Cloud Data Architect (Full-time Remote, NC Based)

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Overview

The Cloud Data Architect is responsible for design and implementation of scalable enterprise-wide data architecture. These responsibilities include optimizing data performance and accessibility,

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The Cloud Data Architect is responsible for design and implementation of scalable enterprise-wide data architecture. These responsibilities include optimizing data performance and accessibility, and ensuring data quality, integrity and security.

Responsibilities

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Data Architecture Design and Modelling

→Lead adoption of modern data architecture patterns and cloud-native solutions
→Develop enterprise data management strategies including data lake/warehouse implementations, data movement, and data services
→Enforce data quality, security, and consistency standards across enterprise data platforms
→Establish data access patterns (serving layers, semantic models, APIs) to optimize downstream analytics and reporting
→Participate in business analysis activities to elicit data product requirements

Enterprise Data Platform Strategy

→Lead adoption of modern data architecture patterns and cloud-native solutions
→Define future-state data architecture roadmaps aligned to organizational strategy and modernization initiatives
→Develop enterprise data management strategies including data lake/warehouse implementations, data movement, and data services
→Enforce data quality, security, and consistency standards across enterprise data platforms

Data Engineering Enablement

→Define reference architectures, coding standards, and reusable patterns for data engineering teams
→Review and approve solution designs to ensure adherence to enterprise data architecture standards
→Provide technical mentorship and design guidance to engineers and analysts

Data Governance & Security

→Participate in data governance council and provide input on data standards and policies to ensure data quality, security, and compliance
→Collaborate with security and compliance teams to implement data classification, encryption, access controls, and audit logging
→Ensure data architectures comply with HIPAA, and organizational data privacy standards

Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication

→Capture end-user requirements and align technical solutions to strategic business objectives
→Translate business needs into scalable, secure, and well-governed data architecture solutions
→Provide architectural expertise and leadership guidance to data engineering teams

Requirements

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Education & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field and at least five (5) years of experience working as a Cloud Data Architect with direct involvement and responsibilities for architecting an enterprise-scale data Lakehouse or data warehouse on a Microsoft Azure cloud platform, preferably in a healthcare setting.

The following technical certification (or comparable) is required:

• Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional

The following technical certification (or comparable) is preferred:

• Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)

Architecting enterprise-scale Medallion data platforms on Microsoft Azure
Databricks Development and Administration
Data modeling: dimensional (Kimball), star/snowflake, and SCDs
Enterprise governance frameworks for data quality, lineage, and metadata
PySpark and SQL skills for scalable batch and streaming pipelines
Azure Data Services: ADLS Gen2, Data Factory, Synapse
DevOps, Git and CI/CD best practices
Architectural artifacts & documentation (e.g., technical specs, data models, policies, procedures, architecture diagrams)
Agile methodology and tools
HIPAA/HITECH compliance in cloud architectures
Technical leadership skills
Communication and organizational skills
Ability to work independently and in a team setting
Experience working with healthcare datasets