Lead Data Architect (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Captech Ventures - Philadelphia, PA

Full-time - Senior

Philadelphia, PA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

CapTech Data Architects play a crucial role in aligning our clients' business objectives with the latest technologies to develop effective data delivery strategies. Our mission is to enhance the business value of our clients by optimizing data usage, improving information stewardship, and streamlining data flows. By gaining a deep understanding of our clients' challenges, our architects leverage their expertise and cutting-edge tools to identify the most effective solutions. We view our Data Architects as thought leaders in the data domain, tasked with nurturing CapTech's talent and expanding our data and analytics capabilities. In this role, you will be responsible for assessing and advocating for data management technologies and practices, bridging the gap between the current state and a well-defined future state. You will interpret and deliver strategic plans that enhance data integration, quality, and delivery in support of business initiatives. Your ability to formulate and articulate architectural trade-offs across various solution options will be essential in recommending optimal solutions that meet technical requirements. As a leader, you will guide teams of data engineers and other technical members through design and implementation, ensuring adherence to best practices. You will provide insights to executive stakeholders and development teams, ensuring that data architecture recommendations maximize the value of client data across the organization. Your communication skills will be vital in conveying the value of modern enterprise-level data solutions to non-technical executives. Additionally, you will drive innovative technology solutions by staying informed about emerging trends and sharing project solutions with colleagues to enhance future project delivery. Your leadership within the Data & Analytics practice area will focus on talent growth and capability development. You will partner with the CapTech business development team to showcase our technical capabilities, envision proposed solutions, and estimate work plans.

Responsibilities

• Assess and advocate for data management technologies and practices to eliminate gaps between current and future states.
• Interpret and deliver 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.
• Lead teams of data engineers and technical members through design, implementation, and best practices.
• Provide insights to executive stakeholders and development teams to maximize the value of client data.
• Communicate with non-technical executives about the value of modern enterprise-level data solutions.
• Drive innovative technology solutions through thought leadership on emerging trends.
• Share project solutions and outcomes with colleagues to improve future project delivery.
• Lead within the Data & Analytics practice area focused on talent growth and development capabilities.
• Partner with business development to demonstrate technical capabilities and estimate proposed work plans.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience with on-premises and cloud data management, integration, visualization, and analytical technologies.
• Advanced proficiency in designing and implementing modern data architectures and concepts such as AWS, Azure, GCP, Kafka, Kinesis, and Snowflake.
• Expertise in end-to-end data architecture solutions including ingestion, storage, and relational modeling using SQL and Python.
• Strategic thinking ability to relate architectural decisions to business needs and client culture.
• Experience in recommending data governance best practices including MDM, security, and privacy policies.
• Experience leading enterprise engineering teams and serving as a point of contact for design decisions.

Nice-to-haves

• Previous consulting industry experience.
• Experience in providing thought leadership and internal engagement with leadership and innovation.
• Participation in mentorship and talent growth within the Data & Analytics practice area.
• Awareness of emerging technologies and skills in the data landscape.

Benefits

• Generous PTO
• Health coverage
• Disability insurance
• Paid family leave
• CapFlex - hybrid workforce support
• Learning & Development programs
• Modern Health mental health platform
• Carrot Fertility coverage
• Fringe stipend program for lifestyle benefits
• Employee Resource Groups for diversity and inclusion
• Philanthropic Partnerships for community engagement
• 401(k) Matching with no vesting period