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# Data Architect - Databricks/AWS

- **Company:** CUSTOM STAFFING INC
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $208,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Cloud Database, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Security, Data Warehousing, Database Design, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Standard Sql, SQL Databases, Tableau (Software), Apache Spark, Pyspark, Gitlab-ci, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, AWS Data Analytics, Data Management, Machine Learning Operations, Data Pipelines, Databricks
- **Published:** August 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/00749444-22a5-4e2d-9f8c-8c87868facbd

## About the Role

* Databricks and Unity Catalog
 * AWS cloud data architecture
 * PySpark, Python, Spark and SQL
 * ETL/ELT pipelines
 * Data modeling and governance
 * GitLab CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code
 * Tableau and BI architecture, * Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field.
 * 8+ years of data architecture, data engineering or database design experience.
 * Extensive Databricks and AWS cloud data architecture experience.
 * Strong PySpark, Python, Spark, SQL and ETL/ELT expertise.
 * Expert knowledge of data modeling, lakehouses, data warehouses and governance.
 * Experience delivering secure, scalable and highly available data platforms.
 * Strong communication and cross-functional leadership skills.
 * Tableau, MLOps and Domino Data Lab experience preferred.

## Description

We are seeking an experienced Data Architect to design scalable enterprise data solutions using Databricks and AWS. This role will lead cloud data architecture, data pipelines, governance, modeling and analytics within a complex, highly regulated environment., * Architect Databricks and AWS data platforms for large-scale analytical workloads.

 * Design ETL/ELT pipelines, lakehouse solutions and dimensional data models.
 * Integrate Unity Catalog, AWS IAM and cross-account data access.
 * Develop standards for PySpark, Python, Spark and SQL.
 * Establish data quality, governance, security and access-control frameworks.
 * Optimize compute, storage, clusters and overall platform costs.
 * Implement GitLab CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code practices.
 * Design semantic layers for Tableau and BI reporting.
 * Support MLOps and generative AI initiatives.
 * Partner with technical and business teams and mentor data engineers.


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