AI-Driven Data Architect - Remote

Techtorch; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly environment

Biannual team offsites

AI tooling integration

High autonomy

Full data/AI stack access

Exposure to PE portfolio

Job summary

Techtorch is seeking a Senior Data Architect to design and govern modern data architectures supporting analytics, reporting, and AI-driven use cases. You will define data storage, access, and security across systems, aligning data strategy with business priorities.

You will collaborate with business and tech stakeholders to design scalable data platforms, promote data integrity, and enable enterprise-wide integration. Experience with cloud stacks and data modeling is essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or related roles in complex environments.
• Demonstrated experience designing robust technical solutions for clients or customers.
• Experience serving as a technical lead - mentoring, coaching, and setting technical direction for data engineers, analysts, and other technical resources.
• Strong background in data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical), warehousing (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery), and database design.
• Familiarity with modern data transformation practices (dbt) and dimensional modeling patterns, including SCDs.
• Proficient in data modeling tools (ER/Studio, Erwin) and relational/NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise data architecture, including models, flow diagrams, and integration frameworks.
• Define and enforce architecture standards, governance models, and documentation practices.
• Design scalable, flexible solutions that align with modern data warehousing and cloud-native best practices.
• Drive the design and implementation of data integration pipelines and APIs across systems.
• Lead efforts in data modeling, database design, and architecture optimization.
• Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and developers to ensure architectural consistency and performance.
• Mentor and provide technical direction to engineers on the Data Practice team, including full-stack engineers building applications on top of the data foundation.
• Oversee data quality, lineage, and security strategies across the organization.
• Provide guidance on big data technologies, ETL platforms, and modern cloud ecosystems.
• Support strategic decisions through architectural reviews, proofs of concept, and solution roadmaps.

Skills

Data architecture

Data modeling

Leadership

Cloud data stacks

AI/ML in data

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Snowflake

Redshift

BigQuery

ER/Studio

Erwin

SQL Server

Oracle

MongoDB

Job description

Techtorch is seeking a Senior Data Architect to design and govern modern data architectures supporting analytics, reporting, and AI-driven use cases. You will define data storage, access, and security across systems, aligning data strategy with business priorities.

You will collaborate with business and tech stakeholders to design scalable data platforms, promote data integrity, and enable enterprise-wide integration. Experience with cloud stacks and data modeling is essential.