Data Architect - East Region

Slalom; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 115,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

Health, dental, & vision coverage

Annual discretionary bonus

Job summary

Slalom is seeking a Data Architect to join a collaborative team delivering innovative data platforms on AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will shape scalable architectures, build data pipelines, and guide technical decisions for premier clients.

This role emphasizes hands-on delivery and architectural leadership in a rapidly evolving cloud data environment. Ideal candidates bring senior-level data engineering and architecture experience, strong communication, and a proven ability to partner with clients

Qualifications

• Hands-on data engineer with production delivery experience.
• Experience in data architecture from design to implementation.
• Proficiency with cloud data ecosystems (AWS/Azure/GCP) and data warehousing technologies.
• Ability to work in client-facing environments and translate requirements into practical solutions.
• Leadership in guiding architecture while contributing to engineering work.
• Exposure to AI-accelerated data engineering tools and methods.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve data architectures for client environments by assessing current-state systems and defining scalable, future-state solutions.
• Remain hands-on with data engineering delivery, contributing directly to building, coding, and implementing data pipelines and platforms alongside the team.
• Balance architectural ownership with execution, guiding technical direction while actively participating in day-to-day engineering work.
• Collaborate closely with clients to translate business needs into effective data engineering and architecture solutions.
• Lead and contribute to solution design and technical discovery, including pre-sales or proposal support where applicable.

Skills

Hands-on data engineer

Data architecture

Cloud data ecosystems

Client-facing

Architectural leadership

AI-assisted data engineering

Communication skills

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Snowflake

Databricks

Redshift

BigQuery

Synapse Analytics

EMR

Kinesis

Kafka

Python

Java

Job description

At Slalom, we co-create custom software, data, and cloud products with clients who are ready to accelerate their digital transformation.We’repassionate about technology and compelled by its potential — building digital products, experiences, and technology-driven organizations that drive true change.

Our Data Architecture & Engineering team sees data as the foundation for decision‑making, artificial intelligence, and transformation. We embrace AI to scale with quality, innovate without fear, and use technology with purpose to unlock the full potential of data and create lasting impact.

Wedemonstrateevery day that talent, creativity, and technical excellence have no borders by delivering world‑class solutions that inspire people to dream big and move faster.

What You’ll Do

As a Data Architect at Slalom, you will work in collaborative teams to deliver innovative, scalable solutions across Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform technologies.You’llstay ahead of emerging technologies and help shape the next generation of data platforms for some of the most forward‑thinking organizations in data and analytics.

Your day-to-day will include:

• Design and evolve data architectures for client environments by assessing current‑state systems and defining scalable, future‑state solutions
• Remain hands‑on with data engineering delivery , contributing directly to building, coding, and implementing data pipelines and platforms alongside the team
• Balance architectural ownership with execution , guiding technical direction while actively participating in day‑to‑day engineering work
• Collaborate closely with clients to understand requirements, constraints, and technical environments , translating business needs into effective data engineering and architecture solutions
• Lead and contribute to solution design and technical discovery , including early‑stage conversations and, where applicable, pre‑sales or proposal support
• Build and design solutions on modern cloud data platforms , working with cloud providers, data warehousing technologies, and distributed processing frameworks
• Focus on data engineering and data architecture outcomes , with minimal emphasis on BI or data visualization work
• Apply and explore AI‑accelerated data engineering approaches , including the use of generative or AI‑enabled tools to improve speed, quality, and scalability of engineering and architecture tasks
• Adapt to project needs by starting engagements in an engineering capacity and progressively taking on deeper architectural ownership as solutions and teams mature

What You’ll Bring

• Strong experience as a hands‑on data engineer , with the ability to design, build, and maintain production‑grade data solutions while contributing directly to delivery
• Demonstrated experience in data architecture , including assessing existing client environments, designing scalable data platforms, and guiding technical decisions from design through implementation
• Experience working with modern cloud data ecosystems , including at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP), and familiarity with data warehousing and distributed data processing technologies
• Ability to operate comfortably in client‑facing environments , translating business and technical requirements into clear, practical data architecture and engineering solutions
• Experience balancing architectural leadership with execution , remaining actively involved in engineering work rather than operating as a purely conceptual or oversight role
• Exposure to AI‑accelerated data engineering , including the use of generative or AI‑enabled tools to improve the speed, quality, and effectiveness of data architecture and engineering tasks
• Flexibility to start engagements in an engineering capacity and evolve into deeper architectural ownership as project needs and solution maturity require
• Experience in most, but not all, of the following is expected:
• Cloud Platforms & Warehouses — Amazon Redshift, Snowflake, Google BigQuery , Azure Synapse Analytics, Amazon EMR
• Big Data & Streaming — Apache Spark, Presto, Databricks, Amazon Kinesis, Apache Kafka
• Programming Languages — Python, Java (object‑oriented)
• Lead, mentor and develop high‑performing Data Architects and Data Engineers
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with engineers, architects, and client stakeholders across discovery, delivery, and solution design phases

About Us

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries partner with clients to co‑create powerful customer experiences, modern ways of working, and meaningful impact.

What sets us apart? We believe work should be challenging and fulfilling, not perfect, but possible. That’s why we prioritize purpose, flexibility, connection, and recognition, so our people can thrive and love what they do, most days.

Compensation and Benefits

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that includemeaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long‑term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well‑being‑related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.

Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this role, we are hiring at the following levels and targeted base pay salary ranges:

Senior Consultant

• All other locations - $115,000 - $146,000
• All other locations - $146,000 - $183,000

In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus . Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

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EEO and Accommodations

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