Data Architect
Job Summary
We are an IT Solutions Integrator/Consulting Firm helping our clients hire the right professional for an exciting long-term project. Here are a few details.
Experience:12 Years
Job Description Data Architect
Required Skills:
Required Qualifications 7 years (Senior Consultant) or 11 years (Manager) total experience in data architecture or data modeling roles including demonstrated ownership of a canonical or common data model spanning multiple source systems or clients. Strong hands-on experience with dimensional and canonical data modeling including designing entities that stay stable while underlying source systems vary or change. Demonstrated experience designing config-driven (not hardcoded) architecture for onboarding new data sources clients or variations without redesigning the core model. Strong track record of building or enforcing reconciliation and data-quality validation practices against ground-truth data at production scale. Proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language (Python preferred) sufficient to review and validate production data pipeline code against the intended model. Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred) for canonical model implementation at scale. Ability to distinguish role-level architecture responsibility from years of experience alone - evaluating what a candidate actually owned versus what they were exposed to or supervised. Hands-on proficiency with AI coding assistants (Claude Code GitHub Copilot Cursor Windsurf or equivalent) for architecture work design documentation and engineering workflows. Familiarity with agentic engineering patterns is expected. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to explain modeling trade-offs to both engineers and business/delivery stakeholders.