Data Architect: Cloud Platforms & AI-Enabled Data Pipelines

Slalom; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

Health, dental, vision coverage

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Well-being reimbursement

Discounted home/auto/pet insurance

Job summary

Slalom is seeking a Data Architect to join our Data Architecture & Engineering team in Boston. You will design and evolve data architectures, stay hands-on with data pipelines, and collaborate with clients to translate business needs into scalable data solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

The role emphasizes data engineering outcomes, cloud platforms, and AI-enabled approaches. Typical responsibilities include leading design discussions, mentoring teammates, and contributing to pre-sales and

Qualifications

• Hands-on data engineer able to build production-grade data solutions.
• Experience designing scalable data platforms and guiding technical decisions.
• Proficient with modern cloud data ecosystems (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Comfortable in client-facing environments and translating requirements.
• Experience balancing leadership with hands-on engineering work.
• Exposure to AI-accelerated data engineering and AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve data architectures for client environments.
• Contribute to building, coding, and implementing data pipelines.
• Guide technical direction while actively coding and delivering.
• Collaborate with clients to translate business needs into data solutions.
• Lead solution design and early technical discovery, including pre-sales support.
• Build on modern cloud data platforms using warehousing and processing tech.
• Focus on data engineering outcomes with minimal BI emphasis.
• Apply AI-accelerated approaches to improve speed and quality.

Skills

Hands-on data eng

Data architecture

Cloud platforms

Client-facing

AI in data eng

Leadership in architecture

Tools

Apache Spark

Databricks

Kinesis

Kafka

Python

Java

Job description

Slalom is seeking a Data Architect to join our Data Architecture & Engineering team in Boston. You will design and evolve data architectures, stay hands-on with data pipelines, and collaborate with clients to translate business needs into scalable data solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

The role emphasizes data engineering outcomes, cloud platforms, and AI-enabled approaches. Typical responsibilities include leading design discussions, mentoring teammates, and contributing to pre-sales and