Lead Data Architect

Rocketdyne; Florida; On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocketdyne in Jupiter, FL seeks a Lead Data Architect and Engineer to design data warehouses, pipelines, and dashboards using Snowflake, Power BI, SQL, and Python. You’ll lead projects, mentor team members, and collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to turn requirements into reliable solutions.

You will ensure data quality, security, and governance while delivering actionable insights that influence leadership decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 9 years of relevant experience; graduate degree with 7 years; or 13 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
• At least 3 years of experience with relational databases or enterprise systems such as Oracle or Deltek Costpoint.
• At least 3 years of experience with Power BI, Qlik, or similar visualization tools.
• At least 2 years of experience with ETL/ELT, data storage, and data modeling using enterprise integration tools and/or Python.
• Strong SQL skills and experience supporting enterprise data warehouses.
• Knowledge of data security, role-based access control, and data governance.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain data warehouses, pipelines, and data models.
• Develop Power BI dashboards, reports, and performance metrics.
• Extract, transform, validate, and analyze data to deliver actionable insights.
• Establish data quality, security, access control, and governance practices.
• Lead analytics projects and coordinate with business, IT, and data engineering teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve business processes and reporting.
• Support self-service analytics and maintain technical and user documentation.
• Mentor team members and communicate findings to executives and stakeholders.

Skills

Strong problem-solving

Communication

Collaboration

Mentor team members

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Graduate degree

Tools

Power BI

Qlik

Python

ETL/ELT

Job description

Jupiter, FL, US

4 days ago Requisition ID: 1156

Salary Range: $120,000.00 To $200,000.00 Annually

Job Description

Rocketdyne is seeking a Lead Data Architect and Engineer to develop data solutions that support business operations and leadership decision-making. This role combines data architecture, engineering, analytics, and project leadership.

The selected candidate will build and maintain data warehouses, pipelines, models, and dashboards using Snowflake, Power BI, SQL, and Python. They will work with business and technical teams to turn requirements into reliable solutions while ensuring data quality, security, and governance.

Essential Functions

• Design and maintain data warehouses, pipelines, and data models.
• Develop Power BI dashboards, reports, and performance metrics.
• Extract, transform, validate, and analyze data to deliver actionable insights.
• Establish data quality, security, access control, and governance practices.
• Lead analytics projects and coordinate with business, IT, and data engineering teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve business processes and reporting.
• Support self-service analytics and maintain technical and user documentation.
• Mentor team members and communicate findings to executives and stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 9 years of relevant experience; graduate degree with 7 years; or 13 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
• At least 3 years of experience with relational databases or enterprise systems such as Oracle or Deltek Costpoint.
• At least 3 years of experience with Power BI, Qlik, or similar visualization tools.
• At least 2 years of experience with ETL/ELT, data storage, and data modeling using enterprise integration tools and/or Python.
• Strong SQL skills and experience supporting enterprise data warehouses.
• Knowledge of data security, role-based access control, and data governance.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Snowflake, cloud platforms, and data warehousing best practices.
• Experience with semantic models, data ontologies, and self-service analytics.
• Familiarity with Python and version-controlled code repositories.
• Experience leading projects and presenting insights to executives.
• Experience in Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, or Supply Chain industries