Data Architect - 12 month contract

Eunasolutions; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Euna Solutions is building a modern data foundation. We seek a senior data architect to define reference architecture, governance posture, and durable patterns across a full data program.

You will design from raw to curated layers and roll up your sleeves to build with the team when needed. We value hands-on experience with managed AWS data services, governance controls, and a pragmatic approach to avoid over-engineering while enabling rapid, compliant data delivery.

Qualifications

• Senior data architect with production AWS experience and lakehouse design.
• Fluency with medallion/ layered data architectures and governance controls.
• Experience designing contextual or semantic data layers to reduce GenAI token usage.
• Hands-on knowledge of managed AWS data services (Glue, Athena, Lake Formation, DMS).
• Experience in data classification, PII handling, access control, lineage and residency.
• Ability to define blueprints, avoid over-engineering, and hand off durable patterns.

Responsibilities

• Define a managed AWS reference architecture that delivers reliability with a small team.
• Specify the layered data model from raw to cleansed to curated to a safe analytical layer.
• Establish governance across data classification, PII handling, access control, lineage and residency.
• Create reusable engineering patterns for capture, land-and-store, transform-and-serve, and govern.
• Design loose coupling from operational systems using change-data-capture or scheduled extracts.
• Drop into delivery and build data products when the team needs extra hands.

Skills

AWS data architecture

Data governance

S3 lakehouse design

Medallion/ layered architecture

Pattern-based governance

Tools

AWS Glue

AWS Athena

Lake Formation

DMS

dbt

Redshift

n8n

Job description

The Opportunity

Euna Solutions is building a modern data foundation, and we need the architect who will define it. You'll set the reference architecture, engineering patterns, and governance posture for an entire data program — then roll up your sleeves and build alongside the team when it matters. If you thrive on designing things right the first time and handing durable patterns to engineers who can run with them, this is your engagement.

What You'll Do

• Define a managed AWS reference architecture that delivers reliability without requiring a large team to operate it
• Specify the layered data model — raw to cleansed to curated to a fully safe analytical layer that holds no sensitive data — so the program never becomes a data swamp
• Establish governance across every layer: data classification, constituent PII handling, access control, lineage, and residency
• Create reusable engineering patterns for capture, land-and-store, transform-and-serve, and govern, so every team building data products assembles them consistently instead of reinventing plumbing
• Design loose coupling from operational systems using change-data-capture or scheduled extracts, without creating hard dependencies on their roadmaps
• Set the two-speed guardrail — make the governed, pattern-based path the default and define the narrow criteria under which a low-code workflow is permitted
• Drop into delivery and build data products yourself when the team needs the extra hands

What You Bring

• Senior data architecture experience with production AWS systems, including S3-based lake or lakehouse designs and a governed analytical layer
• Deep fluency with medallion or layered data architectures and the governance controls that ride across them
• Experience designing contextual or semantic data layers that reduce GenAI token consumption so downstream AI features run faster and cost less
• Hands-on knowledge of managed AWS data services — Glue, Athena, Lake Formation, DMS or equivalent — with a strong bias toward managed over self-run
• Proven experience designing for data classification, PII handling, access control, lineage, and residency, ideally in a regulated or public sector context
• The judgment to build just enough: you can define a blueprint without over-engineering it, defer what the backlog doesn't yet need, and hand off clean, documented patterns a small team can execute against

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Familiarity with dbt and warehouse-side modeling (e.g. Redshift) and with low-code orchestration such as n8n
• Experience with Canadian data residency requirements and multi-region AWS deployments
• A track record of standing up governance from day one rather than retrofitting it later

Location

This position will be hybrid with 3 days/week in our Atlanta, GA office. (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)

AI Mindset at Euna Solutions

We believe the future of work is human + AI. At Euna Solutions, we encourage our team members to leverage AI tools to enhance creativity, efficiency, and decision-making. We’re looking for people who are curious about emerging technologies, eager to experiment, and committed to using AI responsibly to augment—not replace—their expertise.

If you enjoy exploring new ways to solve problems, learning continuously, and applying AI to make your work smarter and more impactful, you’ll thrive here.

Life at Euna Solutions

We'rea team of builders, problem-solvers, and public sector champions.We'vebuilt a workplace around a straightforward idea: people do their best work whenthey'retrusted, supported, and notrunning onempty.

Here’s what that actually looks like:

How we work

We're hybrid — three days a week in our Oakville or Atlanta offices, with standard hours on those days. What the remaining days look like depends on your role and your manager. We talk about it early in theprocessso there are no surprises on either side.

EunafierDays

Twice a year, you get an extra day tacked onto a long weekend. Simple reason: people who take breaks do better work. Use it however you need.

Community is part of who we are

Our Engagement Committee finds meaningful ways to give back through time, donations, and sharedexpertise.We're invested in the places where our people actually live and work.

Philanthropy Time

We give every employee up to eight hours a year to spend on causes that matter to them. We want you to show up for your community — and we make time for it.

Real connection at scale

Youwon'tknow all 600+ people — andthat'sokay. What matters is building real relationships with the people you work with every day. Our culture team creates consistent opportunities for that, so workdoesn'tfeelisolating.

Room to grow

Whether you're going deep on AI, building expertise in government tech, or stepping into a bigger role, we invest in your development — through budget, mentorship, and real opportunity to move when you're ready.

About Euna Solutions

Euna Solutions® is the leading provider of purpose-built, cloud-based software designed to streamline procurement, budgeting, payments, and grantsmanagement for public sector and government organizations. Euna’s AI-powered features and intelligent automation help organizations make better-informed decisions, ensure compliance, empower collaboration, and reduce administrative burden. Euna’s full-cycle financial suite supports more than 3,600 organizations across North America in building trust, enabling transparency, and driving positive community impact. Recognized on Government Technology’s GovTech100 list, Euna Solutions is committed to advancing public sector innovation. To learn more, visit www.eunasolutions.com. Euna's privacy policy is available here.

Please visit our website: https://eunasolutions.com/careers/ and check out our LinkedIn Pages https://www.linkedin.com/company/eunasolutions/.

We believe in embracing new perspectives and optimizing impact.

If there are any accommodations our team can make throughout our hiring process (big or small), please let us know.

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