Remote Enterprise Data Architect (Databricks)

ECS; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ECS Federal LLC is seeking an Enterprise Architect - Data & Employee Systems (Databricks) to work remotely. This role designs and owns the enterprise data architecture for employee data, using Databricks as the core platform, translating policy, data standards, and business logic into a secure, scalable architecture.

You will lead end-to-end data architecture for HR data, establish governance, security, and cost optimization, and collaborate with HR, Legal, and IT to produce architecture

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Databricks including Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Workflows
• Proven experience designing enterprise-level data architecture for HR/employee data
• Understanding of data governance, privacy regulations, and compliance standards
• Ability to translate business and legal policy into technical specifications
• Experience with data modeling and cloud platforms

Responsibilities

• Architecture design end-to-end data architecture for employee data on Databricks, including data lakehouse structure, pipelines, and governance layers
• Policy & Standards translation of data privacy, retention, access control into concrete architecture and data models
• Encode business rules (eligibility, compensation logic, org hierarchy) into the data architecture
• Define data access controls, lineage tracking, and audit mechanisms using Databricks Unity Catalog or equivalent tools
• Set best practices for Databricks usage across the organization (Delta Lake, workflows, cluster management, cost optimization)
• Collaborate with data engineers, security teams, HR systems owners, and compliance officers to meet technical and regulatory needs
• Maintain architecture diagrams, data dictionaries, and a roadmap for evolving the employee data platform

Skills

Databricks

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Workflows

Cluster/Compute management

Enterprise data architecture

Data governance

Privacy & compliance

Data modeling

HR data/HRIS

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP)

Stakeholder communication

Job description

ECS Federal LLC is seeking an Enterprise Architect - Data & Employee Systems (Databricks) to work remotely. This role designs and owns the enterprise data architecture for employee data, using Databricks as the core platform, translating policy, data standards, and business logic into a secure, scalable architecture.

You will lead end-to-end data architecture for HR data, establish governance, security, and cost optimization, and collaborate with HR, Legal, and IT to produce architecture