Data Architect

Data Architect Databricks/AWS Location: New York, NY Onsite Rate: $100 per hour W2 Duration: 12+ months W2 only No C2C or third-party agencies Must Have Skills

• Databricks and Unity Catalog
• AWS cloud data architecture
• PySpark, Python, Spark and SQL
• ETL/ELT pipelines
• Data modeling and governance
• GitLab CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code
• Tableau and BI architecture

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Data Architect to design scalable enterprise data solutions using Databricks and AWS. This role will lead cloud data architecture, data pipelines, governance, modeling and analytics within a complex, highly regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Architect Databricks and AWS data platforms for large-scale analytical workloads.
• Design ETL/ELT pipelines, lakehouse solutions and dimensional data models.
• Integrate Unity Catalog, AWS IAM and cross-account data access.
• Develop standards for PySpark, Python, Spark and SQL.
• Establish data quality, governance, security and access-control frameworks.
• Optimize compute, storage, clusters and overall platform costs.
• Implement GitLab CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Design semantic layers for Tableau and BI reporting.
• Support MLOps and generative AI initiatives.
• Partner with technical and business teams and mentor data engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field.
• 8+ years of data architecture, data engineering or database design experience.
• Extensive Databricks and AWS cloud data architecture experience.
• Strong PySpark, Python, Spark, SQL and ETL/ELT expertise.
• Expert knowledge of data modeling, lakehouses, data warehouses and governance.
• Experience delivering secure, scalable and highly available data platforms.
• Strong communication and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Tableau, MLOps and Domino Data Lab experience preferred.

For applications and inquiries, contact:View email address on us.fitly.work