Data Architect: AI-Driven Cloud Analytics Leader

Inspire11; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Inspire11 seeks a Data Architect to design the data backbone for client analytics, AI, and automation initiatives. You will shape modern data platforms, ensuring secure, reliable delivery across complex environments.

You will design cloud-native architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP; build ELT/ETL pipelines with SQL and Python; develop data lakes and warehouses, and govern data with privacy and metadata standards.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data architecture or related fields.
• Proficient in SQL and Python with hands-on ELT/ETL experience.
• Experience with cloud data platforms (Fabric, Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift, Synapse, BigQuery).
• Strong data modeling (relational and star schemas) and metadata management.
• Knowledge of DevOps and IaC (Git, Terraform, CI/CD) and automated testing.
• Familiarity with AI/ML and potential automation/use cases.
• Excellent communication, consulting, and leadership skills.
• Willingness to be onsite at Inspire11 or client location as needed.

Responsibilities

• Design the technical backbone of clients' data ecosystems for scalable analytics, AI, and automation.
• Lead cloud-native data architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Lead ELT/ETL pipelines using SQL and Python.
• Build and optimize data platforms (data lakes and warehouses: Fabric, Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift, Synapse, BigQuery).
• Ensure data privacy, security, and compliance with governance frameworks.
• Implement IaC, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks.
• Conduct data profiling and validation to guide architectural decisions.
• Translate business needs into scalable designs with mappings and technical docs.
• Identify opportunities to integrate AI/ML and ML feature stores.
• Support client engagement and pre-sales, presenting architectural strategies and mentoring teams.
• Anticipate and apply AI-powered solutions and LLM integrations.

Job description

Inspire11 seeks a Data Architect to design the data backbone for client analytics, AI, and automation initiatives. You will shape modern data platforms, ensuring secure, reliable delivery across complex environments.

You will design cloud-native architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP; build ELT/ETL pipelines with SQL and Python; develop data lakes and warehouses, and govern data with privacy and metadata standards.