Fraud Data Architect - Real-Time, Scalable Data Mesh

Photon; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Photon is seeking a Data Architect to lead the data architecture for fraud, integrating customer, transaction, and fraud data across systems. You will design scalable, high-volume data pipelines and partner with cross‑functional teams to translate business needs into robust technical solutions.

The role emphasizes data governance, security, and the delivery of trusted data for analytics and real-time decisioning, with leadership in design and production rollout.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing a Data as a Product strategy.
• Familiarity with lakehouse architectures and ETL-free approaches such as data virtualization or data mesh.
• Fraud domain experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the data architecture for Fraud across multiple data sources.
• Design an ecosystem for a unified view of customer relationships, transactions, and fraud signals.
• Work hands-on with engineering teams to define data models, data structures, and data flows.

Skills

Data as a Product

Data architecture

Lakehouse architectures

Data virtualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Data Engineering/Information Systems

Job description

Photon is seeking a Data Architect to lead the data architecture for fraud, integrating customer, transaction, and fraud data across systems. You will design scalable, high-volume data pipelines and partner with cross‑functional teams to translate business needs into robust technical solutions.

The role emphasizes data governance, security, and the delivery of trusted data for analytics and real-time decisioning, with leadership in design and production rollout.