Senior Data Architect — AI-Driven Data Platform Leader

Blanc Labs; Colombia; On-site; COP 180,000,000 - 240,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Blanc Labs in Colombia is seeking a Senior Data Architect with AI Skills to lead enterprise data architecture across modern data platforms. You will shape models, lakes, and warehouses, and drive AI/ML workloads with scalable governance.

Role combines data engineering and modeling with hands-on work on Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, and AWS to build secure, cost-efficient data solutions. You will mentor teams and partner with business stakeholders for scalable outcomes.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or related roles.
• Strong hands-on experience designing data models (conceptual, logical, physical) for enterprise systems.
• Proven experience building and optimizing ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Hands-on experience implementing Master Data Management (MDM) solutions.
• Strong expertise with Databricks for data engineering and analytics workloads.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric for unified data and analytics solutions.
• Solid experience with AWS data services (e.g., S3, Glue, Redshift, RDS, Lake Formation).
• Understanding of AI/ML data requirements, including feature engineering and data preparation for GenAI and LLM-based systems.
• Strong knowledge of data governance, data quality, and metadata management practices.
• Proficiency in SQL and familiarity with Python or other data engineering languages.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve enterprise data architecture strategies, including data models, data lakes, and data warehouses.
• Lead the design and implementation of ETL/ELT pipelines to support analytics, reporting, and AI/ML workloads.
• Architect and implement Master Data Management (MDM) frameworks to ensure data quality, consistency, and governance across systems.
• Design and build modern data platforms using Databricks and Microsoft Fabric.
• Architect cloud-native data solutions on AWS, ensuring scalability, security, and cost efficiency.
• Define data governance standards, metadata management practices, and data lineage frameworks.
• Collaborate with data science and AI teams to design data architectures that support machine learning, GenAI, and agentic system use cases.
• Partner with business and technical stakeholders to translate data requirements into scalable architectural solutions.
• Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, and best practices for data integration, storage, and processing.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to data engineering teams.
• Troubleshoot complex data pipeline and platform issues, driving root cause analysis and long-term fixes.
• Drive continuous improvement in data architecture, performance, and observability.

Skills

Data architecture

Data modeling

ETL/ELT pipelines

GenAI capabilities

Data governance

MDM

SQL

Python

Tools

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

AWS (S3/Glue/Redshift)

Data cataloging

Job description

Blanc Labs in Colombia is seeking a Senior Data Architect with AI Skills to lead enterprise data architecture across modern data platforms. You will shape models, lakes, and warehouses, and drive AI/ML workloads with scalable governance.

Role combines data engineering and modeling with hands-on work on Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, and AWS to build secure, cost-efficient data solutions. You will mentor teams and partner with business stakeholders for scalable outcomes.