Data Architect Lead Advisor

About the role

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now. We are currently seeking a Data Architect Lead Advisor to join our team in Atlanta, Georgia (US-GA), United States (US). Solutions Architect – Snowflake Data Platform (Azure).

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise-scale data platforms leveraging Snowflake, Azure Data Factory, Databricks, and complementary Azure services.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders, business leaders, and technical teams to define data platform strategies, modernization roadmaps, and target-state architectures.
• Partner with Sales, Account Teams, and Client Executives to support pre-sales activities including solution development, proposals, effort estimations, RFP responses, and client presentations.
• Provide technical leadership for large-scale cloud migration and data modernization initiatives involving legacy data warehouses, ETL platforms, analytics environments, and reporting ecosystems.
• Define enterprise data architecture standards, governance frameworks, security models, data integration patterns, and operational best practices.
• Work closely with Data Engineering, Analytics, AI/ML, and Infrastructure teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing data solutions.
• Lead architecture reviews, design workshops, and executive presentations while serving as a trusted advisor to client leadership teams.
• Evaluate emerging cloud, analytics, and AI technologies and develop reference architectures and reusable accelerators for future client engagements.
• Engage with Microsoft, Snowflake, and strategic technology partners to develop joint solutions and support go-to-market activities.
• Provide technical oversight, mentoring, and guidance to architects, engineers, and project teams throughout solution delivery lifecycles.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience delivering enterprise data, analytics, and cloud transformation solutions within a consulting firm, systems integrator, or large enterprise environment.
• 5+ years of experience architecting and implementing large-scale data warehouse, data lake, and modern data platform solutions.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Snowflake architecture, administration, performance optimization, security