Data Architect

Brooksource
Charlotte, United States of America
7 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary to permanent
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Intermediate

Job location

Charlotte, United States of America

Tech stack

API
Agile Methodologies
Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Data analysis
Databases
Continuous Integration
Data Architecture
ETL
Data Security
Data Systems
IBM InfoSphere DataStage
DevOps
JSON
Python
Openshift
Pentaho Data Integration
Systems Integration
Data Ingestion
Large Language Models
Snowflake
Kubernetes
Api Gateway
REST
Data Pipelines
Serverless Computing
Docker

Job description

This is a great opportunity for a strong developer or data engineer who's ready to step into architecture.

You won't be building AI models or acting as a data scientist. Instead, you'll help shape how AI and data solutions are designed and used across the enterprise. This role focuses on defining architecture patterns, guiding teams, and ensuring scalable, secure solutions-especially across AWS platforms and Snowflake environments.

If you enjoy thinking beyond just coding-understanding why systems are designed a certain way and helping others build them correctly-this role is a strong fit. What You'll Be Doing

  • Partner with senior architects to define and document AI and data architecture patterns
  • Help establish and enforce platform standards, guardrails, and best practices
  • Evaluate new use cases and ensure the right data pipelines and services are in place
  • Advise teams on data ingestion, storage, analytics, and AI enablement approaches
  • Ensure solutions align with security, compliance, and regulatory requirements
  • Collaborate with Agile teams to guide architecture decisions (without owning delivery)

Requirements

  • 2-8 years of experience (ideal: senior developer or data engineer moving toward architecture)
  • Strong engineering foundation with architectural thinking
  • Hands-on experience with:
  • AWS (compute, analytics, serverless, databases, integration)
  • Data architecture concepts (ingestion, storage, warehousing, security)
  • Snowflake (data access patterns, not necessarily deep admin work)
  • Foundational understanding of AI/GenAI concepts:
  • LLMs, integrations, monitoring, observability
  • Ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Comfortable working in regulated environments (financial services experience is a plus)

Nice to Have

  • Exposure to CI/CD and DevOps practices
  • Experience with:
  • Data tools (Matillion, Pentaho, DataStage)
  • APIs (REST, JSON, API gateways)
  • Programming in Python or R
  • Familiarity with:
  • Emerging AI patterns (agentic workflows, AI-assisted development tools)
  • Experience with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)

What Makes Someone Successful Here

  • You've built real systems and can explain how and why they work
  • You're curious and want to grow into architecture (not already a senior architect)
  • You're interested in both data and AI, not just one or the other
  • You bring strong follow-through and ownership, even without direct build responsibility

Benefits & conditions

Brooksource offers competitive medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care FSA, and supplemental coverage with plans that can fit each employee's needs. We offer a 401k plan that includes a company match and is fully vested after you become eligible, paid time off, sick time, and paid company holidays. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that provides services like virtual counseling, financial services, legal services, life coaching, etc. Pay Disclaimer

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