Sr Data Engineering and Data Governance Architect

Avanade Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Avanade Inc. is seeking a Sr Data Engineering & Data Governance Architect to lead strategic governance initiatives and design scalable data platforms.

You will guide client-focused data estate transformations, oversee Purview implementations, and drive architectural decisions across Azure-based modernization programs. You will mentor peers, translate complex concepts for executives, and actively contribute to sales opportunities, leveraging your deep knowledge of Data & AI capabilities to

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a quantitative field or equivalent experience.
• Experience in large enterprise data governance programs and cloud data platforms.
• Proven ability to translate complex technical concepts for senior stakeholders.
• Experience with modern Data & AI capabilities (structured/unstructured data, streaming, IoT, GenAI).

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on client projects and governance initiatives.
• Design and implement Purview solutions and governance standards.
• Develop plans/roadmaps and design artifacts for architecture reviews.
• Mentor junior team members and collaborate across the Avanade community.
• Lead data and analytics platform development using Python, SQL, Azure Data Services, Fabric, Databricks.
• Stay current with Data & AI tech to drive innovations.
• Drive cross-region, cross-industry data modernization and governance initiatives.
• Support sales and business development efforts with technical guidance.

Skills

Governance strategy

Stakeholder management

Data governance

Data & AI industry knowledge

Architectural decisioning

Communication to executives

Data platforms & analytics

Sales & BD alignment

Education

Advanced degree in quantitative field (CS/Math/Stats/ML)

Tools

Azure Databricks

Microsoft Purview

Fabric

Postgres

Job description

Sr Data Engineering & Data Governance Architect

Our talented Data & AI team is made up of globally recognized experts - and there's room for more analytical and ambitious data professionals. If you're passionate about helping clients transform their business with the latest AI and data technologies, let's talk. Take your skills to a new level and launch a career where you can truly do what matters.

Come join us

As a Lead Solution Architect within our Data & AI Practice, you'll leverage a client-centric approach to understand our client’s challenges and opportunities to deliver solutions and services that make transformative change and deliver high value business outcomes. You'll engage in solutioning and support on the most strategic opportunities, intervene in high-risk complex deliveries, and contribute to shape the strategic direction using data platforms, reporting, self-service analytics, real time intelligence and AI engineering.

Using the power of modern data platforms, visualizations, advanced analytics, machine learning, IOT/Digital Twins and applied intelligence, we help clients gain business insights to optimize their operations, drive innovation, and make more empowered decisions.

Together we do what matters

What You’ll Do

• As an architect assigned to a client project, you will typically work closely with delivery teams and client stakeholders to provide technical leadership, shape deals and propositions, drive architectural decisions, create plans and roadmaps, and produce design artifacts
• Design and implement Purview solutions (catalog, classification, lineage, access governance)
• Define governance standards, metadata models, and stewardship workflows. Design and Integrate Purview with Azure, Databricks, Postgres and other platforms. Partner with business and engineering teams to drive governance adoption and resolve issues
• Establish best data governance practices, reusable patterns, and governance operating processes
• As a senior member of the Avanade technical community, you will provide coaching and mentoring to motivate and inspire more junior colleagues from within your team and across the organization
• Have the ability to translate complex technical concepts and solutions and present them in fit for audience language and value-based outcomes, to senior business stakeholders, technology leaders and internal sales teams.
• Lead the development of data and analytics platforms, real time intelligence and reporting solutions using Python, SQL, Microsoft Azure Data Services, Fabric and Databricks.
• Stay abreast of the latest advancements in Data and AI technologies and incorporate relevant innovations into our solutions.
• Continue to identify the most relevant cross-industry solutions-at-scale for your region and execute on them including Data Migration, Automation Migration, Visualization/Reporting and Core Data Platform Modernization and Governance
• Drive measurable and sustained growth across the Data & AI Solution Area
• Integrate Data & AI into the other Global Solution Areas (Modern Workplace, Apps & Infrastructure, and Business Applications), offerings and go-to-market initiatives
• Drive strong Managed Services and multi-year engagements for Data & AI

Qualifications

Skills and experiences

• Strong experience with Microsoft Purview various Governance features including integration with other tools
• Experience working with stakeholders to create technical visions, high-level architectures, and delivery roadmaps for large programs of work that involve the latest concepts particularly focused on Data Governance.
• Experience in Data, Applied Intelligence, Automation, IOT and related technologies
• Awareness of channels to market and how to work in a Microsoft and partner eco-system to ensure Customer Success.
• High energy intent to help clients understand the fast-moving Data & AI industry, product and service evolution.
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of responsible data platform and migrationprinciples, practices and regulatory frameworks and articulate clearly how to address risks whilst quickly delivering impactful solutions.
• Capability in creating design artifacts and presenting them for approval at architectural forums attended by multi-disciplined stakeholders from engineering to senior (\"C level\") client executives
• In-depth understanding of modern Data & AI capabilities such as structured and unstructured data analysis, streaming data, IoT, AI, GenAI and related topical analytics fields
• Experience in designing and delivering large-scale Data Platform solutions using relevant approaches (Lakehouse, Data Mesh, Fabric, Cloud Scale Analytics, etc.) . Identifying and designing for key architectural characteristics such as performance, security, and reliability
• Comfortable actively engaging and leading sales and business development opportunities with clients

About You

• Characteristics that can spell success for this role
• You are passionate about tech and engaging with and advising clients
• You likely possess an advanced degree in a quantitative field such as computer science, applied mathematics, statistics, or machine learning. At Avanade we also support an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proven success in consultative/complex technical sales and deployment projects, architecture, design, implementation, and/or support of highly distributed applications required Extensive experience working with large complex enterprise accounts architecting cloud solutions for data estate workloads and implementing large scale data projects within the cloud environment
• You are acknowledged for driving decisions collaboratively, resolving conflicts and ensuring follow through with exceptional verbal and written communication skills. Ability to orchestrate, lead, and influence remote teams, ensuring successful implementation of customer projects
• Consultative, collaborative, relationship builder
• Resilient, adaptable, flexible
• Humble leader, master negotiator, relationship builder
• Passionate about tech and engaging with and advising clients

Enjoy your Career

Some Of The Best Things About Working At Avanade

• Opportunity to work for Microsoft’s Global Alliance Partner of the Year, with exceptional development and training (minimum 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications)
• Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally
• Dedicated career advisor to encourage your growth
• Engaged and helpful coworkers genuinely interested in you

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Avanade is the leading global provider of digital, cloud, AI and advisory services, industry solutions and design-led experiences across the Microsoft ecosystem. Founded in 2000 as a joint venture between Accenture LLP and Microsoft Corporation, Avanade has more certifications, Gold-level competencies and most valued professionals (MVPs) than any other Microsoft partner. Every day, our 60,000 professionals in 26 countries innovate responsibly to make a genuine human impact for our clients, their employees and their customers.

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Compensation at Avanade varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but is not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Avanade provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.

We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 12/02/2026.

Avanade offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off.

See more information on our benefits here: Benefits and Total Rewards | Avanade United States

California - $150,400 - $194,000

Cleveland - $139,200 - $174,000

Colorado - $139,200 - $174,000

District of Columbia - $155,000 - $194,000

Maine - $139,200 - $174,000

Illinois - $150,400 - $188,000

Maryland - $155,000 - $194,000

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Minnesota - $139,200 - $174,000

New York / New Jersey - $164,800 - $200,000

Virginia- $139,200 - $174,000

Washington - $155,000 - $194,000