Data ArchitectData Architect

Job Description: Data Architect Atlanta, GA Job Description Roles & Responsibilities Key Responsibilities Data Architecture & Design Define and own the enterprise data architecture aligned with business strategy and cloud-first principles. Design and implement AWS-based data lake architectures, leveraging Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold layers). Establish standards for data modeling (conceptual, logical, and physical) for analytical and reporting workloads. Drive architectural decisions for batch and near real-time data processing. AWS & Cloud Technologies Architect solutions using AWS services such as: S3, Glue, Athena, Redshift, Lake Formation EMR, Lambda, Step Functions Kinesis / MSK (streaming, where applicable) Ensure architectures are secure, scalable, cost-optimized, and highly available. Collaborate with cloud platform teams to align on networking, IAM, encryption, and governance. Data Engineering & Integration Guide data ingestion patterns from multiple sources (operational systems, SaaS platforms, APIs, streaming sources). Define standards for ETL/ELT pipelines, orchestration, and data quality frameworks. Partner with Data Engineering teams to ensure architectural integrity during implementation. Business Intelligence & Analytics Enable BI and analytics platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, QuickSight) through optimized data models and semantic layers. Design Gold-layer datasets optimized for reporting, dashboards, and advanced analytics. Ensure consistency and reliability of enterprise KPIs and metrics. Governance, Quality & Security Establish data governance principles including metadata management, lineage, cataloging, and stewardship. Define data quality rules, monitoring, and remediation processes. Ensure compliance with enterprise security, privacy, and regulatory requirements. Leadership & Collaboration Act as a trusted advisor to business and technology leadership. Review and approve solution designs, ensuring alignment with target architecture. Mentor data engineers, analysts, and junior architects. Contribute to roadmap planning and modernization initiatives.