Senior Data Solutions ArchitectThis is a 6 month contract to perm opportunity. Candidates must be a U.S. Citizen and/or Green Card holder to be considered- no Visa sponsorship will be offered.
Candidates MUST live local to Worcester, MA to be considered. Conversion salary once taken perm: 6-8 years of experience- $105,000 plus 10% IC Bonus 8+ years of experience- $124,000 pus 15% IC BonusThe Opportunity: We are looking for a high-level Data Architect to serve as the primary blueprint designer for our enterprise-grade data ecosystems. This isn't just about managing a database; it's about bridging the gap between legacy foundations and a high-performance cloud future.
You will own the technical roadmap for how information flows, ensuring our data assets are secure, scalable, and strategically aligned with business growth.Core Impact Areas:Strategic Design: Lead the creation of conceptual and physical data models that support everything from real-time transactional systems to complex analytics warehouses.Pipeline Leadership: Act as the technical authority for ETL/ELT frameworks, guiding the development of robust integration patterns across modern cloud and traditional platforms.Governance & Integrity: Build the "rules of the road" for data quality. You'll define the standards for metadata, lineage, and validation to ensure our reporting is beyond reproach.Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as the translator between business stakeholders and engineering teams, turning high-level KPIs into functional technical components.Modeling Mastery: Create and optimize curated datasets and semantic layers that empower our BI teams and support self-service reporting.What We're Looking For:Cloud Architecture Expert: Deep, hands-on experience designing data solutions within a major cloud ecosystem (specific experience with integrated cloud factory and synapse-level tools is highly valued).Data Modeling Veteran: Proven ability to author complex source-to-target mappings and manage sophisticated database schemas.Technical Polyglot: Proficiency in SQL and Python for data profiling, reconciliation, and automated validation.Hybrid Legacy Experience: Comfort navigating the transition between on-premise "heritage" systems and cutting-edge cloud-native environments.Communication Pro: Ability to lead architecture reviews, identify risks, and articulate complex technical debt to non-technical leaders.