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Data Architect
Contract · In Office · San Jose, California (USA)
Posted Aug 12, 2026
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- Senior Cloud Data Architect –
- San Jose, CA
- Role Summar
- yThe Senior Cloud Data Architect is a hands-on individual contributor responsible for designing and optimizing Azure-based cloud data architectures supporting analytics, AI, and enterprise intelligence. The ideal candidate should have 7+ years of experience in data engineering/architecture, including 3+ years in cloud data architecture, with strong expertise in Azure Data Lake, Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks, Spark, Python, and SQL
- .The role focuses heavily on data lakehouse/warehouse architecture, metadata management, data governance, lineage, schema design, and data modeling. Candidates should have experience with tools such as Unity Catalog, Microsoft Purview, Collibra, or DataHub, along with hands-on experience designing distributed data pipelines, optimizing performance and cost, and implementing CI/CD, observability, and schema evolution
- .The candidate must also be strong in architecture documentation and visualization, including data-flow diagrams, logical/physical data models, system blueprints, and architecture decision documentation using tools such as Visio, Lucidchart, or Draw.io
- .
- Must-Have Requirement
- sBachelor’s degree in Computer Science – strict requiremen
- t7+ years in data engineering, data architecture, or enterprise analytic
- s3+ years of cloud data architectur
- eStrong Azure experienc
- eAzure Data Lake, Data Factory, Synapse, Databrick
- sSpark / distributed data processin
- gPython + SQ
- LData modeling, schema design, and metadata managemen
- tData lineage and governanc
- eArchitecture diagrams/documentatio
- nHands-on data pipeline development and optimizatio
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