AI & Data Strategy Architect

Metis Strategy; Walnut Creek (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical insurance, and V

Parental leave and family benefits

Retirement contributions

Stipend for continued learning

Paid time off

Job summary

Metis Strategy, a management and strategy consulting firm, seeks a Data & AI Associate for the San Francisco Bay Area. You will support data-driven and AI-enabled strategies for large enterprises, collaborating with client stakeholders to identify use cases, prioritize investments, and enable enterprise adoption of data and AI solutions.

You will help assess data and AI maturity, develop business cases, and contribute to governance, operating models, and change management.

Qualifications

• 4 to 6 years of experience in data engineering, analytics, software development, or related roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field.
• Foundational understanding of data architecture, data modeling, and data integration.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and modern data ecosystems is a plus.
• Basic experience with data tools (SQL, Python, Tableau, Excel, or similar).
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, client-facing environment.
• Effective communication and collaboration with team members.

Responsibilities

• Gather business requirements, data needs, and technical constraints for data/AI solutions.
• Design and implement data/AI architectures and conceptual/logical data models.
• Apply governance policies to ensure data quality, security, and compliance.
• Evaluate and integrate data/AI tools and platforms under guidance from senior architects.
• Design data flows and pipelines across systems and cloud environments.
• Collaborate with data engineers to implement solutions aligned with architectural guidelines.
• Develop prototypes and PoCs to validate approaches before full-scale implementation.
• Write IaC scripts (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation) for cloud configuration.
• Review code/architecture to identify bottlenecks and improve performance.
• Support modernization efforts, migrate legacy systems to cloud data platforms.
• Document data architectures, models, and processes for knowledge sharing.
• Work with stakeholders on data governance and lifecycle activities.

Skills

Data engineering

Analytics

Software development

SQL

Python

Tableau

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/IS

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Job description

Metis Strategy, a management and strategy consulting firm, seeks a Data & AI Associate for the San Francisco Bay Area. You will support data-driven and AI-enabled strategies for large enterprises, collaborating with client stakeholders to identify use cases, prioritize investments, and enable enterprise adoption of data and AI solutions.

You will help assess data and AI maturity, develop business cases, and contribute to governance, operating models, and change management.