Sr Architect, Data

Job Description

8+ years of data engineering or data platform engineering experience with at least 3 years in an architect, principal engineer, or technical lead capacity across large-scale enterprise data platforms. Deep expertise in Databricks including Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Databricks Workflows, Structured Streaming, and performance tuning at scale. Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric, including OneLake, Fabric Data Engineering, and Fabric IQ semantic layer design. Expert-level experience designing and implementing real-time streaming architectures using Kafka, Azure Event Hub, Delta Live Tables, or comparable technologies. Proven ability to design and enforce engineering standards across multi-squad data engineering organizations, including pattern libraries, code review practices, and architectural governance. Experience architecting ERP or enterprise system ingestion pipelines at scale, with strong familiarity with CDC (Change Data Capture) patterns and tools. Strong proficiency in PySpark and Spark SQL for distributed data transformation and pipeline architecture. Experience leading complex legacy platform migrations including extraction, validation, rebuild, and decommission programs. Fluency operating across technical, product, and business stakeholder conversations, including the ability to translate architecture decisions into business impact terms. Experience building and mentoring senior engineering talent in fast-paced, delivery-focused environments. Nice to Have: Experience with Oracle ERP (specifically OTC, FUL, DLM, STP workstreams) or large-scale ERP R2 program data architecture. Familiarity with T-Mobile's Omni lakehouse platform, MagentaBuilt integrations, or enterprise IT architecture standards. Background in supply chain, reverse logistics, procurement, or network infrastructure data domains. Experience designing near-real-time operational intelligence platforms or SC Control Tower architectures. Exposure to GCC (Global Capability Center) build-out and offshore engineering ramp programs. Azure certifications or demonstrated experience with Azure-native data platform services beyond Fabric and Databricks.

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