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# Data Architect

- **Company:** Vsg Business Solutions
- **Location:** Charlotte, NC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $85,000.0 - $95,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Airflow, Application Integration Architecture, Batch Processing, Big Data, BigQuery, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Data Architecture, Data Control, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Mapping, Data Systems, Data Warehousing, Data Flow Control, Python (Programming Language), Meta-Data Management, Standard Sql, Cloudera, SAS (Software), Data Streaming, Teradata SQL, Enterprise Data Management, Google Cloud, Apache Spark, Ab Initio, Change Data Capture, Togaf, Event Driven Architecture, Data Lakes, Pyspark, Data Lineage, Data Management, Tools for Reporting, Cloud Migration, Api Design, Legacy Systems
- **Published:** July 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/uscbeee799e35e3405c889ce8946f70567

## About the Role

* 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.

## Description

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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