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# Application Architect

- **Company:** Mitchell Martin
- **Location:** Charlotte, NC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $145,600.0 - $156,000.0
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Applications Architecture, Databases, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Performance Tuning, Cloud Services
- **Published:** October 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/7c9e9134-f5e7-459a-b182-1d7772d4b7a8

## About the Role

* 5 years of Data Engineering experience.
 * 3 years of hands-on experience with cloud data platforms.
 * Strong knowledge of data governance and security solutions.
 * Experience with performance tuning and cost optimization.
 * Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

## Description

We are seeking a Senior Developer to join our Data Engineering team, focusing on enterprise data modernization. This role requires onsite presence in Charlotte, NC or Plano, TX and is a contract position. The successful candidate will collaborate with leads and stakeholders to design and optimize solutions on a cloud-based data platform. Expertise in data governance, security, and performance optimization is essential., * Design scalable data solutions using a cloud-based platform.

 * Partner with teams to define implementation approaches and best practices.
 * Optimize environments for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
 * Implement data governance, lineage, and security controls.
 * Support migration initiatives from traditional databases to cloud platforms.