Senior Data Architect
MUST be local to New York. Hybrid Schedule. At least 3 days onsite.
Salary: up to $240k base
No Sponsorship
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and document reference architecture, including conceptual, logical, and physical models.
- Communicate and mentor teams on architectural standards and best practices.
- Support engineering teams in implementing architectural designs.
Requirements:
- 10+ years as a data architect.
- Proficiency in data modeling and establishing data contracts between producers and consumers.
- Experience designing modern, cloud-based data pipelines with strong data governance.
- Knowledge of medallion and Lambda architectures (streaming/batch).
- Strong discipline in documenting architecture (conceptual, logical, physical).
- Expertise in microservices architecture.
- Familiarity with data governance tools (Data Quality, Lineage, Cataloging, Profiling, and Observability).
- Ability to design analytical layers for diverse business use cases, including AI.
- Financial sector experience, preferably with derivatives, cash, finance, or banking products.
- Familiar with Databricks, Snowflake, Kafka, MDM tools, and governance solutions.
- Strong skills in data observability and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
Bachelor's degree required