Pega Lead Business Architect

staffmax staffing recruiting; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

StaffMax Staffing Recruiting in Mississauga, ON is seeking a Senior Data Architect to lead enterprise-scale data architectures in a cloud-first environment. The role blends strategic architecture with hands-on engineering to deliver scalable data platforms on AWS and Azure, ensuring governance, security, and cost optimization.

You will design data lakes, lakehouses and medallion architectures, create high-level designs, mentor the data engineering team, and collaborate with stakeholders to

Qualifications

• 8–10 years in data architecture/engineering.
• Strong AWS/Azure experience.
• Medallion Architecture and data lakes/lakehouses expertise.
• HLDs, diagrams and technical design documentation proficiency.
• SQL and Python proficiency.
• Spark, Databricks, Kafka, Airflow, dbt experience.
• Data governance, security, CI/CD & DevOps knowledge.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Design enterprise-scale cloud data architecture, data lakes, warehouses & lakehouses.
• Develop HLDs and architecture blueprints for data platforms.
• Design and implement Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver & Gold).
• Define data models, integration patterns, governance and security.
• Lead ETL/ELT, batch & real-time data architecture.
• Drive cloud data modernization, performance and cost optimization.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor Data Engineering teams.

Skills

Data architecture

AWS/Azure

Medallion architecture

Data lakes

HLDs/diagrams

SQL

Python

Spark

Databricks

Kafka

Airflow

dbt

Governance

Security

CI/CD

DevOps

Communication

Stakeholder mgmt

Tools

Databricks

Job description

We are looking for a highly skilled "Senior Data Architect" to join our growing data and cloud team in Mississauga, ON (Remote/Hybrid).

The ideal candidate will design enterprise-scale data architectures, build robust data pipelines, and implement scalable cloud-native data platforms on AWS/Azure.

This role requires a blend of strategic architecture expertise and hands-on engineering capabilities to transform complex data into actionable business insights while ensuring security, scalability, governance, and cost optimization.

Role: Senior Data Architect (AWS/Azure) Location: Mississauga, ON (Remote-Hybrid) Employment Type: Full-Time

CA$115,000.00–CA$140,000.00 yearly

Key Responsibilities

• Design enterprise-scale cloud data architecture, data lakes, warehouses & lakehouses
• Develop HLDs (High-Level Designs) and architecture blueprints for data platforms
• Design and implement Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver & Gold layers)
• Define data models, integration patterns, governance and security frameworks
• Lead ETL/ELT, batch & real-time data architecture
• Drive cloud data modernization, performance and cost optimization
• Provide technical leadership and mentor Data Engineering teams

Must-Have Skills

• 8-10 years of experience in Data Architecture / Data Engineering
• Strong experience with AWS and/or Azure
• Expertise in Medallion Architecture, Data Lakes/Lakehouses & Data Warehousing
• Strong experience creating HLDs, architecture diagrams and technical design documents
• Strong SQL and experience with Python or equivalent programming languages
• Experience with Spark, Databricks, Kafka, Airflow/dbt or equivalent technologies
• Experience working with structured and unstructured data
• Knowledge of Data Governance, Security, CI/CD & DevOps
• Excellent architecture, communication and stakeholder management skills

Good to Have

• AWS/Azure certifications
• Databricks Certification
• Snowflake experience
• Data Mesh concepts
• MLOps / AI data platform experience