Onsite Senior Data Architect — Enterprise Platform & AI

Luna Data Solutions, Inc.; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Luna Data Solutions, Inc. in Fort Wayne, IN is seeking a Data Architect to lead the design and delivery of a greenfield, company-wide data platform supporting analytics and AI/ML workloads.

Initially, you will be a senior IC with hands-on platform design and implementation responsibilities, with potential for leadership as the team grows. The role emphasizes end-to-end architecture, hybrid data integration, security, and governance, working with diverse ERP and operational systems across the

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience delivering enterprise-grade software solutions in production environments.
• At least 4 years hands-on Azure data engineering, data warehousing, or data architecture.
• Proven track record leading and delivering large-scale or greenfield enterprise data platforms across multiple systems or business areas.
• Experience designing hybrid architectures that integrate on-premises systems with cloud-based data platforms.
• Strong experience within the Microsoft data and analytics ecosystem.
• Solid technical skills in SQL, at least one programming language commonly used in data engineering, and modern data platform practices.
• Experience working with diverse data sources across multiple business units.
• Understanding of data governance, security, and compliance considerations in enterprise environments.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage both technical teams and executive audiences.
• Ability to influence across a decentralized organization and build alignment without direct authority.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end design and development of the enterprise data platform, including technology selection and reference architecture.
• Define and implement data ingestion approaches from on-premises systems into a centralized Azure cloud-based platform with security and reliability.
• Establish enterprise standards and best practices for data engineering within the shared platform environment.
• Collaborate with divisional IT teams to integrate data into the enterprise platform while divisions retain data ownership.
• Provide hands-on engineering support to business units and plan for capability expansion.
• Design and implement platform-wide security, governance, and access management frameworks.
• Ensure the platform enables advanced analytics, including AI/ML workloads.
• Define environments, CI/CD pipelines, cost optimization, and monitoring best practices.
• Lead vendor evaluations and PoCs with final technology recommendations.
• Mentor data engineers and analysts across business units in using the platform.
• Communicate architecture decisions and trade-offs clearly to executives and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

10+ years exp

Azure data eng

Data warehousing

Data architecture

Lead large-scale platforms

Hybrid architecture

Microsoft data stack

SQL

Data programming

Diverse data sources

Data governance

Security

Communication

Influence without authority

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SQL

Azure

Job description

Luna Data Solutions, Inc. in Fort Wayne, IN is seeking a Data Architect to lead the design and delivery of a greenfield, company-wide data platform supporting analytics and AI/ML workloads.

Initially, you will be a senior IC with hands-on platform design and implementation responsibilities, with potential for leadership as the team grows. The role emphasizes end-to-end architecture, hybrid data integration, security, and governance, working with diverse ERP and operational systems across the