Principal Azure Data & Analytics Architect (Remote)

Connect Tech+Talent; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Connect Tech+Talent seeks a Principal Azure D&A Architect to lead strategy, design, and governance of an enterprise data ecosystem in a 100% remote setting in the United States. You will balance high-level architecture with hands-on execution, focusing on Data Governance and Data Modeling while integrating Databricks and AI capabilities.

You will drive data modeling, governance frameworks, and modern analytics pipelines across Azure services, collaborating with executives to align technology

Qualifications

• 20+ years of experience in data architecture with Azure Data Stack.
• Strong data modeling: Star Schema, Snowflake, Data Vault.
• Experience in data governance and metadata management frameworks.
• Familiarity with Azure Databricks, Delta Lake, PySpark.
• Certifications in Azure or Databricks preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, design, and governance of enterprise data ecosystem.
• Design robust data models and lakehouse architectures on Azure.
• Establish data governance policies and lineage tracking.
• Collaborate with data science teams to scale AI/ML workloads.

Skills

Data Modeling

Data Architecture

Azure Data Stack

Data Governance

Azure Databricks

PySpark

AI/ML Integration

Leadership

Tools

Azure Purview

Job description

Connect Tech+Talent seeks a Principal Azure D&A Architect to lead strategy, design, and governance of an enterprise data ecosystem in a 100% remote setting in the United States. You will balance high-level architecture with hands-on execution, focusing on Data Governance and Data Modeling while integrating Databricks and AI capabilities.

You will drive data modeling, governance frameworks, and modern analytics pipelines across Azure services, collaborating with executives to align technology