Data Architect

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
100% Travel

Skills

Data Architecture
Microsoft Azure
ETL
Databricks
Data Lakes
Data Pipelines

Job Details

Role: Data Architect

Location: Snoqualmie, WA (Fully onsite)

Duration: 12+ Months

Requirements:

We are looking for a senior Data Architect with 7+ years of proven experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing data architecture for complex and large-scale systems. The ideal candidate will own the end-to-end architecture across structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data, and will work closely with engineering, analytics, and business teams to enable scalable data solutions. This role combines strategic leadership, hands-on technical design, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver modern, secure, and performant data platforms.

Must Have:

  • Data Architecture 7+ years
  • Data Pipelines: 7+ years
  • Data Lakes: 7+ years
  • Data Ingestion 7 + years
  • Relational Databases : 7+ years
  • ETL/ ELT Tools: 5+ years

Good To have:

  • API Based Data Integration
  • Data Governance tools

Responsibilities:

    • Define and implement enterprise-level data architecture strategy
    • Lead the design and implementation of data pipelines, data lakes, and data warehouses
    • Build architectural patterns for data ingestion, transformation, governance, and cataloging
    • Design schemas and optimize performance for analytical and operational workloads
    • Define data quality, lineage, and metadata management frameworks
    • Ensure compliance with privacy and security regulations (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
    • Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather data needs and translate them into scalable solutions
    • Provide technical leadership to data engineers and guide best practices across systems

Required Skills & Experience:

    • 7+ years in Data Architecture, including hands-on work with modern data stacks
    • Deep experience with:
  • Relational databases (PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, etc.)
  • Big Data platforms (Spark, Hadoop, Hive)
  • Cloud-native data tools (Azure Synapse, Databricks, Snowflake, AWS Redshift)
  • Data lakehouse designs and lake formats (Delta Lake, Parquet, Avro)
    • Strong background in ETL/ELT tools (e.g., Apache Airflow, Azure Data Factory, dbt)
    • Solid understanding of API-based data integration, real-time streaming (Kafka, Kinesis), and batch pipelines
    • Experience with data modeling techniques (3NF, star schema, data vault, etc.)
    • Familiar with data governance tools like Collibra, Alation, or Microsoft Purview
    • Proficient in at least one programming language (Python, Scala, Java)


Best Regards Akash Kumar Empower Professionals Inc
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