Senior Data Architect

Location: New Berlin, WI or Denver, CO (local candidates only; onsite interview required; quarterly travel to client location). 6-month contract-to-hire role; must be a Green Card holder or US Citizen.

About the role

We’re seeking a talented Senior Data Architect to lead the design and implementation of cutting-edge data architectures supporting our industrial IoT initiatives. This is your chance to make a meaningful impact on environmental sustainability while working with a dynamic team.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the architecture for cloud-based data solutions, ensuring high availability and scalability.
• Lead technical discussions, collaborate across teams, and champion best practices in data architecture.
• Provide expert guidance and explain complex data solutions to leadership and engineering teams.
• Partner with stakeholders to translate business needs into innovative technical solutions.
• Optimize data usage by analyzing customer data, identifying inefficiencies, and proposing improvements.
• Mentor engineers on data architecture, participate in code and design reviews, and promote technical excellence.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in data tier architecture, from design to development.
• 5+ years as a data architect with deep knowledge of enterprise data architecture concepts.
• Extensive experience in cloud environments, particularly Azure, with at least 5 years leading data solution architecture.
• Proficiency with Microsoft SQL Server or similar relational databases.
• Experience with NoSQL databases such as key-value, document, graph, or column store.
• Strong background in data warehouse, data lake, and lake house design.
• Skilled in designing and maintaining data pipelines, especially with high-speed telematics data.
• Expertise in data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical).
• Knowledge of partitioning, indexing, and performance tuning.
• Passionate about data quality, reliability, privacy, and microservice architecture.

Nice to Have Skills

• Infrastructure as code experience, preferably with Terraform.
• Programming skills in Python, PowerShell, or T-SQL.
• Support for AI/ML projects.
• Familiarity with data governance and privacy regulations.

Pay

Colorado: $150,000–$160,000 salary or $65–$80/hour W2
Wisconsin: $130,000–$150,000 salary or $60–$70/hour W2