Senior Cloud Data Architect for Analytics & Pipelines

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

Job summary

Cengage Group in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a Senior Analytics Architect to design and implement world‑class data platforms. You will lead modern cloud‑based analytics initiatives, optimize data pipelines, and collaborate with business teams to translate complex requirements into scalable, production‑ready solutions.

You will work with Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services (IICS) and Snowflake, build robust data models, ensure data quality and governance, and mentor engineers while delivering

Qualifications

• Ten+ years in data architecture, data engineering, or enterprise data platform development.
• Experience as Analytics/Data Architect or similar role.
• Hands-on with IICS and Snowflake at scale.
• Experience building and supporting enterprise data pipelines and cloud ETL/ELT frameworks.
• Strong understanding of cloud data architecture and data warehousing concepts.
• Proficient in SQL and data modeling; proficient in Python for automation.
• Familiar with data viz platforms like Tableau/Power BI.
• Proven track record delivering data-driven solutions with minimal supervision.
• Experience integrating data from enterprise systems like SAP/S4HANA and Salesforce.
• Knowledge of data governance, lineage, and data quality.

Responsibilities

• Build and implement analytics solutions to solve complex business challenges.
• Architect and implement cloud-based analytics solutions to improve outcomes.
• Learn, document, and maintain enterprise data pipelines built on IICS and Snowflake.
• Design and implement scalable data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and delivery of structured and unstructured data.
• Analyze data flows to support enhancements, optimization, and bug fixes.
• Build and maintain scalable data models supporting analytics and operations.
• Ensure data quality, governance, and lineage across platforms.
• Document data source, transformation, integration, and consumption processes for governance.
• Supervise platform reliability, efficiency, and pipeline performance.
• Develop reusable frameworks, standards, and guidelines for data engineering.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to modernize the platform.

Skills

Data modeling

SQL

Python

Tableau

Power BI

IICS

Snowflake

ETL/ELT

Data warehousing

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services (IICS)

Snowflake

S/4HANA

Salesforce

Job description

Cengage Group in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a Senior Analytics Architect to design and implement world‑class data platforms. You will lead modern cloud‑based analytics initiatives, optimize data pipelines, and collaborate with business teams to translate complex requirements into scalable, production‑ready solutions.

You will work with Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services (IICS) and Snowflake, build robust data models, ensure data quality and governance, and mentor engineers while delivering