Data Architect

Job Title : Data Architect

Location: Hartford, CT OR Minneapolis, MN (This is 4 days onsite role)

Data Architecture & Design Data Modeling: Design, maintain, and evolve comprehensive data models (Conceptual, Logical, and Physical) for core business services and platforms.

Data Flow: Define and create data flow diagrams and orchestration strategies, ensuring efficient and governed data movement between up- and downstream systems.

System Alignment: Collaborate closely with Application and Cloud Architects to ensure the organization’s technical systems are designed to fully support the established data architecture standards.

Technology Selection: Develop product short-lists and evaluation criteria for selecting data architecture components, such as data warehousing solutions, Big Data platforms (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Kafka), and database technologies (SQL/NoSQL).

2. Data Governance & Quality Governance Frameworks: Evolve and define data governance policies, standards, and best practices across the organization.

Metadata Management: Design, support, and manage data dictionaries, metadata repositories, and common entities to ensure consistent use and definition of data.

Data Quality: Drive the standards for Data Quality across multiple datasets, ensuring consistency and data trust across the enterprise.

Compliance: Design data retention, upgrade, management, decommission, and archive strategies in compliance with data policies and regulatory standards (e.g., data privacy).

3. Technical Leadership & Mentorship Oversight: Provide technical oversight, advice, and guidance to other Data Architects, Data Engineers, and development teams regarding data structures and associated components.

Work Experience 10-15Years