Lead Enterprise Data Architect building and owning foundational data management capabilities at a technology - driven company. Enhancing data architecture for AI and operational use with strategic leadership and technical expertise.
About the role
- Senior Data Architect leading data architecture and evolution for federal programs at SteerBridge. Responsible for high-performance data infrastructures and mentoring a team of data engineers.
Responsibilities
- Design conceptual, logical, and physical data models for complex federal environments.
- Lead the transition from legacy on-premises systems to modern, cloud-native (AWS/GCP) data platforms.
- Architect and oversee the build of automated ETL/ELT pipelines using Python, SQL, and PySpark to ingest and transform unstructured and structured data.
- Implement and optimize enterprise data warehouses using tools like AWS Redshift, Google BigQuery, AWS Glue, and Databricks.
- Establish data governance frameworks, metadata management, and data lineage in alignment with federal standards (HIPAA, FHIR, NIST).
- Conduct index/partition design, query tuning, and sharding strategies to ensure high availability and scalability for real-time analytics.
- Design data architectures that facilitate AI/ML initiatives, including model training pipelines and real-time inference in production environments.
- Mentor a team of data engineers, enforce software engineering best practices (CI/CD, unit testing, documentation), and serve as a technical bridge between stakeholders and delivery teams.
Requirements
- **Experience:** 10+ years of progressive experience in data architecture, data modeling, or senior data engineering.
- **Technical Stack:** * Expertise in **AWS** (S3, Redshift, Glue, Athena) or **GCP** (BigQuery, Cloud Functions).
- Strong proficiency in **Python** (modular, testable code) and advanced **SQL**.
- Experience with big data frameworks like **Spark**, **Dask**, or **Ray**.
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
- **Compliance:** Deep understanding of data security and federal compliance requirements.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with matching
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Federal Holidays
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