Data Architect

Candidates Must Be Currently Living in the Eastern Time Zone

There is a US Requirement - Government Contracting 

The Opportunity:

StaffRight Associates is recruiting for a premier company in managing the search for an exceptional Data Architect. In this high-impact permanent role, you will spearhead the evolution of enterprise-wide data frameworks, ensuring our client’s technological infrastructure matches their long-term strategic ambitions. Operating with flexibility (remote with occasional travel to Orlando, Florida), this position requires citizenship to comply with federal government contract mandates. StaffRight Associates invites forward-thinking technologists ready to shape enterprise data ecosystems to explore this unique career advancement.

What You’ll Do:

• Architect enterprise data frameworks, ensuring seamless alignment between core operational needs, broader technical strategies, and organizational goals.

• Construct conceptual, logical, and physical blueprints that empower modern analytics platforms, warehouses, and lakehouse environments.

• Engine scalable data pipelines, enterprise integration workflows, and modern cloud storage structures.

• Establish robust data governance policies, operational benchmarks, and industry best practices organization-wide.

• Evaluate emerging cloud platforms, next-generation data tools, and modern infrastructure to maximize ecosystem reliability and processing velocity.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, security, application development, and infrastructure divisions to maintain cohesive multi-platform designs.

• Define rigorous standards for master data management, metadata tracking, and data lineage alongside security divisions.

• Safeguard corporate information assets by enforcing strict data quality controls, consistency checks, and comprehensive asset security.

• Translate complex business requirements from executive leaders and analysts into robust technical frameworks.

• Provide expert architectural oversight throughout the entire software development lifecycle, from initial testing to production deployment.

• Optimize database performance, storage scalability, and operational cost-efficiency across both cloud-based and on-premises environments.

• Conduct regular architecture audits, systemic reviews, and targeted refactoring to elevate the overall maturity of the data ecosystem.

What You Bring:

• Execute hands-on Software Development and Programming workflows alongside high-level system design.

• Demonstrate a robust Software Engineering Background spanning over 5 Years of practical implementation leading into technical leadership or architectural roles.

• Leverage deep expertise in Data Integration Patterns, large-scale Data Movement, and transformation methodologies.

• Deploy Streaming and Event-Driven Architecture models utilizing platforms like Kafka and asynchronous queue-based integration patterns.

• Design modern Data Lake Architecture pipelines ingesting complex information from diverse enterprise and external third-party origins.

• Mentor engineering squads on Technical Leadership, design patterns, and critical integration decisions.

• Integrate diverse corporate systems, application programming interfaces (APIs), and data sources while prioritizing security and reliability.

• Apply a strategic Architecture Mindset to evaluate technical alternatives, articulate tradeoffs, and steer engineering groups toward optimal designs.

• Communicate intricate technical concepts clearly to both engineering professionals and executive stakeholders.

• Master SQL and NoSQL Database Technologies alongside modern data storage architectures.

• Build cloud-hosted solutions utilizing Cloud Data Platforms, with primary focus on the Azure Ecosystem.

• Utilize advanced Data Modeling Methodologies and diagramming tools.

• Implement ETL/ELT Pipelines and enterprise data integration frameworks.

• Navigate modern data warehouse frameworks, including Lakehouse Patterns.

• Utilize advanced analytics systems such as Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Snowflake, Synapse, BigQuery, and Cosmos DB.

• Connect real-time data streams utilizing Kafka or Azure Event Hubs.

• Support AI/ML Data Pipelines and Feature Store Architectures for advanced machine learning workloads.

• Apply comprehensive knowledge of Data Governance, Metadata Management, Lineage Tracking, and Data Quality Frameworks.

• Hold preferred qualifications including Azure Data Engineer or Azure Data Architect certifications, alongside a C# .Net Development background.

Compensation & Total Rewards:

Salary Range: $160,000 - $180,000 / annually.

Joining StaffRight Associates:

When you partner with StaffRight Associates in your search for your next role, you’re doing more than pursuing a job, you’re aligning yourself with a team of experts committed to placing top-tier talent in truly impactful positions. We take pride in fostering professional growth and connecting forward-thinking individuals with organizations that value innovation and excellence. We look forward to showcasing your expertise in a way that resonates with our clients and opens the door to meaningful opportunities.