Senior Data Architect: CDP on Azure

Fayette Chamber of Commerce; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Company Services is seeking an Enterprise Data Architect to lead the Azure Databricks Lakehouse platform for CIS data and related utility data domains. You will own end-to-end architecture, establish standards, and partner with cybersecurity and business stakeholders to ensure secure, scalable data delivery.

The role focuses on architecture governance, data quality, metadata management, and defining patterns for both batch and near-real-time workloads, enabling analytics, reporting, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, data engineering, information technology, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in data architecture, data engineering, analytics platform engineering, or related disciplines.
• Experience designing and governing enterprise data platforms, preferably Azure-based Lakehouse or data warehouse.
• Deep expertise with Azure Databricks, Delta Lake, and related Azure data services.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end architecture and strategic direction of the Azure Databricks Lakehouse platform, including data ingestion, storage, processing, governance, and consumption frameworks.
• Define and maintain enterprise architecture standards for the Lakehouse, including medallion design patterns, Delta Lake, data modeling, metadata management, and platform scalability.
• Architect and oversee near-real-time and batch replication of CIS data into the Lakehouse, ensuring accuracy, integrity, availability, and SLAs.
• Design and govern integration patterns supporting downstream operational, analytical, and regulatory applications for secure data consumption.
• Serve as the final architectural approval authority for platform standards, design patterns, data integration approaches, and technology selection decisions.

Skills

Azure Databricks

Lakehouse architecture

Data governance

Data modeling

ETL/ELT

Security & compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2

Databricks Workflows

Kafka / Event Hubs

Job description

Southern Company Services is seeking an Enterprise Data Architect to lead the Azure Databricks Lakehouse platform for CIS data and related utility data domains. You will own end-to-end architecture, establish standards, and partner with cybersecurity and business stakeholders to ensure secure, scalable data delivery.

The role focuses on architecture governance, data quality, metadata management, and defining patterns for both batch and near-real-time workloads, enabling analytics, reporting, and