Job DescriptionSenior Data Solutions Architect (Azure expertise)Location: Hybrid / Worcester, MA- 1 day per week on-site
This is a 6 month contract to perm opportunity. Candidates must be a U.S. Citizen and/or Green Card holder to be considered- no Visa sponsorship will be offered. Candidates MUST live local to Worcester, MA to be considered.Conversion salary once taken perm:- 6-8 years of experience- $105,000 plus 10% IC Bonus
- 8+ years of experience- $124,000 pus 15% IC Bonus
The Opportunity: We are looking for a high-level Data Architect to serve as the primary blueprint designer for our enterprise-grade data ecosystems. This isn't just about managing a database; it's about bridging the gap between legacy foundations and a high-performance cloud future. You will own the technical roadmap for how information flows, ensuring our data assets are secure, scalable, and strategically aligned with business growth.
Core Impact Areas:- Strategic Design: Lead the creation of conceptualand physical data models that support everything from real-timetransactional systems to complex analytics warehouses.
- Pipeline Leadership: Act as the technical authorityfor ETL/ELT frameworks, guiding the development of robust integrationpatterns across modern cloud and traditional platforms.
- Governance & Integrity: Build the "rules of theroad" for data quality. You'll define the standards for metadata,lineage, and validation to ensure our reporting is beyond reproach.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as the translator betweenbusiness stakeholders and engineering teams, turning high-level KPIs intofunctional technical components.
- Modeling Mastery: Create and optimize curateddatasets and semantic layers that empower our BI teams and supportself-service reporting.
What We're Looking For:- Cloud Architecture Expert: Deep, hands-on experiencedesigning data solutions within a major cloud ecosystem (specificexperience with integrated cloud factory and synapse-level tools is highlyvalued).
- Data Modeling Veteran: Proven ability to author complexsource-to-target mappings and manage sophisticated database schemas.
- Technical Polyglot: Proficiency in SQL and Python for data profiling, reconciliation, and automated validation.
- Hybrid Legacy Experience: Comfort navigating thetransition between on-premise "heritage" systems andcutting-edge cloud-native environments.
- Communication Pro: Ability to lead architecturereviews, identify risks, and articulate complex technical debt tonon-technical leaders.