Data Architect, BI Analytics Platform

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. Define the architecture, standards, patterns, naming conventions, and modeling practices for the BI analytics platform .

Posted 10/30/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $210,000 - $270,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in data architecture and engineering, with a strong focus on SQL, Python, and production-scale data platforms like Snowflake. Proficient in data modeling, compliance with data governance standards, and implementing robust data lineage and monitoring practices.

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Expert SQLProduction-Scale Snowflake ExperienceDimensional Data Modeling (Kimball)RBAC and Data Masking ExpertiseCI/CD and Automated Testing

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Hard Skills

Data EngineeringData ArchitectureData WarehousingData ModelingSQLPythonRBACData ClassificationMonitoring and AlertingVersion Control

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationMentoringAdaptabilityInfluence

Tools & Technologies

SnowflakeDbtTerraformAirflowDagsterAtlanAlationCollibraDataHub

Industry Keywords

Data GovernanceData LineageSLASLOPIIRegulated DataData QualityInfrastructure as CodeChange ManagementData Catalog

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowPythonSnowflakeSQLTerraformVault

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define the architecture, standards, patterns, naming conventions, and modeling practices for the BI analytics platform
Establish end-to-end, column-level lineage from source systems to dashboards
Maintain a data catalog and business glossary
Classify sensitive data and implement tagging, masking, row access policies, least-privilege RBAC, retention, and deletion controls
Define SLAs, SLOs, and freshness targets for data products
Design monitoring and alerting for data reliability breaches
Architect ingestion, transformation, and orchestration patterns, including backfills, late-arriving data, and failure handling
Own schema design review, versioning, and change management
Approve architectural changes through design review and maintain platform coherence
Translate reporting needs into durable data models
Collaborate with Security, Legal, Compliance, analysts, BI developers, business leaders, and engineers
Require version control, code review, CI/CD, automated tests, infrastructure as code, and data quality contracts
Write architecture decision records and design documents
Mentor data engineers and analytics engineers

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years in data engineering, architecture, or warehousing
3+ years as the accountable architect
Expert SQL
Working fluency in Python
Production-scale Snowflake or equivalent experience
Experience with RBAC, masking and row access policies, object tagging, resource monitors, and cost management
Expertise in dimensional (Kimball) and normalized data modeling
Experience with PII and regulated data, including classification, minimization, masking or tokenization, retention, and deletion
Experience defining and meeting data SLAs, with monitoring, alerting, and incident response
Git workflows, code review, CI/CD, automated testing, and environment promotion
Experience with dbt, Terraform, Airflow or Dagster, and catalog tools such as Atlan, Alation, Collibra, or DataHub is a plus
Experience with Data Vault is ideally preferred
Ability to lead through influence and explain technical trade-offs
Ability to adapt quickly to new tools and technologies
Must reside in the US, as the application asks whether the applicant currently resides in the US and addresses employment sponsorship for the country where the job is located

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and equity packages for all employees
Platinum medical, dental, and vision
Free life insurance, including long-term disability and short-term disability
Unlimited PTO and paid holidays
Maternity and paternity leave
Assured contributes 3% of your income to a 401(k), even if you don't contribute
Lunch provided twice per week
Monthly phone stipend and other home office perks
Health FSAs and HSAs
Team events and offsites