Corporate Technology - Lead Data Architect
About The Position
Within Corporate Technology, the Lead Data Architect provides expertise to develop and enhance the data architecture of multiple applications as they modernize to cloud-based technologies. The role assesses current-state and target-state plans for consolidation to the strategic data lake, adoption of core data technologies for application development, and definition of data standards across applications supporting Compliance, Oversight, and Governance businesses. The architect serves as the function’s subject matter expert for data architecture across more than 100 applications, while mentoring junior architects and technologists and supporting the company’s culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.
Requirements
- 10+ years of related experience in data architecture roles.
- Experience with data modeling techniques and tools across OLTP and OLAP patterns.
- Deep knowledge of data architecture, best practices, and industry trends for modern data needs.
- Ability to work in a multinational, geographically distributed team.
- Deep knowledge of one or more cloud-based databases, such as Postgres or Cockroach DB, or data lake platforms such as Databricks or Snowflake.
- Proven ability to set standards, write Architecture Decision Records to establish a north-star vision, and evangelize across many application teams.
- Broad expertise in data technologies, including data processing, data quality concepts, business intelligence and analytical tools, unstructured data, and machine learning.
- Experience with data governance frameworks, data catalogs, data vocabularies, and data classification needs.
- Cloud fundamentals; AWS or another public cloud platform.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with alternative data platforms such as graph databases or graph-based data.
- Familiarity with Large Language Models (LLMs) and prompt engineering.
- Familiarity with Finance and Banking products and related protection standards, such as GDPR or PCI.
- AWS cloud experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Drive data architecture principles and frameworks to strengthen the overall data environment for the portfolio of applications.
- Own and evolve database standards, including database selection and sensible defaults, in collaboration with application architects.
- Drive adoption of the strategic data lake by designing target-state architectures that reduce bespoke data applications holding duplicate data.
- Define data processing patterns and standards for application-to-application data exchange, including streaming, API, and batch interactions.
- Serve as the function’s go-to subject matter expert for data architecture across 100+ applications.
- Mentor and coach junior architects and technologists on data practices, modeling, design, and storage.
- Champion the firm’s culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package, including base salary and, for eligible roles, commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation.
- Comprehensive health care coverage.
- On-site health and wellness centers.
- Retirement savings plan.
- Backup childcare.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Mental health support.
- Financial coaching.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
