Remote Data Architect - Data Mesh & Governance Lead

BrainWave Professionals; United States; A distancia; USD 120.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

BrainWave Professionals is seeking a hands-on Data Architect to lead enterprise data architecture engagements for clients across various industries. The role focuses on scalable, governed data architectures, data modeling, platform strategy, and federated data mesh design, working closely with engineering teams to translate designs into production-grade solutions.

You will drive data quality, lineage, MDM, and governance, while shaping data architecture standards and reference architectures for

Formación

• Must have hands-on expertise in data modeling across conceptual, logical, and physical layers.
• Strong SQL skills with optimization experience for large data sets.
• Experience with data warehousing and lakehouse patterns in cloud environments.
• Proven data governance frameworks and metadata management knowledge.
• Hands-on experience with cloud data platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Familiarity with REST and event-driven integration patterns.

Responsabilidades

• Design data models aligned to client domains and requirements.
• Define enterprise data architecture standards, governance, and federation patterns.
• Develop data lineage, MDM, and metadata management frameworks.
• Translate regulatory and operational data needs into architecture choices (HIPAA, PCI-DSS, etc.).
• Align architecture with client priorities like Finance AI and Supply Chain modernization.
• Collaborate with engineering to validate designs against implementation realities.
• Produce ADRs and reference architectures for clients.
• Drive data quality, observability, and SLA frameworks as architectural concerns.

Conocimientos

Data modeling

SQL & query optimization

Data warehousing / lakehouse

Data governance

Cloud data platform architecture

REST & event-driven integration

Descripción del empleo

BrainWave Professionals is seeking a hands-on Data Architect to lead enterprise data architecture engagements for clients across various industries. The role focuses on scalable, governed data architectures, data modeling, platform strategy, and federated data mesh design, working closely with engineering teams to translate designs into production-grade solutions.

You will drive data quality, lineage, MDM, and governance, while shaping data architecture standards and reference architectures for