About the job
ABOUT THE ROLE
Join our dynamic team as a Staff Data Architect and shape the future of data architecture!
In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for the architecture of domain-scale data systems. You will define the target architecture for your domain, set enforceable standards and data contracts, and empower various teams to create governed, reliable, and reusable data products. You’ll ensure high-quality architecture decisions, semantic consistency, and the adoption of shared patterns across your domain, influencing how data is designed and governed. Your focus will be on creating a scalable and consistent architecture that enhances data delivery.
YOUR GAME PLAN
Every team member plays a crucial role!
- Define and maintain a North Star architecture and multi-quarter roadmap in line with business priorities.
- Establish and enforce data modeling standards, canonical definitions, and schema evolution practices.
- Define and operationalize data product contracts, including ownership, quality expectations, and versioning discipline.
- Lead architecture governance and design reviews at the domain level, ensuring all decisions are documented and stakeholder concerns addressed.
- Engage in hands-on prototyping and framework building to drive MVP execution.
- Define scalable Lakehouse and platform patterns using Databricks, aligned with performance, cost, reliability, and security requirements.
- Embed data quality, metadata, lineage, and compliance into architectural standards from the outset.
- Lead strategies for domain migration and deprecation to reduce technical debt and long-term risk.
- Collaborate across Data Engineering, Product Engineering, Product, Security, Governance, Analytics, and other stakeholders to translate business intent into actionable architectural direction.
- Influence the adoption of architectural standards across multiple teams without direct authority.

