Data Architect

Project overview

Role: Data Architect

Project details

Jersey City, NJ (Hybrid)

We are seeking a highly experienced Data Platform Architect to lead the strategic modernization of our enterprise data ecosystem.

This role will be responsible for defining and executing the architecture for large-scale data platform transformations, and utilizing cutting edge technologies both on-prem and in the cloud.

Key Responsibilities

Define the target-state architecture for enterprise data platforms and cloud-native analytics solutions.

Lead the migration of large-scale data environments from on-premises platforms to a cloud environment.

Design scalable, resilient, and secure data architectures capable of supporting petabyte-scale workloads.

Establish architectural standards, governance frameworks, and engineering best practices.

Required Qualifications

10+ years of experience in data platform architecture, data engineering, or distributed systems.

Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-scale cloud migration initiatives involving hundreds of terabytes or petabytes of data.

Strong experience with:

Large-scale data warehouse or lakehouse platforms

Experience migrating data from platforms such as Vertica, Hadoop, Teradata, Oracle, Snowflake, or similar technologies.

Strong software engineering background with expertise in:

Other object-oriented programming languages

Experience designing highly available, scalable distributed systems.

Strong understanding of data governance, security, compliance, and operational monitoring.

Bachelor s Degree

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Job Facts: Contract W2 | 75% Travel Required | Hybrid | Depends on Experience

Skills: Data Architect, Apache Hadoop, Data Warehouse, Data Engineering, IBM WebSphere MQ, Data Governance, Object-Oriented Programming, Snow Flake Schema, Migration, Hadoop, AWS

Reference: Dice Id: 91174961 | Position Id: 9111259

• Databricks
• Apache Spark
• Apache Kafka
• AMPS, MQ, Hadoop, or experience with other enterprise messaging systems
• AWS cloud services
• Java
• Python
• SQL (any flavor)
• Start: flexible
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Jersey City, NJ, US, US