Data Architect - R01543614

$160,000 - $170,000/Yr

Brillio - Durham, NC

Full-time - Senior

Durham, NC

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Data Architect will play a crucial role in designing and implementing scalable and secure data architecture solutions within a leading financial services organization. This position requires a strong background in financial services to evaluate current data usage, develop future data architecture, and influence overall data strategy, acting as a trusted advisor to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Assess and document current data consumption and ETL practices within the organization.
• Define a future state architecture that supports scalable, secure, and compliant data infrastructure for on-premise and cloud platforms.
• Influence the data strategy to ensure alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Design secure, cost-effective, and high-performing on-premise and cloud solutions.
• Lead technical teams in implementing cloud-based solutions using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like CloudFormation and Terraform.
• Architect solutions to ensure scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency while minimizing risk.
• Provide technical leadership, training, and mentorship to development teams on cloud services and best practices.
• Advise senior stakeholders on strategic cloud transformation efforts.
• Implement security best practices to ensure data protection and compliance with industry regulations.
• Set up comprehensive monitoring and logging to ensure resource availability and performance.
• Design and implement robust Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery solutions for critical data recovery.
• Maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders and document all architectural designs and processes.

Requirements

• 10 years of experience in roles such as Data Architect or Solutions Architect with a financial services background.
• Advanced expertise in cloud services across compute, storage, networking, and security.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native applications, data warehousing, and ETL processes.
• Deep familiarity with BFSI regulatory frameworks and cybersecurity principles within financial services.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field; advanced degrees or cloud certifications are a plus.
• Strong communication and advisory skills to influence strategy and communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced degrees or Advanced Cloud certifications.

Benefits

• Salary range of 160,000-170,000 USD per year.