Senior Data Architect - Remote Snowflake & Cloud

Kelly Services; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 144,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401(k)

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners in the United States seeks a Staff Data Architect to shape and scale its enterprise data ecosystem. The role leads architecture standards, platform modernization, and cloud data solutions across the organization.

The position supports remote (EST/CST preferred) or hybrid work in Boston, MA, with base compensation up to $160,000. Ideal candidates will have extensive Snowflake experience, strong data modeling, and leadership capabilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of direct experience as a Data Architect
• 8+ years across data architecture, data engineering, or related data disciplines
• Advanced data modeling skills (conceptual, logical, physical)
• Hands-on Snowflake design and optimization experience
• Strong SQL skills for large-scale enterprise data
• Python for automation and data processing
• Experience designing cloud-based data platforms and modern data ecosystems
• Experience developing ELT/ETL pipelines
• Knowledge of data governance, metadata, lineage, and quality controls
• Understanding CDC, event-driven architectures, orchestration, and modern patterns
• Excellent communication to influence technical and business audiences
• Experience mentoring data engineers and analytics engineers

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the long-term enterprise data architecture strategy
• Create scalable data models supporting operational and analytical workloads
• Design, implement, and enhance Snowflake-based data solutions
• Lead cloud-native data integration and transformation processes
• Establish and enforce enterprise data standards, governance practices, and architectural guidelines
• Drive modernization with medallion architecture and modern data platform patterns
• Improve platform performance, resiliency, scalability, and cost efficiency
• Collaborate with business leaders and technology teams to translate requirements into data solutions
• Provide architectural leadership across enterprise-wide data initiatives
• Coach and mentor data engineers, analytics engineers, and other technical team members
• Champion best practices and sound design principles across teams
• Conduct design reviews and guide complex technical challenges
• Research emerging technologies and run PoCs

Skills

Snowflake

SQL

Python

Data modeling

Data governance

ELT/ETL

Cloud data platforms

CDC

Event-driven

Mentoring

Leadership

Communication

Tools

Databricks

dbt

Airflow

Azure Data Factory

Power BI

MDM

Job description

Motion Recruitment Partners in the United States seeks a Staff Data Architect to shape and scale its enterprise data ecosystem. The role leads architecture standards, platform modernization, and cloud data solutions across the organization.

The position supports remote (EST/CST preferred) or hybrid work in Boston, MA, with base compensation up to $160,000. Ideal candidates will have extensive Snowflake experience, strong data modeling, and leadership capabilities.