Senior Data Architect: Cloud Data Lakes & AI Governance

ICBC (Insurance Corporation of British Columbia); North Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 101,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

ICBC is seeking a Senior Data Architect to lead the design, development and governance of enterprise data and analytics solutions for Corporate & DL. You will define standards, data models and stewardship across the landscape, guiding cloud migration, and mentoring cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes leadership, strategic thinking, and hands-on expertise in data lakes, warehouses and cloud-native analytics within a hybrid BC-based environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing enterprise data architectures in cloud and hybrid environments.
• Strong expertise in data modeling, including star/snowflake schemas and fact/dimension design.
• Experience with data lakes, data warehouses, and cloud-based analytics platforms.
• Proficient in SQL, data governance, security and privacy practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of enterprise data architecture, including data lakes, data warehouses, analytics platforms, and cloud-native data ecosystems.
• Define and maintain data models aligned with business and enterprise standards.
• Partner with business and technology teams to translate requirements into scalable, secure data solutions.
• Establish standards, governance, and best practices for data ingestion, transformation, storage and consumption.
• Provide architectural leadership for cloud migration, modernization, and analytics initiatives.
• Mentor team members and foster collaboration across architecture, engineering, analytics and business teams.

Skills

Enterprise data architecture

Data modeling

Cloud & hybrid environments

AWS data & analytics

SQL

Agile delivery

Communication

Leadership

Tools

Guidewire

SAP

Oracle

Jira

Job description

ICBC is seeking a Senior Data Architect to lead the design, development and governance of enterprise data and analytics solutions for Corporate & DL. You will define standards, data models and stewardship across the landscape, guiding cloud migration, and mentoring cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes leadership, strategic thinking, and hands-on expertise in data lakes, warehouses and cloud-native analytics within a hybrid BC-based environment.