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ValueMomentum

Senior Data Architect

Contract · In Office · Seattle, Washington (USA)

Posted Jul 28, 2026

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Seniority Level
Cloud Stack
Job Type
Position Group
  • Data Solutions Architect
  • Location: Billings Montana (onsite) or nearby states allowing the candidate to travel frequently.
  • [email protected]
  • Must-Have Skills
  • Strong understanding of Banking & Financial Services data domains such as Customer 360, Risk, Compliance, Fraud, Treasury, Lending and Regulatory Reporting.
  • 12–16 years of overall IT experience
  • 12-15 + years of hands-on experience designing Modern Data Platforms including:
  • Data Ingestion & Pipelines
  • Data Lakes / Lakehouse / Data Warehouses
  • Business Intelligence & Advanced Analytics
  • Strong experience with Microsoft Fabric components including:
  • Fabric OneLake
  • Fabric Pipelines
  • Fabric Notebooks
  • Hands-on expertise with Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, dbt and other Azure data services
  • Proven experience in Banking & Financial Services analytics use case analysis, source system analysis and data quality assessment. Experience with Fiserv Core platforms is a big advantage
  • Experience working with large-scale enterprise data platforms, high-volume datasets and analytical models
  • Strong understanding of Data Management principles:
  • Data Governance
  • Data Cataloging & Metadata Management
  • Data Security & Privacy
  • Master Data Management (MDM)
  • Familiarity with Modern Data Platform principles:
  • DataOps & CI/CD
  • Performance Optimization
  • Reliability, Scalability and Security
  • Strong knowledge of data architecture styles and design patterns
  • Experience leading Discovery & Design workshops with Banking & Financial Services business and IT stakeholders
  • Proven Expertise in implementing AI solutions to customers
  • Experience collaborating with onshore and offshore delivery teams
  • Hands-on experience with Agile delivery models and Azure DevOps
  • Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills
  • Key Responsibilities :
  • Define end-to-end architecture leveraging Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Platform and Azure AI Services.
  • Lead solution design across Data Engineering, Data Science, BI and AI workloads.
  • Architect Fabric components including OneLake, Data Factory, Lakehouse, Warehouse, Real-Time Analytics and Power BI.
  • Define AI strategy using Azure OpenAI Service, Azure AI Search, Azure AI Document Intelligence, Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Foundry and Azure Machine Learning.
  • Ensure compliance with banking regulations, security, governance and risk management requirements.
  • Drive stakeholder engagement and align technology solutions with business objectives.
  • Provide architecture governance and technical leadership throughout delivery lifecycle.

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Senior Data Architect

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