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Veridian Tech Solutions, Inc.

Data Architect with Databricks

Contract · In Office · Iselin, New Jersey (USA)

Posted Jun 17, 2026

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Hi,

Hope you are doing good!

We have a Contract opportunity for you as Data Architect with Strong in Databricks @ Iselin, NJ (Hybrid)

Role: Databricks Architect

Locations: Iselin, NJ (Hybrid)

Type of Hiring: Contract

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

  • Define and maintain reference architectures (Lakehouse, CDC, streaming) and domain data models (conceptual, logical, physical).
  • Create and enforce data standards: naming conventions, data types, modeling practices, semantic definitions (aligned to business glossaries).
  • Establish metadata operating model: ownership, stewardship, processes for Catalog, Glossary, Data Dictionary, and Data Lineage.
  • Integrate lineage capture across pipelines (ETL/ELT/streaming), BI layers, and ML workflows.
  • Architect cross-platform data flows across Databricks, Oracle/SQL Server, Snowflake, and metadata tools.
  • Define IAM models: RBAC/ABAC, SSO/federation, SCIM provisioning; directory-driven entitlements and periodic access reviews.
  • Define catalog strategy (e.g., Unity Catalog/Purview/Collibra/Alation) and integrate with CI/CD for automated registration and lineage.
  • Design reusable pipeline frameworks with configuration-driven IO, logging, metrics, retry/error handling, and data quality checks.

Skills:

  • Data Modeling: Dimensional (star/snowflake), 3NF, Data Vault, business glossary-to-model mapping, SCD types, time-series/event modeling.
  • Metadata & Governance: Practical use and integration of Data Catalogs, Lineage,
  • Oracle/SQL Server (data modeling, migration/CDC patterns).
  • Snowflake (roles, warehouses, performance tuning, tasks/streams, dynamic tables).
  • Databricks/Spark (SQL/PySpark, Structured Streaming, Delta Lake; Unity Catalog).
  • Security & Compliance: IAM/RBAC, masking, tokenization, encryption; PCI/AML/KYC/GDPR/DPDP awareness.
  • Integration & Orchestration: Databricks Workflows, Airflow/ADF, API integrations with catalog tools; schema registry
  • Exceptional interpersonal and collaboration skills within a team environment

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Data Architect with Databricks

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