Senior Data Architect (AWS/Azure)

Ccube; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ccube is seeking a Senior Data Architect to design enterprise-scale cloud data platforms on AWS and Azure from Mississauga, with a remote/hybrid work model. You will shape data architectures, data lakes, and data warehouses while ensuring security, governance, and cost optimization.

The role combines strategic architectural leadership with hands-on engineering, guiding ETL/ELT pipelines, medallion architecture, and modern data tooling.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in Data Architecture or Data Engineering.
• Strong experience with AWS and/or Azure.
• Expertise in Medallion Architecture and data landscapes.
• Proficient in SQL and Python, plus Spark/Databricks.

Responsibilities

• Design enterprise-scale cloud data architecture, data lakes, warehouses & lakehouses.
• Develop high-level designs and blueprints for data platforms.
• Lead Medallion Architecture implementation across Bronze, Silver, Gold.
• Define data models, governance, security frameworks.
• Lead ETL/ELT, batch and real-time data architecture.
• Drive cloud data modernization, performance and cost optimization.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor Data Engineering teams.

Skills

8–10 years experience

AWS Azure

Medallion Architecture

Data Lakes

Data Warehousing

HLDs diagrams

SQL

Python

Spark/Databricks

Kafka

Airflow/dbt

Data Governance

DevOps CI/CD

Stakeholder management

Architecture

Tools

Databricks

Kafka

Airflow

dbt

Spark

Job description

Senior Data Architect (AWS/Azure)

Passionate about Data ? Ccube wants you on the team!

Location: Mississauga, ON (Remote/Hybrid)

Employment Type: Full-Time

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.

We are looking for a Senior Data Architect to design and lead scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud data platforms across AWS and/or Azure.

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