Data Platform Architect

Ready to architect the technology backbone behind a fast-growing organization in Birmingham? Our client is seeking a Data Platform Architect to design and lead a modern enterprise data platform that powers critical business decisions across hundreds of locations. This is a unique opportunity to blend architecture, hands-on development, AI innovation, and executive collaboration while building systems at a significant scale.C2C is not an option with this job opening and all applicants should be able work for any US Employer without sponsorship. Sponsorship is not provided and this person will not need to require sponsorship in the future.Benefits & ExtrasOpportunity to architect enterprise-wide data and integration platformsHighly visible role partnering directly with executive leadershipHands-on influence over AI-driven engineering initiatives and automationFast-growing organization with large-scale technical challengesHybrid work environment in Birmingham, ALAnnual bonus opportunityCollaborative team focused on innovation and modern technologies Compensation $115,000 - $140,000 base salary + bonus eligible What You'll Be Doing Define and lead the target-state architecture for enterprise data platformsDesign data ingestion, storage, modeling, governance, and serving solutionsBuild and support event-driven systems utilizing APIs, CDC, messaging platforms, and KubernetesDrive AI-assisted engineering and development automation initiativesEstablish data quality standards, governance, and security controlsLead architecture reviews and mentor engineering teamsTranslate business objectives into scalable technical roadmaps What You'll Need to be Considered Strong expertise with SQL Server, SSAS, Azure Data Factory, and T-SQLExperience with ClickHouse, Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, or similar columnar platformsProduction-level development experience in Python and/or GoExperience designing event-driven architectures utilizing REST, Kafka, NATS, or CDCExperience operating workloads within Kubernetes environmentsAbility to drive AI-assisted engineering initiatives and platform strategy INDIT ITAC Solutions https://itacsolutions.com/ https://itacsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ITAC_Logo_Mockups.png