Senior Cloud Analytics Architect

Cengage Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 77,100 - 123,300; Full time

Job summary

Cengage Group in Chicago, IL is seeking an Analytics / Data Architect to build and implement world-class analytics solutions, architect modern cloud-based analytics, and own enterprise data pipelines using Informatica IICS and Snowflake.

The role emphasizes data modeling, governance, data quality, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to modernize platforms, improve reliability, and deliver data-driven business outcomes across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a technical field.
• Proven experience as Analytics/Data Architect or similar.
• Strong hands-on with IICS and Snowflake.
• Experience designing data pipelines and cloud ETL/ELT frameworks.
• Solid understanding of cloud data architecture and data warehousing.
• Proficiency in data modeling, SQL, and analytics tools.
• Experience with Python for automation and integration.
• Familiarity with Tableau/Power BI for visualization.
• Experience integrating data from SAP S/4HANA and Salesforce.
• Ability to communicate with technical and business audiences.

Responsibilities

• Build and implement world-class analytics solutions to solve complex business challenges.
• Architect and implement modern cloud-based analytics solutions to improve business outcomes.
• Learn, document, support, and maintain existing enterprise data pipelines and integration frameworks built on IICS and Snowflake.
• Design, build, and implement new scalable data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, integration, and delivery of structured and unstructured data.
• Analyze existing data flows, transformations, and dependencies to support future enhancements, operational improvements, and production bug fixes.
• Build and maintain scalable data models supporting downstream analytics and business operations.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, governance, and lineage across enterprise data platforms.
• Support data governance initiatives by documenting how datasets are sourced, transformed, integrated, and consumed.
• Supervise and improve platform reliability, operational efficiency, and pipeline performance.
• Develop reusable frameworks, standards, and guidelines for enterprise data engineering and architecture.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to support ongoing platform modernization and operational stability.

Skills

Informatica IICS

Snowflake

SQL

Python

Tableau

Power BI

Data modeling

Data warehousing

Cloud data architecture

API integration

SAP S/4HANA

Salesforce integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

Tools

S/4HANA

Salesforce

Job description

Cengage Group in Chicago, IL is seeking an Analytics / Data Architect to build and implement world-class analytics solutions, architect modern cloud-based analytics, and own enterprise data pipelines using Informatica IICS and Snowflake.

The role emphasizes data modeling, governance, data quality, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to modernize platforms, improve reliability, and deliver data-driven business outcomes across the organization.