Enterprise Architect – Data & Employee Systems (Databricks)
About The Position
ECS is seeking an Enterprise Architect to work remotely, designing and owning the enterprise data architecture for employee data using Databricks as the core platform. The role translates company policy, data standards, and business logic into a secure, scalable, and compliant architecture for other teams to build on. The architect will design the employee data lakehouse, pipelines, and governance layers; translate privacy, retention, access-control, and relevant industry requirements into technical architecture and data models; and work with HR, Legal, and business stakeholders to incorporate business rules into the architecture. The role also establishes governance and security practices, Databricks platform best practices, and an evolving roadmap for the employee data platform. The position collaborates with data engineers, security teams, HR systems owners, and compliance officers. The stated salary range is $150,000–$170,000. The posting refers to a general benefits description available on ECS’s careers website but does not list specific benefits.
Requirements
- Strong hands-on experience with Databricks, including Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Workflows, and cluster or compute management.
- Proven experience designing enterprise-level data architecture; experience with HR/employee data or other sensitive datasets is described as ideal.
- Solid understanding of data governance, privacy regulations, and compliance standards.
- Ability to translate business and legal policy into technical specifications.
- Experience with data modeling, including dimensional modeling and master data management.
- Familiarity with a cloud platform such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
- Strong communication skills for working with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including HR, Legal, IT, and Compliance.
Nice To Haves
- Experience designing enterprise-level data architecture for HR/employee data or other sensitive datasets.
Responsibilities
- Design end-to-end Databricks data architecture for employee data, including the lakehouse structure, pipelines, and governance layers.
- Translate company policies and applicable industry standards into technical architecture and data models.
- Partner with HR, Legal, and business stakeholders to encode business rules such as eligibility, compensation logic, and organizational hierarchy into the data architecture.
- Define data access controls, lineage tracking, and audit mechanisms using Databricks Unity Catalog or equivalent governance tools.
- Set Databricks best practices across the organization, including Delta Lake, workflows, cluster management, and cost optimization.
- Collaborate with data engineers, security teams, HR systems owners, and compliance officers to meet technical and regulatory needs.
- Maintain architecture diagrams and data dictionaries, and develop a roadmap for evolving the employee data platform.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
