Senior Data Architect: Cloud & Enterprise Data Solutions

Synechron; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and benefits

Global office network

Paid annual leave

Parental leave

Insurance plan including medical, and/

Retirement savings plans

Udemy for Business access

Training opportunities

Diversity & Inclusion programs

Job summary

Synechron seeks an experienced Data Architect / Solutions Architect to drive enterprise data architecture and solution design for large-scale transformation programs. You will shape target-state architectures, modernize legacy landscapes, and enable data-driven decision-making in collaboration with stakeholders.

The role requires expertise in data architecture, modeling, cloud platforms, data integration, and governance, with leadership across delivery squads and governance sessions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in data architecture, solution architecture, data engineering, or enterprise integration.
• Strong experience designing enterprise-scale data platforms and modern data ecosystems.
• Deep understanding of data warehousing, data modeling, ETL/ELT, integration patterns, and analytics platforms.
• Hands-on experience with cloud data services and architecture on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong experience with SQL, data transformation, and data platform design.
• Experience with data lake, data warehouse, and lakehouse architectures.
• Strong knowledge of data governance, lineage, metadata management, and data quality principles.
• Experience defining architecture standards and solution design documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of enterprise data architecture and solution architecture for complex transformation programs.
• Define target-state data architecture, integration patterns, and platform strategies.
• Develop scalable and reusable architecture frameworks for data ingestion, processing, storage, and consumption.
• Provide architecture leadership for cloud migration, data modernization, and analytical platform initiatives.
• Design end-to-end data solutions spanning source systems, ETL/ELT pipelines, data lakes, data warehouses, and reporting layers.
• Collaborate with business and technology teams to translate requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Create architecture artifacts including current-state assessments, target-state diagrams, data flow diagrams, and solution blueprints.
• Establish architecture standards, design principles, and best practices for enterprise data platforms.
• Evaluate and recommend suitable technologies, tools, and platforms based on business needs and future scalability.
• Support master data, metadata, data quality, data lineage, and governance initiatives.
• Design integration architectures for structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data sources.
• Define standards for data security, privacy, access control, and compliance.
• Lead cloud-native architecture decisions across platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Partner with engineering teams to ensure architecture is implemented effectively and consistently.
• Conduct architecture reviews, design reviews, and technical governance sessions.
• Provide guidance on performance tuning, resiliency, scalability, and operational supportability.
• Support modern analytics, BI, AI/ML, and regulatory reporting use cases.
• Work with agile delivery teams to shape roadmaps, epics, user stories, and technical dependencies.
• Present solution options, trade-offs, and recommendations to senior stakeholders and leadership.
• Mentor data engineers, ETL developers, and junior architects across delivery squads.

Skills

Data architecture

Solution architecture

Cloud platforms

Data modeling

Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Synechron seeks an experienced Data Architect / Solutions Architect to drive enterprise data architecture and solution design for large-scale transformation programs. You will shape target-state architectures, modernize legacy landscapes, and enable data-driven decision-making in collaboration with stakeholders.

The role requires expertise in data architecture, modeling, cloud platforms, data integration, and governance, with leadership across delivery squads and governance sessions.