Data Architect

Job Description
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
• Strong hands-on expertise in:
o AWS: S3, Glue, Lake Formation, Redshift, EMR, IAM
o Microsoft Fabric: Data Factory, Lakehouse, Warehouse, Real-Time Analytics
o Microsoft Purview: Catalog, Lineage, Glossary
o Ataccama: DQ, MDM/RDM, profiling
• Deep understanding of metadata standards, lineage frameworks, DQ methodologies, MDM/RDM.
• Experience designing event-driven and API-first architectures.

Roles & Responsibilities

rchitecture Standards & Governance
• Define and maintain standards for conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
• Establish enterprise metadata, lineage, and data quality standards across Purview, Ataccama, Fabric, and AWS Glue.
• Set API/event/Integration contract standards for cross-domain data exchange.
• Enforce conformance to enterprise governance and security principles.

Blueprints & Reference Architecture
• Build and maintain unified enterprise data architecture with blueprints.
• Create domain data flow maps, cross-domain interaction diagrams, and canonical patterns.
• Align AWS, Azure, Fabric, Cloud, On-prem ecosystems under a unified architectural framework.

Reusable Patterns & Engineering Enablement
• Develop reusable patterns for AWS (Glue, EMR, Redshift, IAM, S3), Azure/Fabric (Container Services, Functions, Data Factory, Lakehouse, Warehouse).
• Design event-driven, API-driven, batch, and ML/AI-ready architecture patterns.
• Provide templates for data contracts, schema evolution, and data-sharing interfaces.

Metadata, Lineage & Data Quality Integration
• Define integration patterns for Purview, Ataccama, Fabric OneLake catalog, and AWS Glue Catalog.
• Ensure patterns embed security, observability, monitoring, and operational resiliency.

Domain Engagement & Architecture Review
• Guide domain teams in implementing target-state architectures.
• Lead or participate in architecture reviews to ensure alignment with enterprise blueprint.
• Recommend modernization opportunities and influence strategic architecture direction.