Data Architect

Tiger Analytics, LLC; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Tiger Analytics, LLC in Boston is seeking an experienced professional to lead large-scale cloud and data modernization initiatives. The role focuses on assessing and driving enterprise migration programs to transform technology landscapes and optimize legacy systems.

With a minimum of 10 years of experience in data and application migration, candidates must have hands-on experience with AWS and strong stakeholder management skills. The company offers significant career development opportunities in a fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data, application, or platform migration programs.
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud platform and cloud migration strategies.
• Strong understanding of ETL/ELT tools and cloud data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-scale data, application, and platform migration initiatives.
• Conduct discovery and assessment sessions with stakeholders.
• Define and recommend various migration approaches.

Skills

Cloud transformation

Stakeholder management

Data migration strategies

Agile methodologies

Tools

AWS Cloud

ETL/ELT tools

BI/reporting platforms

Relational databases

Job description

Tiger Analytics is pioneering what AI and analytics can do to solve some of the toughest problems faced by organizations globally. We develop bespoke solutions powered by data and technology for several Fortune 100 companies. We have offices in multiple cities across the US, UK, India, and Singapore, and a substantial remote global workforce.

If you are passionate about leading large-scale cloud and data modernization initiatives that transform enterprise platforms, we would love to hear from you. We are seeking an experienced and dynamic professional to play a key role in assessing, planning, and driving enterprise migration programs across data, applications, and cloud platforms. This role will help clients modernize their technology landscape, optimize legacy systems, and enable scalable, cloud-native architectures aligned with business goals.

Responsibilities

1. Lead enterprise-scale data, application, and platform migration initiatives across cloud and modern data ecosystems
2. Conduct discovery and assessment sessions with Business Units, SMEs, and IT stakeholders to understand current-state systems and migration requirements
3. Assess ETL/ELT pipelines, BI/reporting assets, databases, enterprise applications, and cloud platforms to define migration scope and strategy
4. Drive migration planning activities including dependency analysis, process-to-object mapping, complexity assessment, and wave-based execution planning
5. Define and recommend migration approaches such as Rehost (Lift-and-Shift), Replatform, Refactor/Modernization, and Retire/Replace
6. Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, Cloud Architects, Data Engineers, and Analytics teams to align migration roadmaps with target-state architecture
7. Ensure migration readiness by coordinating testing, validation, cutover planning, and implementation governance
8. Provide technical leadership and strategic guidance on cloud modernization, data modernization, and migration best practices
9. Track risks, dependencies, and project milestones while maintaining clear communication with business and technical stakeholders
10. Support solution planning, effort estimation, and implementation readiness activities for migration programs

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data, application, or platform migration programs
• Strong experience leading enterprise cloud transformation and modernization initiatives
• Hands‑on experience with AWS cloud platform and cloud migration strategies
• Strong understanding of ETL/ELT tools, BI/reporting platforms, relational databases, and cloud data platforms
• Experience with migration assessment, dependency analysis, and migration roadmap planning
• Knowledge of data modernization and lakehouse architectures
• Background in enterprise architecture or solution design

• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Experience coordinating large-scale migration activities across business and technology teams
• Self-driven individual with the ability to work independently in fast-paced transformation environments
• Experience with Agile delivery methodologies and enterprise-scale implementation programs

Significant career development opportunities exist as the company grows. The position offers a unique opportunity to be part of a small, fast-growing, challenging, and entrepreneurial environment, with a high degree of individual responsibility.

Tiger Analytics provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.