Senior Data Architect

Title: Senior Data Architect
Location: Remote with Travel required to Pittsburgh location

• Light travel required; approximately 4-6 days/month to Pittsburgh location
• Architects will meet with bank teams in person every 2-3 weeks , typically for 2-3 days per visit .
• Travel is billable and expensed per the bank's travel policy (preferred hotels, flights, etc.).

• Assess and design data architecture across the payments ecosystem.
• Recommend appropriate data storage solutions (data lake, warehouse, etc.).
• Guide transformation from operational to analytical data.
• Collaborate with the bank's data architecture team.
• Make technology recommendations aligned with bank-approved tools.
• Ensure transaction integrity and system resilience.

• Financial services experience, ideally in payments (e.g., Banking, PayPal, VISA, Client).
• Strong understanding of data architecture principles and trade-offs.

• Experience: 7+ years of progressive experience in data architecture, data modeling, and database design.
• Data Architecture:
  • Expertise in various database architectures and technologies, including Relational (SQL) and Non-Relational (NoSQL) databases.
  • Proven experience designing and implementing large-scale data platforms such as

• Strong proficiency in creating data models and applying various data modeling techniques (e.g., 3NF, Dimensional Modeling, Data Vault).

• Model Design: Demonstrated ability to translate complex business requirements into robust, scalable, and efficient data model designs.