Data Architect (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Captech Ventures - Herndon, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Herndon, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Data Architect at CapTech plays a crucial role in aligning clients' business goals with appropriate technologies to ensure successful data delivery implementations. This position focuses on enhancing data usage, improving information stewardship, and streamlining data flows, while also acting as a thought leader in the data space. The Data Architect is responsible for developing talent within CapTech and expanding the company's data and analytics capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Assess and advocate for data management technologies and practices to eliminate gaps between current and future states.
• Interpret and deliver impactful strategic plans to improve data integration, quality, and delivery in support of business initiatives.
• Formulate and articulate architectural trade-offs across solution options before recommending optimal solutions.
• Motivate and develop staff through teaching and empowering technical and consulting skills.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders and development staff to maximize the value of client data across the organization.
• Drive innovative technology solutions through thought leadership on emerging trends.
• Share project solutions and outcomes with colleagues to improve future project delivery.
• Partner with the business development team to demonstrate technical capabilities and envision proposed solutions.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with on-premises and cloud data management, integration, visualization, and analytical technologies.
• Advanced proficiency in end-to-end data architecture solutions including ingestion, storage, and relational modeling using SQL and Python.
• Demonstrated proficiency in designing and implementing modern data architectures and concepts such as cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP), real-time data distribution (Kafka, Kinesis, DataFlow, Airflow), NoSQL (MongoDB, DynamoDB, HBase, CosmosDB), and modern data warehouse tools (Snowflake, DataBricks).
• Ability to think strategically and relate architectural decisions to business needs and client culture.
• Ability to assess traditional and modern data architectural components based on business needs.
• Familiarity with recommending data governance best practices including MDM, security, privacy, and policies.

Benefits

• Generous PTO
• Health coverage
• Disability insurance
• Paid family leave
• CapFlex - Employee-first mentality supporting a hybrid workforce
• Learning & Development programs offering certification and tuition support
• Modern Health - mental health and well-being platform
• Carrot Fertility - inclusive fertility and family-forming coverage
• Fringe - company paid stipend program for personalized lifestyle benefits
• Employee Resource Groups promoting diversity and inclusion
• Philanthropic Partnerships for community engagement
• 401(k) Matching with no vesting period