Data Architect

Talentify; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Diverse Lynx LLC in Atlanta, GA seeks a Data Architect to define and own the enterprise data architecture aligned with business strategy and cloud-first principles.

Design AWS-based data lake architectures, establish standards for data modeling and ETL/ELT pipelines, and enable BI platforms via robust data models and semantic layers. Leadership and governance duties are integral to the role.

Qualifications

• Define and own the enterprise data architecture aligned with business strategy.
• Design AWS-based data lake architectures incorporating Bronze, Silver, Gold layers.
• Establish standards for data modeling and ETL/ELT pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Guide data ingestion from multiple sources and ensure data quality.
• Enable BI/analytics platforms with semantic models and stable datasets.
• Govern data governance, metadata, lineage, and security practices.
• Mentor data engineers and analysts; contribute to modernization roadmaps.

Skills

Data architecture

AWS cloud

Data modeling

ETL/ELT patterns

BI/Analytics

Data governance

Leadership

Mentoring

Tools

S3

Glue

Athena

Redshift

Lake Formation

EMR

Lambda

Step Functions

Kinesis

MSK

Job description

Job Title

Data Architect

Location

Atlanta, GA

Duration

Fulltime

Salary Range

$100,000-$150,000 a year

Job Description

Define and own the enterprise data architecture aligned with business strategy and cloud-first principles.

Design and implement AWS-based data lake architectures, leveraging Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold layers).

Establish standards for data modeling (conceptual, logical, and physical) for analytical and reporting workloads.

Drive architectural decisions for batch and near–real-time data processing.

AWS & Cloud Technologies

Architect solutions using AWS services such as:

• S3, Glue, Athena, Redshift, Lake Formation
• EMR, Lambda, Step Functions
• Kinesis / MSK (streaming, where applicable)

Ensure architectures are secure, scalable, cost-Eligible to workimized, and highly available.

Collaborate with cloud platform teams to align on networking, IAM, encryption, and governance.

Data Engineering & Integration

Guide data ingestion patterns from multiple sources (operational systems, SaaS platforms, APIs, streaming sources).

Define standards for ETL/ELT pipelines, orchestration, and data quality frameworks.

Partner with Data Engineering teams to ensure architectural integrity during implementation.

Business Intelligence & Analytics

Enable BI and analytics platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, QuickSight) through Eligible to workimized data models and semantic layers.

Design Gold-layer datasets Eligible to workimized for reporting, dashboards, and advanced analytics.

Ensure consistency and reliability of enterprise KPIs and metrics.

Governance, Quality & Security

Establish data governance principles including metadata management, lineage, cataloging, and stewardship.

Define data quality rules, monitoring, and remediation processes.

Ensure compliance with enterprise security, privacy, and regulatory requirements

Leadership & Collaboration

Act as a trusted advisor to business and technology leadership.

Review and approve solution designs, ensuring alignment with target architecture.

Mentor data engineers, analysts, and junior architects.

Contribute to roadmap planning and modernization initiatives.

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