Senior Cloud Data Architect — AWS/Azure/GCP, Data Strategy

Captechconsulting; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Health coverage

Disability insurance

Paid family leave

Tuition support

Job summary

CapTech is seeking a Data Architect to lead modern data architecture initiatives across on-premises and cloud environments. You will guide data platforms, real-time streams, and governance practices while mentoring teams and engaging with executive stakeholders.

Strong expertise in Snowflake, DataBricks, Kafka, and cloud services is required to drive strategic data delivery and business value for clients.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience implementing with on-premises and cloud data management, integration, visualization, and analytics technologies.
• Advanced proficiency in modern data architectures and cloud services such as AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Strong SQL and Python skills for end-to-end data architecture including ingestion, storage, and modeling.
• Ability to relate architectural decisions to business needs and client culture.
• Experience guiding governance practices including MDM, security, and privacy.

Responsibilities

• Assess data management technologies and practices to gap-current and future-state.
• Deliver strategic plans to improve data integration, quality, and delivery for business initiatives.
• Articulate architectural trade-offs across solution options to recommend optimal solutions.
• Lead data engineers and tech teams through design, implementation, and best practices.
• Provide insights to executives and development teams to maximize data value.
• Ensure solutions align with client goals and deliver business value.
• Communicate with non-technical executives on modern enterprise data solutions.
• Drive innovative tech solutions through thought leadership on emerging trends.
• Share project outcomes to improve future delivery.
• Mentor and grow capabilities within Data & Analytics practice.

Skills

Data architecture

Cloud platforms

Real-time streams

NoSQL databases

SQL

Python

Leadership

Client-facing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Snowflake

DataBricks

Kafka

Kinesis

Airflow

MongoDB

DynamoDB

HBase

CosmosDB

Job description

CapTech is seeking a Data Architect to lead modern data architecture initiatives across on-premises and cloud environments. You will guide data platforms, real-time streams, and governance practices while mentoring teams and engaging with executive stakeholders.

Strong expertise in Snowflake, DataBricks, Kafka, and cloud services is required to drive strategic data delivery and business value for clients.