Domain Architect - Data , Senior Specialist

Vanguard; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard’s Enterprise Data Architecture team is seeking a Senior Data Architect to define and evolve the enterprise data architecture blueprint, ensuring our data ecosystem is scalable, secure, and optimized for AI capabilities.

You will synthesize business and technical requirements, design data and platform architectures for operational through analytics phases, and provide thought leadership across divisions to shape the future of data architecture.

Qualifications

• Ten years related work experience, with at least five years of technology architect experience.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.
• AWS Data Services and Data Architecture experience required.
• Data Modeling and Data Lakehouse technologies required.
• Databricks, semantic modeling and dimensional modeling preferred.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize business and technical requirements into world class data architectures and technical blueprints.
• Design data and platform architectures for Operational through Analytics phases of the data lifecycle.
• Provide thought leadership, working with partners to make decisions and recommendations on the future of data architecture.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Data Architecture

AWS Data Services

Data Modeling

Data Lakehouse

Databricks

Semantic modeling

Dimensional modeling

Ten years experience

Education

Undergraduate degree

Graduate degree preferred

Tools

Databricks

Data Lakehouse technologies

Job description

Join Vanguard’s Enterprise Data Architecture team and help shape the future of our AI-Ready Data Strategy. This critical role will help define and evolve the enterprise data architecture blueprint, ensuring our data ecosystem is scalable, secure, and optimized for AI capabilities. You’ll collaborate across subdivisions to establish standards, patterns, and frameworks that enable trusted, high-quality data for the enterprise. If you’re passionate about modern data platforms, cloud-native architectures, and driving innovation through data, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.

Internal Career Opportunity Description

Responsible for developing physical and logical data architecture blueprints, evaluating hardware and software platforms, integrating systems, data design, and data platform architecture.

Responsibilities

• Expertise in synthesizing business and technical requirements into world class data architectures and technical blueprints.
• Designs data and platform architectures for Operational through Analytics phases of the data lifecycle.
• Provides thought leadership, working with partners to make decisions and recommendations on the future of data architecture.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• AWS Data Services.
• Data Architecture experience required.
• Data Modeling and Data Lakehouse technologies required.
• Databricks, semantic modeling and dimensional modeling preferred.
• Minimum of ten years related work experience, with at least five years of technology architect experience.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission.

To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in‑person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.