Data Mesh/Enterprise Architect

Synechron; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 135,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Work abroad opportunities

Paid annual leave

Udemy for Business

Coaching & mentoring

Extensive training opportunities

Commuter benefits

Insurance plan

Job summary

Synechron seeks an experienced Data Mesh / Enterprise Data Architect to design and implement modern data platforms for financial services. You will lead domain decomposition, governance, and lakehouse strategies across Databricks, Snowflake, Kafka, Azure, and related services.

The role demands 10+ years in data architecture, with 5+ at principal level, strong governance and data-contract expertise, and TOGAF certification. Competitive compensation and global opportunities await.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in data architecture, 5+ at enterprise or principal level in financial services.
• Hands-on data mesh / data-product delivery; able to cite a domain decomposition and governance enforcement.
• Deep lakehouse architecture with Databricks, Unity Catalog, Delta, Snowflake, Kafka, Airflow, Azure data services.
• Familiarity with AWS equivalents (Lake Formation, Glue Data Catalog, DataZone) when comparing options.
• Reference/master data architecture, vendor onboarding, and data-domain distribution use cases.
• Strong SQL/T-SQL skills; ownership boundaries described in procedures, not schema names.
• TOGAF 9/10 certified; ArchiMate or C4 modelling used in production; data contracts (ODCS) familiarity.
• Experience with lineage/catalog tools: Solidatus, Unity Catalog, Purview, Collibra, Alation, Securiti.ai, Anomalo.

Responsibilities

• Lead data mesh and data product architecture initiatives; define domain boundaries and governance models.
• Architect scalable, governed data ecosystems using cloud services and lakehouse patterns.

Skills

Data mesh

Enterprise architecture

Domain decomposition

TOGAF

ArchiMate / C4 modelling

Databricks

Snowflake

Kafka

Airflow

Azure

SQL/T-SQL

Reference/master data

Governance frameworks

Education

TOGAF 9/10 certification

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Unity Catalog

Purview / Collibra / Alation / Securiti.ai / Anomalo

Delta / Medallion architecture

Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2

Kafka / Airflow

Job description

We are seeking a highly experienced Data Mesh / Enterprise Data Architect with deep expertise in designing and implementing modern data platforms within the financial services domain. The ideal candidate will have hands on experience in data architecture, including operating at the enterprise or principal architect level.

Additional Information*

The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within NYC is $135k - $145k/year & benefits (see below).

The Role

Responsibilities:

• This role requires hands-on experience leading data mesh and data product architecture initiatives, defining domain boundaries, establishing governance models, and driving lakehouse-based enterprise data strategies.
• The candidate will play a key role in architecting scalable, governed, and business-aligned data ecosystems leveraging Databricks, Snowflake, Kafka, Azure, and cloud-native data services while ensuring effective reference data management and enterprise architecture governance frameworks.

Requirements:

• 10+ years in data architecture, 5+ at enterprise or principal level in financial services.
• Genuine data mesh / data-product architecture delivery, not familiarity with the literature.
• Candidates must be able to describe a specific domain decomposition they authored, the contested boundaries within it, and how the platform-versus-domain responsibility split was enforced.
• Deep lakehouse and medallion architecture: Databricks with Unity Catalog, Delta, Snowflake, Kafka, Airflow, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2.
• Must be able to reason about equivalents on AWS (Lake Formation, Glue Data Catalog, Amazon DataZone) when comparing options.
• Reference and master data architecture: vendor onboarding, identifier crosswalks across FIGI, LEI/GLEIF, CUSIP/ISIN, SEDOL and MIC, mastering and distribution to consuming domains.
• SQL Server and T-SQL depth sufficient to reason about stored-procedure decomposition — the ownership boundaries in MCDB are inside the procedures, not the schema names.
• TOGAF 9 or 10 certified, with demonstrable use of TOGAF to define and govern patterns; ArchiMate or C4 modelling in production use.
• FIBO applied to a taxonomy or ontology exercise; ODCS or comparable data-contract specification.
• Lineage and catalogue tooling in anger: Solidatus, Unity Catalog, Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Alation, Securiti.ai, Anomalo.
• Experience with automated code-intelligence accelerators for SQL/SAS estate analysis.

We offer:

• A highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
• A multinational organization with 57 offices in 22 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
• 10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays).
• Maternity & paternity leave plans.
• A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region).
• Retirement savings plans.
• A higher education certification policy.
• Commuter benefits (varies by region).
• Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development.
• On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
• Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
• Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
• A flat and approachable organization.
• A truly diverse, fun-loving, and global work culture.

SYNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.