Lead Data Architect — Enterprise Data Fabric & AI

Accenture; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture seeks a seasoned Data Architect to design enterprise data fabric solutions that unify distributed data across on-prem and multi-cloud environments. You will integrate data virtualization, active metadata, knowledge graphs, and automated data integration into a connected data layer powering analytics and AI.

You will define reference architectures, governance patterns, and enable real-time data delivery through the fabric, applying data mesh concepts and cloud platforms like Snowflake,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data architecture or enterprise data engineering.
• Minimum of 6 years architecting data fabric solutions (data virtualization, active metadata, knowledge graphs).
• Minimum of 5 years experience with cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Synapse, BigQuery).
• Minimum of 4 years experience with data integration/ETL/ELT and metadata & lineage tooling.
• Minimum of 3 years experience with API and streaming architectures.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (12 years work experience if no degree).

Responsibilities

• Architect enterprise data fabric — design data fabric solutions that deliver unified, intelligent access to distributed data across on-prem and multi-cloud environments.
• Integrate the connected data layer — design the integration of data virtualization, active metadata, knowledge graphs, cataloging, and automated data integration into a connected data layer for analytics and AI.
• Define reference architectures — establish reference architectures, integration patterns, and governance integration that scale across the enterprise.
• Enable data products and self-service — support self-service consumption, data products, and real-time data delivery through the fabric.
• Apply modern data paradigms — bring data mesh and data product operating models, cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Synapse, BigQuery), and streaming/API architectures to bear on client problems.
• Advise and shape solutions — engage client architects and leaders as a trusted advisor and shape solutions for major data modernization pursuits.

Skills

Data architecture

Enterprise data engineering

Data fabric

Knowledge graphs

Data virtualization

Metadata management

APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Azure Synapse

BigQuery

Job description

Accenture seeks a seasoned Data Architect to design enterprise data fabric solutions that unify distributed data across on-prem and multi-cloud environments. You will integrate data virtualization, active metadata, knowledge graphs, and automated data integration into a connected data layer powering analytics and AI.

You will define reference architectures, governance patterns, and enable real-time data delivery through the fabric, applying data mesh concepts and cloud platforms like Snowflake,