Data Architect

PwC; Makati; On-site; PHP 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC is seeking a Data Architect within Advisory to design, implement, and govern the organization’s data architecture for optimal flow, storage, and accessibility. You will define scalable data models, integrate sources, and ensure compliance with governance and security standards.

The role emphasizes architecture oversight, alignment to business capabilities, and collaboration with stakeholders to translate requirements into data solutions and roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Experience designing data architectures and governance.
• Experience with ETL/ELT and data integration patterns.
• Cloud technologies experience (Azure, Databricks, AWS, GCP).
• Strong knowledge of data modeling and data warehousing concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver enterprise and solution data architectures enabling analytics and reporting.
• Define and govern data models, standards, and best practices across layers.
• Lead data analysis activities including source system analysis and data profiling.
• Develop data models and canonical definitions aligned to business capabilities.

Skills

AWS

Cloud Platform

Data Lake

Data Warehouse

Generative AI

GCP

ML

Programming Languages

SQL Databases

Education

Bachelor Degree

Job description

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Platform Engineering & Architecture

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

The Data Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing the organization’s data architecture to ensure optimal data flow, storage, and accessibility. This role involves creating scalable and secure data models, integrating data from multiple sources, and ensuring compliance with data governance and security standards.

Data Architecture Responsibilities

• Design and deliver enterprise and solution data architectures that solve business problems and enable analytics, reporting, and regulatory outcomes.
• Define and govern data models, standards, and best practices across conceptual, logical, and physical layers.
• Lead data analysis activities, including source system analysis, data profiling, and source-to-target mapping definitions.
• Develop and review data models and canonical data definitions; assure model alignment to business capabilities and use cases.
• Establish and embed data governance and data quality practices, policies, and controls, including measurement, monitoring, and remediation.
• Partner with business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable data solutions and roadmaps; articulate trade-offs and options.
• Oversee non-functional requirements (scalability, performance, security, reliability) and align architecture to target-state principles.
• Provide architecture oversight through delivery, ensuring traceability from requirements to design to implementation.
• Contribute to reference architectures and reusable patterns (ingestion, curation, access) to accelerate delivery.

Technical Skills

• Data analysis and profiling; source-to-target mapping; data modeling across conceptual, logical, and physical layers.
• ETL/ELT and integration patterns; batch and streaming data processing.
• Data warehousing approaches; relational and analytical data stores.
• Cloud technologies (MS Azure, Databricks, AWS, GCP); metadata and lineage; data quality management and controls.
• Strong knowledge of data modeling, ETL processes, and data warehousing.

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Education

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Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred: Bachelor Degree

Certifications

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Required Skills

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cloud Platform, Data Lake, Data Warehouse, Generative AI, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Machine Learning (ML), Programming Languages, SQL Databases

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Business Case Development, Business Data Analytics, Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT), Business Intelligence Development Studio, Communication, Competitive Advantage, Continuous Process Improvement, Data Analysis and Interpretation, Data Architecture, Database Management System (DBMS), Data Collection, Data Pipeline, Data Quality, Data Science, Data Visualization, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Inclusion, Industry Trend Analysis, Intellectual Curiosity, Java (Programming Language), Market Development {+ 7 more}

Desired Languages

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Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

Yes