Senior Big Data Architect – Hybrid (PA/NC)

Entech; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

20 days PTO

Job summary

Entech is seeking a Big Data Architect for a financial client services project. The role is hybrid, onsite in Malvern, PA or Charlotte, NC, and focuses on building secure, scalable data ecosystems for portfolios, transactions, and analytics.

The candidate will lead design of data pipelines and data lakes using Spark, Kafka, Hive, and Databricks, with strong AWS expertise and deep data modeling skills. A CS/Math-related degree is required.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in data engineering or enterprise architecture, with financial services or banking background.
• Strong knowledge of SQL, Python, Scala or Java.
• Hands-on with Spark, Kafka, Hive or Databricks.
• Mastery of data modeling, MDM, and metadata lineage.
• Extensive AWS experience.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS, applied mathematics, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable data pipelines, data lakes, and warehouses using distributed tools like Spark, Hadoop, and Kafka.
• Ensure compliance, security, and data governance across financial data systems.
• Integrate external and internal financial data streams for reporting and risk analysis.
• Manage multi-terabyte or petabyte datasets on cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, GCP, or Snowflake.
• Lead cross-team efforts to translate business needs into data models and data flows.

Skills

Advanced SQL

Python

Scala/Java

AWS

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/Math/Quant

Tools

Apache Spark

Kafka

Hive

Databricks

Job description

Entech is seeking a Big Data Architect for a financial client services project. The role is hybrid, onsite in Malvern, PA or Charlotte, NC, and focuses on building secure, scalable data ecosystems for portfolios, transactions, and analytics.

The candidate will lead design of data pipelines and data lakes using Spark, Kafka, Hive, and Databricks, with strong AWS expertise and deep data modeling skills. A CS/Math-related degree is required.