Senior Cloud Data Architect - Enterprise Modernization

Jobtailor; Illinois; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Synchrony is seeking a Senior Cloud Data Architect to lead the strategic design of its enterprise cloud data ecosystem, aligning with operational and analytic objectives. You will define the target-state data architecture and drive modernization initiatives across lakehouse, data mesh, and AI-enabled analytics platforms.

You will mentor teams, translate complex architectural decisions into business value, and collaborate with security, risk, data, analytics, and product stakeholders to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience in information technology, data architecture, or enterprise architecture.
• 5+ years designing or migrating data platforms in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic design of Synchrony's enterprise cloud data ecosystem for operational and analytic objectives.
• Define target-state cloud data architecture, consumption patterns, controls, design standards, and implementation approaches.
• Drive data modernization initiatives to improve accessibility, performance, security, scalability, resilience, and user experience.
• Provide architecture thought leadership across cloud data platforms, lakehouse and data mesh patterns, event-driven architecture, API-enabled data sharing, semantic layers, and AI/analytics ecosystems.
• Shape and maintain target-state architecture and modernization roadmaps aligned with business priorities and enterprise data strategy.
• Support architectural evaluations and trade-off decisions involving cloud-native services, integration patterns, storage models, and cost optimization.

Skills

Cloud Data Architecture

Data Modernization

Agile Methodologies

AWS/GCP Experience

Data Governance & Security

Stakeholder Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Data Management, or related field

10+ years hands-on experience in related roles

Tools

JIRA

Containerization

Microservices

Event-Driven Architecture

API-Enabled Data Sharing

Job description

Synchrony is seeking a Senior Cloud Data Architect to lead the strategic design of its enterprise cloud data ecosystem, aligning with operational and analytic objectives. You will define the target-state data architecture and drive modernization initiatives across lakehouse, data mesh, and AI-enabled analytics platforms.

You will mentor teams, translate complex architectural decisions into business value, and collaborate with security, risk, data, analytics, and product stakeholders to ensure