Remote Data Architect: Snowflake & Platform Lead

TEK Systems; Rancho Cucamonga (CA); Remote; USD 103,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% remote

Job summary

TEKsystems seeks an experienced Data Architect to lead the design, governance, and evolution of enterprise data platforms for a large-scale modernization initiative. This 100% remote contract role requires EST business hours and a W2 arrangement.

Responsibilities include designing architectures, modeling data, governing data quality and security, and mentoring the team. The position is 2+ years in duration with a focus on scalable, secure data assets.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing enterprise data architectures.
• Deep expertise with Snowflake architecture, administration, optimization, and data platform design.
• Advanced SQL development and data analysis skills.
• Proven experience with data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical), data transformations, enterprise data architecture, data governance, data security & privacy, and data warehousing/analytics platforms.
• Strong communication, presentation, and technical documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain enterprise data architectures, standards, and models supporting analytics, reporting, and operational needs.
• Architect and optimize data solutions utilizing Snowflake and modern cloud technologies.
• Develop conceptual, logical, and physical data models for enterprise data platforms.
• Establish and promote best practices for data governance, data quality, lineage, metadata management, security, and privacy.
• Partner with business stakeholders, product owners, data engineers, and analysts to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions.
• Lead architecture decisions related to data ingestion, integration, transformation, and consumption.
• Provide technical leadership on ELT frameworks, data transformation strategies, and integration patterns.
• Create and maintain architecture documentation, data dictionaries, and technical design specifications.
• Support Agile delivery teams through architecture reviews, backlog refinement, and technical guidance.
• Mentor team members on data architecture and governance best practices.

Skills

Snowflake Architecture

Advanced SQL

Data Modeling

Data Transformations

Enterprise Data Architecture

Data Governance

Data Security

Data Warehousing

Analytics Platforms

Communication

Tools

Snowflake

Matillion

Atlan

DBT

Confluent Cloud

Snowflake Openflow

ERWIN

ER/Studio

Job description

TEKsystems seeks an experienced Data Architect to lead the design, governance, and evolution of enterprise data platforms for a large-scale modernization initiative. This 100% remote contract role requires EST business hours and a W2 arrangement.

Responsibilities include designing architectures, modeling data, governing data quality and security, and mentoring the team. The position is 2+ years in duration with a focus on scalable, secure data assets.