Senior Data Architect

Harvard Partners

$150K — $180K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Boston, MA
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of senior data architecture experience on enterprise programs.
  • Deep knowledge of AWS-centric data platforms, especially S3, S3 Tables, and Athena.
  • Hands-on experience with lakehouse architectures using Apache Iceberg, Trino, and Apache Spark.
  • Experience with PostgreSQL and cloud databases, plus integrating on-prem Oracle sources.
  • Expertise in conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling using Erwin.
  • Familiarity with data governance and architecture governance standards, including data-as-a-product.
  • Experience with data cataloging tools, preferably Alation.
  • Strong communication skills for translating technical concepts to business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Lead solution architecture for strategic enterprise data programs, from current-state assessments to target-state designs.
  • Design an AWS-centric governed data lakehouse utilizing technologies like Apache Iceberg and Amazon S3.
  • Implement data virtualization and federation for seamless data access from Oracle to cloud sources using Denodo.
  • Conduct comprehensive data modeling following enterprise standards using Erwin.
  • Maintain compliance with data governance and architecture governance, focusing on data quality and usability.
  • Enable AI capabilities on the data platform with tools like Amazon Bedrock and Dataiku.
  • Collaborate with various teams to ensure effective implementation and governance of data solutions.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on high-visibility enterprise data strategy programs.
  • Access to cutting-edge technologies in cloud data architecture.
  • Collaborative work environment involving interaction with senior management and various departments.
  • Focus on innovation and AI capabilities in data solutions.
  • Potential for professional growth in a rapidly evolving data landscape.
Full Job Description
About the Job

As a Senior Data Architect, you will lead solution architecture for a high-visibility enterprise data strategy program, and will be responsible for designing the target-state data platform and explaining it clearly to business stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

  • Solution architecture for a strategic enterprise data program - current-state assessment through target-state design and roadmap.
  • Designing a governed, AWS-centric data lakehouse: Apache Iceberg on Amazon S3 / S3 Tables, with Trino, Apache Spark, and Amazon Athena for query and compute.
  • Data virtualization/federation (Denodo) to make on-prem Oracle data consumable by cloud sources.
  • Conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling in erwin, to enterprise modeling standards.
  • Working within data governance and architecture governance: data-as-a-product, raw/work/publish zone standards, cataloging in Alation.
  • Enabling the platform's AI layer - Amazon Bedrock, Bedrock AgentCore, MCP servers - plus tools like Dataiku and potentially Databricks.


Qualifications:

  • Senior data architecture experience (10+ years as a guide) on enterprise programs.
  • AWS-centric data platform depth: S3 / S3 Tables, Athena, AWS-native analytics.
  • Hands-on lakehouse: Apache Iceberg, Trino, Apache Spark.
  • PostgreSQL / cloud databases; experience consuming on-prem Oracle sources.
  • Expert data modeling (conceptual/logical/physical) in Erwin.
  • Data governance & architecture governance; modeling standards, zone standards, data-as-a-product / data mesh.
  • Data catalog/governance tooling - Alation strongly preferred.
  • Strong communicator who can explain complex technical concepts to business users and collaborate with other data teams such as actuaries. Comfortable being visible from director level through engineering.


Nice Qualifications to have:

  • GenAI / agentic solutions on Amazon Bedrock and Bedrock Agent.
  • Core.MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers.
  • Dataiku and/or Databricks.
  • Financial services/insurance domain experience.

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