Lead Data Architect

Lead Data ArchitectExperience: 15+ Years (Enterprise Data Architecture Experience)Employment Type: Full-Time (W2 Only)Location: USA (Hybrid / Onsite)Work Authorization: H4 EAD, L2S, GC EAD, Green Card, US CitizenJob SummaryWe are seeking a highly accomplished Lead Data Architect to define and drive enterprise data strategy, architecture, and platform modernization. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in data warehousing, lakehouse architecture, cloud data platforms, and large-scale distributed systems, along with strong leadership experience guiding enterprise data transformation initiatives.This role requires full ownership of data architecture, governance, scalability, performance optimization, and enterprise data platforms.Key ResponsibilitiesDefine and lead enterprise data architecture strategy across data lakes, warehouses, and lakehouse platforms.Architect scalable solutions supporting analytics, BI, real-time processing, and AI/ML workloads.Lead conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling initiatives.Design and oversee ETL/ELT frameworks and data integration strategies.Drive modernization from legacy systems to cloud-native data platforms.Establish standards for data governance, lineage, metadata, and security.Optimize performance, scalability, and cost efficiency of large-scale data systems.Collaborate with BI, Data Engineering, Analytics, and business stakeholders.Conduct architecture reviews and mentor data engineering teams.Define enterprise-level data roadmap and platform strategy.Required Technical SkillsData Architecture & PlatformsEnterprise Data Warehousing & Lakehouse ArchitectureDatabricks / Snowflake / Synapse / RedshiftDelta Lake / Modern Data StackCloud PlatformsAWS / Azure / GCPS3 / ADLS / Glue / SynapseData EngineeringAdvanced SQLPython / PySparkETL/ELT architectureStreaming (Kafka / Event Hubs)Governance & OptimizationData governance frameworksMetadata management & lineagePerformance tuning & cost optimizationPreferred QualificationsExperience with Microsoft Fabric or Databricks LakehouseExposure to AI/ML data platformsExperience in BFSI, Healthcare, or Retail domainsStrong leadership and stakeholder communication skillsEligibility & ComplianceW2 Full-Time OnlyNo C2CNo consultancy or vendor profilesHow to Apply📩 Share your updated resume to:manish.g@precisiontechcorp.com