Data Architect for Cloud Data Platforms & AI Analytics

Mindex; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid holidays

Flexible time off

401k with company match

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Mindex in Rochester, NY seeks a Data Architect to shape data strategy and architecture supporting analytics, AI, and data-driven initiatives. You will lead architecture discussions, set data standards, and partner with data engineers, scientists, and business leaders to design robust data platforms.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in data engineering/architecture, strong Azure and Snowflake experience, and proven collaboration across technical and business teams.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or equivalent software/services experience required
• 8+ years of progressive experience in data engineering/architecture
• 5+ years designing modern data platforms using Snowflake, Databricks, Spark or similar systems
• Strong experience (5+ years) in Python, SQL, PySpark, R for large-scale data processing
• Proven experience architecting and optimizing complex data pipelines and ecosystems
• 3+ years designing cloud-based data architectures with Azure (Data Factory, Data Lake, Databricks, Spark, Cosmos DB)
• Demonstrated experience leading architecture decisions and establishing standards
• Experience with data governance, security, privacy, and compliance in enterprise environments
• Hands-on with Agile methodologies and design within Agile teams
• Experience with CI/CD, DevOps, and infrastructure-as-code (Azure DevOps, Terraform)
• Experience integrating enterprise systems (Salesforce FSC/Data Cloud)
• Mentor engineering teams and influence technical strategy

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, high-performance data architectures across cloud and hybrid environments
• Define and enforce data modeling standards (conceptual/logical/physical)
• Build and optimize enterprise data pipelines to support analytics and operations
• Architect data platforms using Snowflake, Databricks, Spark, and Azure services
• Collaborate with data engineers/scientists to translate business needs into data solutions
• Establish and maintain data governance, quality, and metadata management
• Ensure data privacy, security, and compliance across platforms
• Leading decisions for data storage (lakes/warehouses/real-time processing)
• Optimize performance and cost efficiency of data platforms
• Support Agile delivery, sprint planning, and architectural roadmaps
• Implement CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code for data solutions
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend data capability enhancements

Skills

Data architecture

SQL

Python

PySpark

Azure

CI/CD

Agile

Data governance

Security/compliance

Communication

Education

BS degree in CS/Engineering/Data Science

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Spark

Azure Data Factory

Data Lake

Cosmos DB

Job description

Mindex in Rochester, NY seeks a Data Architect to shape data strategy and architecture supporting analytics, AI, and data-driven initiatives. You will lead architecture discussions, set data standards, and partner with data engineers, scientists, and business leaders to design robust data platforms.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in data engineering/architecture, strong Azure and Snowflake experience, and proven collaboration across technical and business teams.