We are looking for Data Architect for our client in Racine, WI.
Job Title: Data Architect
Job Location: Racine, WI
Job Type: Contract
Job Overview:
Requirement/Must Have:
- 10+ years of experience in Data Architecture.
- 5+ years of experience in Databricks Architecture.
- 4+ years of experience in BI platforms.
Responsibilities:
- Define and govern enterprise data architecture standards, frameworks, and best practices.
- Design scalable and high-performance data platforms supporting reporting, analytics, and advanced data use cases.
- Architect end-to-end data solutions spanning data ingestion, transformation, storage, governance, and consumption layers.
- Develop data modernization roadmaps and migration strategies from legacy platforms to modern cloud-based architectures.
- Establish architectural principles for data quality, security, governance, metadata management, and master data management.
- Lead the architecture and design of enterprise reporting and analytics solutions.
- Define semantic models, data marts, reporting layers, and KPI frameworks.
- Provide architectural guidance for self-service analytics and enterprise reporting initiatives.
- Ensure optimal performance, scalability, and usability of BI platforms.
- Architect robust ETL/ELT frameworks and data integration solutions.
- Design scalable data pipelines supporting batch and near real-time processing.
- Define data integration patterns across ERP, CRM, cloud, and third-party applications.
- Guide engineering teams on best practices for data modeling, pipeline design, orchestration, and optimization.
- Collaborate with business leaders, product owners, and functional teams to understand data and reporting requirements.
- Conduct requirement discovery workshops and translate business needs into architecture and solution designs.
- Present architecture recommendations and solution options to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Provide thought leadership on emerging technologies, analytics strategies, and data-driven decision making.
- Lead architecture reviews, design governance, and technical decision-making.
- Mentor data architects, engineers, and BI developers.
- Ensure adherence to enterprise architecture standards, security policies, and compliance requirements.
- Support pre-sales, solution estimation, and transformation initiatives when required.
Skills:
- Expert-level architecture experience in Power BI and Tableau.
- Strong understanding of Enterprise Reporting Architecture, Semantic Layer Design, Dashboard and Visualization Best Practices, and Performance Optimization.
- Strong architecture and implementation experience with Informatica PowerCenter / IICS.
- Expertise in ETL/ELT Design Patterns, Data Integration Architecture, Data Transformation Frameworks, Data Quality and Reconciliation.
- Experience designing cloud-based analytics solutions.