Head of Data Platforms & Strategy

Light-it; Buenos Aires; On-site; ARS 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Light-it in Argentina is seeking a senior Data Architect/Lead to design and build modern data platforms, mentor a team of Data Engineers, and stay hands-on in architecture and delivery for client projects.

You will drive data strategy, scope initiatives, and partner with Databricks, Snowflake, dbt, Spark, and Airflow to unlock analytics, AI, and new product opportunities while ensuring governance and security. This role requires excellent English and the ability to work with senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Production data platforms experience required.
• Experience leading Data Engineers.
• Strong communication with clients and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Data Engineers while remaining hands-on in architecture, technical decisions, and delivery.
• Lead Data projects from discovery through production.
• Define technical standards, patterns, and best practices across Light-it.
• Help scope projects, estimate effort, define delivery approaches, and participate in hiring and developing Data talent.
• Lead data strategy engagements with clients, assessing existing environments and defining modernization strategies and roadmaps.
• Help clients identify opportunities to leverage data for analytics, automation, AI, and new products.
• Define and evolve Light-it’s Data strategy and offering.

Skills

Data architecture

Databricks

Snowflake

Data governance

Leadership

Client engagement

English proficiency

Tools

dbt

Spark

Airflow

Job description

Light-it in Argentina is seeking a senior Data Architect/Lead to design and build modern data platforms, mentor a team of Data Engineers, and stay hands-on in architecture and delivery for client projects.

You will drive data strategy, scope initiatives, and partner with Databricks, Snowflake, dbt, Spark, and Airflow to unlock analytics, AI, and new product opportunities while ensuring governance and security. This role requires excellent English and the ability to work with senior stakeholders.