Overview :
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client provider of digital technology and transformation, information technology and services
Position : Senior Data Architect
Location : Bellevue, WA 98006
Duration : 3+ Months
Job Type : Temporary Assignment
Work Type : Onsite
Job Description
- We are looking for a senior Data Architect with 7+ years of proven experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing data architecture for complex and large-scale systems.
- The ideal candidate will own the end-to-end architecture across structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data, and will work closely with engineering, analytics, and business teams to enable scalable data solutions.
- This role combines strategic leadership, hands-on technical design, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver modern, secure, and performant data platforms.
Key Responsibilities
Define and implement enterprise-level data architecture strategyLead the design and implementation of data pipelines, data lakes, and data warehousesBuild architectural patterns for data ingestion, transformation, governance, and catalogingDesign schemas and optimize performance for analytical and operational workloadsDefine data quality, lineage, and metadata management frameworksEnsure compliance with privacy and security regulations (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather data needs and translate them into scalable solutionsProvide technical leadership to data engineers and guide best practices across systemsRequired Skills & Experience
7+ years in Data Architecture, including hands-on work with modern data stacksDeep experience with :Relational databases (PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, etc.)Big Data platforms (Spark, Hadoop, Hive)Cloud-native data tools (Azure Synapse, Databricks, Snowflake, AWS Redshift)Data lakehouse designs and lake formats (Delta Lake, Parquet, Avro)Strong background in ETL / ELT tools (e.g., Apache Airflow, Azure Data Factory, dbt)Solid understanding of API-based data integration, real-time streaming (Kafka, Kinesis), and batch pipelinesExperience with data modeling techniques (3NF, star schema, data vault, etc.)Familiar with data governance tools like Collibra, Alation, or Microsoft PurviewProficient in at least one programming language (Python, Scala, Java)TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.