

- Experience acting as a lead architect or owning day-to-day solution design for

data/analytics programs

- Experience in payments, financial services, or transaction-heavy domains

- Experience producing design artifacts for client-led implementation teams

- Familiarity with KPI / metric design and semantic consumption models

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.


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