Senior Data Architect – Cloud & Data Platform Leader

California Coast Credit Union; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

California Coast Credit Union is seeking a hands‑on Data Architect in San Diego to lead enterprise data architecture across on‑prem and cloud platforms. You will define scalable data models, set integration patterns, and guide Data Lake, Data Warehouse, and ODS initiatives for analytics, reporting, and digital banking.

The role involves mentoring Data Engineers and Analysts, collaborating with cross‑functional teams, and ensuring secure, high‑performing data environments while advancing modern

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 12+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, database design, and enterprise data platforms.
• Proven leadership experience guiding engineering teams and influencing enterprise data strategy.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise data models, canonical schemas, and integration patterns.
• Architect and govern Data Lake, Data Warehouse, ODS, and cloud data platforms.
• Lead data governance, quality, lineage, and metadata management initiatives.
• Design semantic models and analytics-ready structures for BI tools like Power BI/Tableau.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, security, and business teams to align data architecture with strategy.

Skills

Data architecture

Cloud data platforms

SQL

Python

ETL/ELT

Data governance

BI/Analytics concepts

Data modeling

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Snowflake

Azure Synapse

Azure SQL

SQL Server

MongoDB Atlas

Cosmos DB

Data integration tools (ADF, Airflow, Informatica)

Dbt Cloud

Job description

California Coast Credit Union is seeking a hands‑on Data Architect in San Diego to lead enterprise data architecture across on‑prem and cloud platforms. You will define scalable data models, set integration patterns, and guide Data Lake, Data Warehouse, and ODS initiatives for analytics, reporting, and digital banking.

The role involves mentoring Data Engineers and Analysts, collaborating with cross‑functional teams, and ensuring secure, high‑performing data environments while advancing modern