Senior Data Architect: UDM & Lakehouse - Azure/Databricks

ALTEN; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Seattle is seeking an experienced Data Architect to design and maintain the Unified Data Model for training analytics applications. The ideal candidate will have over 9 years of experience in data architecture and strong expertise in SQL and Databricks. This on-site role requires collaboration with geographically distributed teams and offers technical leadership opportunities.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in data architecture, modeling, or related data engineering roles.
• Proven experience designing and implementing Unified Data Models (UDM).
• Strong expertise in Structured Query Language (SQL).
• Strong expertise in data modeling across multiple process layers.
• Deep understanding of governance, lineage, and data quality concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain Unified Data Model (UDM) artifacts and mappings.
• Define and enforce data processing rules and validation.
• Collaborate with data engineers for efficient transformations.
• Review data pipeline designs for adherence to governance.
• Establish data quality metrics and ensure traceability.

Skills

Unified Data Model (UDM)

Data lakehouse concepts

Business intelligence analytical understanding

Strong expertise in SQL

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Databricks

Azure Data Factory

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

A leading technology firm in Seattle is seeking an experienced Data Architect to design and maintain the Unified Data Model for training analytics applications. The ideal candidate will have over 9 years of experience in data architecture and strong expertise in SQL and Databricks. This on-site role requires collaboration with geographically distributed teams and offers technical leadership opportunities.