Senior Data Architect: Lakehouse & AI Foundation

Accenture PLC; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture PLC is seeking a senior Data Platform Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise data platforms and AI foundations for Life Science client projects. This role focuses on advancing from traditional data warehouses to modern lakehouse architectures and building unified data infrastructure.

Key responsibilities include designing the Enterprise Semantic Layer, KPI systems, and business semantic models, while collaborating across business, data, and AI teams to

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Data Platform, Big Data or Data Architecture experience in enterprise-scale environments.
• Must-have Lakehouse Architecture project experience with modern data platform designs.
• Experience with AWS or Azure cloud data stacks and cloud data platform builds.
• Enterprise Data Platform construction experience with governance and data modeling.
• Strong SQL skills and experience with dimensional modeling and KPI frameworks.
• Experience building Enterprise Semantic Layer and business semantic models.
• Data Warehouse modernization experience in large enterprises is a plus.
• Excellent client communication and architectural consulting abilities bridging business needs and technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture design and implementation of enterprise data platform and AI Data Foundation for Life Science clients.
• Drive transition from traditional Data Warehouse to Modern Lakehouse architecture and unified data infrastructure.
• Design and build Enterprise Semantic Layer, establish KPI framework and semantic models.
• Collaborate with business, data, and AI teams to realize data platform capabilities and AI use cases.
• Govern data platform architecture, data modeling, performance optimization, and platform evolution planning.
• Lead architecture decisions, technology selection, and project delivery, guiding the team on solutions implementation.

Skills

Data Platform

Lakehouse Architecture

Cloud Data Platforms

Data Platform Governance

SQL

Semantic Layer

Data Warehouse Modernization

Client Communication

Tools

CubeJS

dbt Semantic Layer

Databricks

Semantic Modeling

KPI Governance

Job description

Accenture PLC is seeking a senior Data Platform Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise data platforms and AI foundations for Life Science client projects. This role focuses on advancing from traditional data warehouses to modern lakehouse architectures and building unified data infrastructure.

Key responsibilities include designing the Enterprise Semantic Layer, KPI systems, and business semantic models, while collaborating across business, data, and AI teams to