Data Architect

Data Architect (Principal Level)


Overview
The Data Architect is a senior, hands on technical leader within a global, multi product organization. This role focuses on a centralized data analytics and intelligence platform, responsible for refining and unifying data to support enterprise reporting and AI/LLM driven outcomes. The position combines deep technical execution with architecture, design leadership, and team mentorship.


Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead for a centralized analytics and intelligence solution
• Design and implement scalable data architectures supporting analytics and AI initiatives
• Refine, rationalize, and coalesce data from multiple source systems into unified destinations
• Map multiple source databases to data warehouses and analytics platforms
• Define and implement data models that enable consistent reporting outcomes
• Write and maintain data transformation logic using Python
• Build and execute ETL/ELT pipelines using enterprise data integration tools
• Own data pipelines end to end, including execution, monitoring, and optimization
• Automate and operationalize data pipelines using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins
• Establish best practices for data quality, governance, and consistency
• Collaborate across engineering, product, and platform teams with varied tech stacks
• Influence and set technical direction while remaining fully hands?on
• Mentor engineers and analysts across teams

Required Experience

• Strong background in data architecture, data engineering, or analytics engineering
• Hands?on Python experience in production data environments
• Experience with enterprise ETL/ELT tooling and data warehousing
• Experience implementing CI/CD automation for data pipelines
• Proven ability to operate at a Principal or technical lead level
• Strong communication and technical leadership skills

About Korn Ferry


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