Senior Data Architect 4
Coastal International Security•Los Alamos, NM
•Remote
About The Position
Los Alamos National Laboratory has selected SAP as its next-generation Cloud ERP, and this role sits at the center of that transformation. As Senior Data Architect within LANL's ADS-BADS organization, you will own the architectural vision for modernizing LANL's enterprise data environment - defining strategy, leading large-scale migrations, designing cloud-native platforms on Databricks and SAP infrastructure, and presenting directly to executive leadership. At $104-$107/hr fully remote, this is an opportunity to do consequential data architecture work alongside world-class scientists and engineers.
Requirements
- 15+ years of progressive experience in data architecture and modernization
- 7+ years designing and operating Databricks workloads with medallion layer architecture
- Hands-on experience with Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Spark Structured Streaming, Lakeflow, Databricks SQL, MLflow, and Mosaic AI Model Serving
- Proven experience migrating enterprise data workloads from on-premises to Databricks
- Production streaming and CDC experience
- Depth in Unity Catalog ABAC governance, classification, encryption, and compliance-to-control translation
- Experience with Snowflake, Databricks, or SAP data platforms (S/4HANA, Datasphere, etc.)
- Strong Python, SQL, Spark; cloud platform depth (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams and present to executive stakeholders
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Must have 15+ years of progressive data architecture experience
- Must have 7+ years of hands-on Databricks experience with medallion layer architecture
- Must have experience with Snowflake, Databricks, or SAP data platforms
Nice To Haves
- Active Databricks certifications
- Experience with SAP BDC/Datasphere and Databricks integration with zero-copy patterns
- SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) or SAP Integration Suite experience
- GenAI and agent systems on Databricks
- CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) for data platforms
- Experience in regulated industries (government, utilities, life sciences) and related frameworks (FedRAMP, ITAR, HIPAA, GxP, etc.)
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
- ERP certifications (SAP, Oracle, Workday, etc.)
Responsibilities
- Define enterprise data strategy, standards, and architectural blueprints
- Lead migration of legacy data environments to cloud-native platforms
- Design and implement large-scale data warehouses and data architectures
- Partner with SAP integrators, ERP planners, and institutional SMEs
- Ensure data integrity, security, governance, and accessibility
- Present architectural strategies and decisions to executive stakeholders
- Advise on Databricks reference architecture covering Lakeflow, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Mosaic AI, Databricks SQL, and Databricks Apps
- Guide platform migrations from legacy SQL and document stores onto Databricks
- Recommend security and governance-as-code: Unity Catalog ABAC, governed tags, row filters, column masks, encryption, and compliance security profiles
- Advise on tiered data pool architectures aligned to LANL's data classification policy and regulatory requirements
- Recommend FinOps standards, workload and cost management
- Mentor data engineers, analysts, and AI/ML teams; contribute to architecture reviews and enterprise standards
- Evaluate emerging Databricks capabilities and recommend adoption strategies
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
