Data Architect
algoleap
Job Description
· Define and evolve data architecture roadmaps, reference architectures, standards and reusable design patterns aligned with business priorities.
· Design conceptual, logical and physical data models, including dimensional, relational, document and analytics-ready models.
· Architect Data Warehouse, Data Lake and Lakehouse solutions, including ingestion, storage, processing, semantic and consumption layers.
· Lead solution reviews and technical decisions, balancing scalability, security, resilience, performance, operability and cost.
· Translate business and product requirements into implementable solution designs, delivery increments and technical guardrails.
Hands-on engineering and delivery
· Design, build and optimize batch, micro-batch and real-time ETL/ELT pipelines using SnapLogic, Informatica and cloud-native integration services.
· Develop Python-based ingestion, transformation, validation, automation and reusable data-processing frameworks.
· Write and tune SQL, stored procedures, views and database objects across PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, Snowflake, BigQuery and Redshift; support document-oriented solutions such as MongoDB where appropriate.
· Build reusable APIs, data services, integration components and proof-of-concepts; contribute production code where the solution requires senior technical ownership.
· Perform code and design reviews, troubleshoot complex data and performance issues, support releases, and lead root-cause analysis for production incidents.
Cloud, platform and engineering practices
· Design cloud and hybrid data solutions across Azure, AWS and GCP, including secure storage, compute, networking and platform integration patterns.
· Guide legacy modernization and data migration, including assessment, mapping, reconciliation, validation, rollback and recovery considerations.
· Implement CI/CD, automated testing, deployment, monitoring and infrastructure automation using DataOps and DevSecOps practices.
· Define observability, alerting and performance-tuning approaches across databases, pipelines, warehouses and cloud services.
· Optimize query execution, indexing, partitioning, workload management, storage lifecycle and cloud consumption.
Data governance, quality and security
· Embed data ownership, stewardship, metadata, cataloging, lineage, classification, retention and Master Data Management practices into solution designs.
· Implement data quality rules, profiling, validation, reconciliation, exception handling, dashboards and alerts using Collibra, SODA, Python and SQL.
· Design security controls including role-based access, encryption, data masking, row- and column-level controls, and secure handling of sensitive data.
· Ensure solutions comply with applicable CBRE policies, architecture standards and regulatory requirements in partnership with security and governance teams.
Analytics, AI and intelligent data solutions
· Design analytics-ready data marts, semantic models and reporting layers for Power BI, Tableau and self-service analytics.
· Create trusted, AI-ready data foundations for model training, inference and advanced analytics, including reusable datasets and feature-engineering pipelines.
· Design Retrieval-Augmented Generation, vector search, document ingestion, embedding, indexing and enterprise knowledge-retrieval patterns where required.
· Support secure integration of enterprise data with cloud AI services, copilots and intelligent assistants while applying Responsible AI, privacy, security and governance controls.
· Partner with Data Scientists and ML Engineers on MLOps patterns for model deployment, monitoring, drift detection and operational reliability.
Collaboration and delivery accountability
· Work across product, business, engineering, analytics, security and operations teams throughout the solution lifecycle.
· Mentor engineers and developers, improve engineering practices, and communicate complex architecture decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
· Evaluate emerging technologies through focused proof-of-concepts and recommend adoption only where measurable business or engineering value is demonstrated.