Senior Cloud Data Architect (AWS)

Job Title: Senior Cloud Data Architect (AWS)Duration: 10+ months contractLocation: Hybrid onsite at 100 Hancock Street, Quincy, MAPrefer Locals or nearby consultants.DETAILED LIST OF JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Designs and develops architecture of cloud-based data management systems.Proficiency and practical experience in implementing decentralized data architectures like Data Mesh.Creates data models including data storage, access, and usage patterns for cloud environments.Defines data security policies, authentication, and authorization mechanisms for cloud-based platforms.Collaborates with cross-functional teams to architect highly scalable, highly available, and highly performant cloud data solutions.Evaluates and recommends new cloud products and services for efficient data storage and processing.Monitors the performance of cloud data solutions and strategizes optimization measures.Ensures compliance with data governance policies and best practices in the cloud.Implements data management and data governance processes for cloud data.Conducts thorough analysis and documentation of cloud data architecture strategies and designs.Establish regular overall system performance assessment processes and action plans.Provide direction for the design and development of the data layers including review of ETL requirements.Capable of leading team design sessions and facilitating decisions.Experience in Data Integration leveraging Informatica Snowflake, IICS, SQL and Python code to solve complex use cases.Ensure timely delivery of solutions meeting requirements and expectations QUALIFICATIONS:5+ years of experience in Cloud Data Architecture, data warehousing, data modeling, ETL, enterprise and business information system architectures, and system engineeringThorough knowledge and Implementation experience of data warehouse and Enterprise Data architecture principles, specifically Decentralized data architectures like Data Mesh.3-5 years of experience architecting/developing Cloud-based (AWS) data solutions.5+ years of Cloud database platform experience such as Snowflake.Experience in creating and maintaining end-to-end data architectures.Strong communication skills comfortable explaining/proposing solutions to technical stakeholders, vendors, and business consumers.Proficiency with Unix, Linux, and shell scriptingExperience working with a large, multi-terabyte enterprise data platform in Cloud.Experience with system administration, database administration, storage architectures, backup & recovery, and networking.Informatica (IICS) ETL & Snowflake Data Warehousing experienceExperience working with highly sensitive health care information and familiar with HIPAAand other data privacy controls. PREFERRED SKILLS:Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certification or Cloud Data architect CertificationSnowflake certificationCognos and/or Tableau reporting experience