Data Architect

Skanska USA; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Skanska USA is seeking a Data Architect to translate business strategy into secure, scalable data solutions across diverse platforms. You will govern data, drive best practices, and partner with cross-functional teams to ensure quality, privacy, security, and cost efficiency in analytics initiatives.

The role focuses on establishing trusted data foundations for analytics, self-service, automation, ML, and AI, while collaborating with data owners, cybersecurity, and enterprise architecture to

Qualifications

• 5+ years progressively responsible data architecture, data engineering, data integration, analytics engineering, or enterprise information management.
• 3+ years designing, developing, and supporting ETL/ELT pipelines using SSIS, Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Synapse or similar.
• 3+ years with APIs, orchestration, batch integration, incremental loading, CDC, file-based integration, and event/streaming patterns.
• 3+ years with Microsoft Fabric (preferred) or Databricks, data lakehouses, data warehouses, Apache Spark, Delta tables, data pipelines, orchestration.
• 2+ years designing cloud-based or hybrid data architectures.
• 2+ years with Git, automated testing, CI/CD, DataOps/DevOps, change and release management.

Responsibilities

• Translate business strategy and requirements into secure, scalable data solutions with governance across platforms.
• Partner with data owners, stewards, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, data engineering, analytics to meet quality, privacy, and performance needs.

Skills

5+ years of data architecture

SSIS, Azure Data Factory, Synapse

APIs, orchestration, CDC

Microsoft Fabric or Databricks

Cloud-based/hybrid data architectures

Git, CI/CD, DataOps/DevOps

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science/information systems/data engineering

Job description

Skanska is searching for a dynamic Data Architect. This is a great opportunity to start a career with a company that builds things that matter and values its team. We are proud to share our culture of diversity and inclusion.

Our work makes a clear contribution to society and the environment around us. We build in many different verticals. Whether we are building schools to provide inspiring spaces for learning, roads to connect communities or hospitals to care for patients, it all contributes to our purpose – we build for a better society.

Skanska's values —Be Better Together, Act Ethically and Transparently, Commit to Customer, and Care for Life— are deeply engrained in how we work, which is why our values support and drive our D&I efforts.

The Data Architect is responsible for translating business strategy and requirements into secure, scalable, supportable, and governed data solutions. This role emphasizes driving best practices and standardization across diverse data platforms and tools. The Data Architect partners with business leaders, data owners, data stewards, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, data engineering, analytics engineering, and application teams to ensure that data solutions are aligned with business needs and meet requirements for quality, privacy, security, interoperability, performance, reliability, observability, and cost. The role provides architectural ownership throughout the solution lifecycle and helps establish the trusted data foundation required for analytics, self-service, automation, machine learning, and AI.

Data Architect Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of progressive experience in data architecture, data engineering, data integration, analytics engineering, or enterprise information management.
• 3+ years of experience designing, developing, and supporting ETL/ELT pipelines using technologies such as SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Azure Synapse Analytics, or similar data integration platforms.
• 3+ years of experience with APIs, orchestration, batch integration, incremental loading, CDC, file-based integration, and event or streaming patterns.
• 3+ years of experience with Microsoft Fabric (preferred) or Databricks, including exposure to data lakehouses, data warehouses, Apache Spark, Delta tables, data pipelines, and orchestration.
• 2+ years designing cloud-based or hybrid data architectures
• 2+ years of experience with Git, automated testing, CI/CD, DataOps/DevOps, change management, and release management.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, data engineering, or a related discipline.

Currently, the company is not considering applicants for this position who now or in the future require employment sponsorship by the company.

Our Investment in you:

• We believe that Benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That's why we provide an array of options (including medical, dental, and vision insurance plans), expert guidance, and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially, and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and Benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
• As a Skanska community, our values ground us, and our diversity of experience propels us forward. No matter what your career stage, there's a place for you to thrive here and partner with us in shaping how our world lives, moves, and connects.
• At Skanska, we Care for Life. And we're committed to supporting your whole health and peace of mind through inclusive and personalized total rewards.
• We're committed to your success by developing you in your role and supporting your career growth
• Compensation and financial well-being – Competitive base salary, excellent bonus program, 401k, & Employee ownership program.

Come work with us and join a winning team!

Background Check Required

Skanska is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, citizenship, protected veteran status, or any other categories protected under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Skanska uses knowledge & foresight to shape the way people live, work, and connect. More than 135 years in the making, we’re one of the world’s largest construction and project development companies. With operations in select markets throughout the Nordics, Europe, and the United States, global revenue totaled $15.9 billion in 2024.

Skanska in the U.S. operates 28 offices across the country, with its headquarters in New York City. In 2024, the U.S. construction sector generated $8.2 billion in revenue, and the U.S. development sector’s net investments in commercial projects totaled $224 million.

Together with our customers and the collective expertise of our 6,300 teammates in the U.S. and 26,300 globally, we create innovative and sustainable solutions that support healthy living beyond our lifetime.