Data Architect

We are seeking a highly experienced Solution Architect to lead the design and modernization of enterprise Home Lending data platforms. This role will be responsible for defining the target-state architecture, cloud migration strategy, enterprise data models, governance standards, and regulatory-compliant data solutions supporting Home Lending and FR Y-14M reporting initiatives. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Data Architecture, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Mortgage Banking, and large-scale data transformation programs within Financial Services organizations., * Define and drive the target-state architecture for Home Lending data platforms.

• Lead cloud modernization and migration initiatives to Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Design scalable, secure, and regulatory-compliant data and integration architectures.
• Develop enterprise data models for mortgage, customer, account, property, and collateral data domains.
• Architect modern data lake, warehouse, and lakehouse solutions using GCP services.
• Establish data governance, metadata management, lineage, and data quality frameworks.
• Design batch, CDC, event-driven, streaming, and API-based integration solutions.
• Lead modernization and rationalization of legacy platforms including Ab Initio, SAS, and Teradata.
• Ensure compliance with FR Y-14M reporting, regulatory traceability, and audit requirements.
• Define data controls, reconciliation frameworks, and operational governance standards.
• Provide architecture leadership and technical guidance across delivery teams.
• Create architecture standards, technical design documents, and migration roadmaps., Cloud & Data Technologies
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• BigQuery
• Cloud Storage
• Pub/Sub
• Dataflow
• Dataproc
• Cloud Composer

Data Engineering

• Python
• PySpark
• SQL
• Apache Spark
• Data Warehousing
• Data Lake Architecture
• ETL/ELT Modernization

Integration

• Batch Processing
• Change Data Capture (CDC)
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Streaming Data Pipelines
• REST APIs

Legacy Platforms

• Ab Initio
• SAS
• Teradata
• Legacy Data Warehouse Technologies

Data Governance & Management

• Metadata Management
• Data Lineage
• Data Catalog
• Data Quality Frameworks
• Source-to-Target Mapping
• Data Governance

Domain Knowledge

• Mortgage Origination & Servicing
• Loan Performance Management
• Customer, Account, Property, and Collateral Data
• Delinquency, Default, and Collections Processes
• FR Y-14M Reporting
• Regulatory Data Controls & Traceability
• Reconciliation Frameworks
• Audit Readiness & Compliance Standards, Role : Data Governance Architect / Lead Location : Charlotte, NC (Hybrid) Type : C2C Strong Data Governance experience required Data Governance Architect / Lead Purpose: …
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• 12+ years of Data Architecture, Integration Architecture, or Solution Architecture experience.
• 7+ years designing large-scale enterprise data platforms.
• Experience leading cloud modernization and migration programs.
• Strong Banking and Financial Services domain experience.
• Hands-on experience supporting FR Y-14M reporting environments.
• Strong Home Lending and Mortgage domain knowledge., * TOGAF Certification.
• Google Cloud Professional Architect Certification.
• Experience implementing Data Mesh or Lakehouse architectures.
• Experience supporting large-scale Home Lending transformation initiatives.
• Experience implementing metadata management and data lineage solutions.
• Experience designing self-service analytics and reporting platforms.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data governance and regulatory compliance frameworks.

• $85,000-95,000 per year