Data Architect: AWS Modernization & Real-Time Analytics

BlueMatrix; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

BlueMatrix in the United States is seeking a strategic and hands-on Data Architect to design scalable data solutions in the cloud. You will modernize our data ecosystem using dbt, build real-time analytics foundations, and enable enterprise-scale reporting across the organization.

You will lead data platform evolution on AWS (S3, Glue, Redshift, Kinesis), set data governance standards, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product and engineering teams to align data with business goals.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in data architecture with end-to-end ownership of a modern data platform.
• Expertise in data modeling (3NF, star), ELT/ETL design, and performance tuning.
• Solid understanding of AWS services (S3, Glue, Lambda, Redshift, Kinesis).
• Strong SQL and Python; CI/CD and data testing in dbt.
• Knowledge of governance, lineage, metadata management, and data quality.
• Experience with streaming technologies (Kafka, Kinesis) and large datasets.
• Experience modernising platforms and migrations while keeping live systems.
• Documentation, observability, data quality and testing as default.
• Sets patterns and standards across application teams.
• Works across engineering and business.

Responsibilities

• Architect and evolve our data platform.
• Design and implement batch and streaming pipelines, ensuring scalability and cost-efficiency in AWS.
• Establish best practices for data modeling, warehouse schema design, and semantic layer standardization using dbt.
• Define and enforce data governance, security, and privacy policies in alignment with compliance frameworks.
• Lead data migration from legacy sources to AWS; work closely with DevOps to automate and secure deployment processes.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to understand data needs and align solutions with business goals.
• Mentor and guide data engineers; support code reviews, architectural reviews, and team upskilling.

Skills

SQL

Python

ELT/ETL design

dbt

Data modeling

Data governance

Streaming tech

Kinesis/Kafka

CI/CD

Tools

Airflow

Terraform

Great Expectations

Monte Carlo

AWS services

Job description

BlueMatrix in the United States is seeking a strategic and hands-on Data Architect to design scalable data solutions in the cloud. You will modernize our data ecosystem using dbt, build real-time analytics foundations, and enable enterprise-scale reporting across the organization.

You will lead data platform evolution on AWS (S3, Glue, Redshift, Kinesis), set data governance standards, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product and engineering teams to align data with business goals.