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# TELECOMMUTE Data Architect

- **Company:** Kforce Inc.
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Apache HTTP Server, Data Architecture, Amazon DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, Change Data Capture, Data Layers, Data Lakes
- **Published:** August 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/651aa084-cd4b-40a4-a67d-031841ac9906

## About the Role

* Experience building Data Lakes from scratch in AWS
 * Self-starter
 * Comfortable operating in ambiguity
 * Startup mentality
 * Can build and define solutions without extensive requirements
 * Strong architecture leadership skills
 * Someone who enjoys greenfield development and building platforms from the ground up

Other helpful technologies:

 * AWS Unified Studio
 * Apache Iceberg
 * S3 Tables
 * CDC (Change Data Capture)
 * DynamoDB
 * Aurora PostgreSQL
 * Experience designing and building modern Data Lake/Lakehouse architectures
 * Experience building Bronze and Gold data layers

Nice to Have:

 * AI/GenAI exposure
 * Transportation Management System (TMS) experience

## Description

Kforce has a client in Chicago, IL that is seeking a Data Architect. This is a brand new initiative focused on reimagining and rebuilding Data Lake architecture., * Rebuilding their TMS (Transportation Management System) from scratch

 * Creating a new Data Lake architecture that will eventually support broader engineering initiatives
 * Establish architecture, standards, and future-state direction


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