Data Architect (Databricks), Colombia

CI&T; Colombia; On-site; COP 120,000,000 - 240,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Maternity and Parental leaves

Mobile services subsidy

Sick pay-Life insurance

CI&T University

Colombian Holidays

Paid Vacations

Job summary

CI&T, a global technology partner, seeks a Data Architect with strong AWS expertise to drive strategy and execution of enterprise data platforms and analytics products. You will bridge business stakeholders with data engineers and data science teams to transform raw data assets into scalable, high-value data products on AWS.

You will work to ensure high data quality, governance, and measurable business impact across initiatives, aligning with product roadmaps and organizational goals.

Qualifications

• Experience managing data platforms, ETL pipelines, or analytics products.
• AWS Technical Literacy: strong knowledge of AWS data services and patterns (Data Lake/Lakehouse/Data Mesh).
• Agile & Delivery: experience leading cross-functional squads using Scrum/Kanban and backlog tools (Jira, Linear).
• Data Skills: SQL proficiency and ability to query data to validate performance and metrics.
• Business Acumen: translate complex requirements into actionable business outcomes and executive communications.

Responsibilities

• Define vision, roadmap, and KPIs for data products on AWS.
• Collaborate with leadership, domain experts, and engineering to identify high-impact use cases.
• Oversee data architecture alignment on AWS services to support analytics and GenAI workloads.
• Ensure data governance, privacy, lineage, and quality standards.
• Lead agile delivery cycles with clear acceptance criteria and user stories.
• Measure adoption, ROI, and business value of data products.

Skills

Data governance

SQL

Agile delivery

Data visualization

Executive communication

Tools

S3

Redshift

Glue

Athena

QuickSight

IAM

Job description

At CI&T, we help large enterprises transform the potential of AI into real business impact with AI Deployment, AI-native execution, and tech-integrated business solutions.

With 30 years of experience in technological transformation, we accelerate innovation with expertise in Agentic SDLC, Application modernization, Data & AI, Martech and Business strategy.

We are 8,000 CI&Ters across more than 25 countries, collaborating to build solutions with real impact. AI is already part of how we work, evolve, and innovate every day.

We are looking for a Data Architect with strong AWS expertise to drive the strategy, development, and execution of our enterprise data platforms and analytics products. In this role, you will bridge the gap between business stakeholders, data engineers, and data science teams to transform raw data assets into scalable, high-value data products. You will leverage cloud-native AWS services to manage the product lifecycle from discovery to rollout, ensuring high data quality, governance, and business impact.

Responsibilities

• Product Strategy & Roadmap: Define the vision, roadmap, and KPIs for data products (data pipelines, data lakes, analytics dashboards, and AI/ML data features) on AWS
• Stakeholder Alignment & Discovery: Work with business leaders, domain experts, and engineering teams to identify high-impact use cases, translate business requirements into technical epics, and prioritize the backlogs
• AWS Data Ecosystem Management: Oversee product architecture alignment on AWS data services (e.g., S3, Glue, Redshift, Athena, Bedrock/SageMaker) to support scalable analytics and GenAI workloads
• Data Governance & Quality: Partner with Security and Data Governance teams to enforce data access controls, privacy regulations (LGPD/GDPR/HIPAA), data lineage, and data quality standards
• Execution & Product Delivery: Lead agile development cycles, defining clear acceptance criteria, managing user stories, and ensuring timely delivery of data solutions
• Adoption & Value Measurement: Track usage metrics, adoption rates, and ROI of data products to continuously optimize user engagement and business value

Requirements

• Experience specifically managing data platforms, ETL pipelines, or analytics products
• AWS Technical Literacy: Solid understanding of the AWS data stack (S3, Redshift, Glue, EMR, Athena, QuickSight, IAM) and cloud-native data architecture patterns (Data Lake, Lakehouse, Data Mesh)
• Agile & Delivery: Strong experience leading cross-functional squads using Scrum/Kanban, backlog management tools (Jira, Linear), and defining clear user stories
• Data Skills: Proficiency in SQL and data visualization tools, with the ability to query data directly to validate product performance and metrics
• Business Acumen: Demonstrated track record of converting complex technical requirements into actionable business outcomes and executive-ready communications

Nice to Have

• Databricks Certified Consultant (Associate/Professional); DBRto EMR on AWS migration experience

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or Pragmatic Institute Certification

Our benefits include

• Maternity and Parental leaves
• Mobile services subsidy
• Sick pay-Life insurance
• CI&T University
• Colombian Holidays
• Paid Vacations

And many others.

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