Urgent Need AWS Data Architect in Torrance, California

AWS Data Architect Location Torrance, California (5 days onsite) Key Responsibilities Architecture Strategy Define end-to-end AWS data architecture covering ingestion, storage, processing, analytics and consumption layers Translate business and regulatory requirements into scalable, secure and cost-optimized architectures Own reference architecture design standards and best practices for AWS data platforms Drive cloud modernization: data lakehouse and analytics transformation initiatives AWS Data Platform Design Architect solutions using AWS S3, Glue, EMR, Redshift, Athena, Lake Formation, Kinesis, Lambda, MWAA, Airflow Design batch and real-time data pipelines with high availability and fault tolerance Define data modeling strategies for data lakes, warehouses and analytical marts Optimize performance scalability, and cost using AWS-native design patterns Data Governance, Security & Compliance Define and enforce data governance, lineage, cataloging and quality standards Design data security controls: IAM, KMS, Lake Formation encryption, masking Ensure compliance with enterprise and client data policies (PII, GDPR, SOX, etc.) Stakeholder & Client Leadership Act as primary architecture advisor to senior business and IT stakeholders Lead architecture discussions with clients during RFPs, SOWs and solution workshops Provide technical leadership during demand validation, hiring panels and solution sign-offs Delivery Oversight & Mentorship Review and approve architecture designs, code patterns and deployment approaches Mentor P4/P5 architects, data engineers and tech leads Collaborate with DevOps teams on IaC, CI/CD and cloud automation Mandatory Skills AWS data architecture: expert level; services include S3, Glue, EMR, Redshift, Athena, Lake Formation, Kinesis, Lambda Data modeling for Data Lakes, Data Warehouses and Analytics Platforms Strong understanding of cloud security: IAM, encryption, governance Experience with large-scale enterprise data platforms Stakeholder management and client‑facing architecture leadership Good to Have Snowflake, Databricks on AWS Streaming platforms: Kafka, MSK BI Analytics tools: QuickSight, Power BI, Tableau Experience in automotive manufacturing or large enterprise clients AWS certifications: Solutions Architect Professional, Data Analytics Specialty #J-18808-Ljbffr Tech Mirrors