Senior Data Fabric Architect

Accenture; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a seasoned Data Architect to design enterprise data fabric solutions enabling unified access to distributed data across on-prem and multi-cloud environments. You will integrate data virtualization, active metadata, knowledge graphs, and automated data integration into a connected data layer for analytics and AI.

The role requires 10+ years in data architecture/engineering, 6+ years in data fabric, and 5+ years with cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Synapse,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data architecture or enterprise data engineering.
• 6+ years architecting data fabric solutions (data virtualization, active metadata, knowledge graphs, automated data integration).
• 5+ years of experience with cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Synapse, BigQuery).
• 4+ years of experience with data integration/ETL/ELT and metadata & lineage tooling.
• 3+ years of experience with API and streaming architectures.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience). If Associate’s Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience

Responsibilities

• Architect enterprise data fabric — design data fabric solutions that deliver unified, intelligent, automated access to distributed data across on-prem and multi-cloud environments.
• Integrate the connected data layer — design the integration of data virtualization, active metadata, knowledge graphs, cataloging, and automated data integration into a connected data layer for analytics and AI.
• Define reference architectures — establish reference architectures, integration patterns, and governance integration that scale across the enterprise.
• Enable data products and self-service — support self-service consumption, data products, and real-time data delivery through the fabric.
• Apply modern data paradigms — bring data mesh and data product operating models, cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Synapse, BigQuery), and streaming/API architectures to bear on client problems.
• Advise and shape solutions — engage client architects and leaders as a trusted advisor and shape solutions for major data modernization pursuits.

Skills

Data architecture

Data fabric

Data virtualization

Active metadata

Knowledge graphs

Automated data integration

Cloud platforms

APIs & streaming

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Azure Synapse

BigQuery

Job description

Accenture is seeking a seasoned Data Architect to design enterprise data fabric solutions enabling unified access to distributed data across on-prem and multi-cloud environments. You will integrate data virtualization, active metadata, knowledge graphs, and automated data integration into a connected data layer for analytics and AI.

The role requires 10+ years in data architecture/engineering, 6+ years in data fabric, and 5+ years with cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Synapse,