Data Architect
At a glance
Mid-level Data Architecture & Governance role at Tiger Analytics Inc. Westwood · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $97,988–$155,000 across the United States.
Tiger Analytics Inc. has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
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What you'll do
- Build canonical, semantic and domain data models that let information work consistently across enterprise teams
- Create conceptual, logical and physical models around business capabilities, modernization plans and data mesh principles
- Design Kafka-based architecture for real-time streaming, including event flows and data contracts
- Work with product, architecture and engineering partners to turn business needs into governed data models
- Set governance, metadata and lineage practices, and shape AWS and Snowflake pipelines and storage
What you bring
- Substantial experience with canonical data modeling and enterprise conceptual, logical and physical design
- Strong grounding in semantic modeling and data mesh, plus practical Kafka event and streaming architecture work
- Proficiency with AWS data services and Snowflake, alongside ETL/ELT, integration patterns and distributed systems
- Strong SQL, a programming language such as Python, and hands-on work with enterprise data catalog and metadata platforms
- Familiarity with data quality, governance and lineage frameworks; an AWS certification is also listed
Who this fits
This role suits a mid-career data architect who can move between business teams and technical groups. The position is onsite in Westwood.
From the employer
Tiger Analytics is pioneering what AI and analytics can do to solve some of the toughest problems faced by organizations globally. We develop bespoke solutions powered by data and technology for several Fortune 100 companies. We have offices in multiple cities across the US, UK, India, and Singapore, and a substantial remote global workforce.
If you are passionate about leading large-scale cloud and data modernization initiatives that transform enterprise platforms, we would love to hear from you. We are seeking an experienced and dynamic professional to play a key role in assessing, planning, and driving enterprise migration programs across data, applications, and cloud platforms. This role will help clients modernize their technology landscape, optimize legacy systems, and enable scalable, cloud-native architectures aligned with business goals. The Data Architect will support enterprise data initiatives by designing and delivering scalable, modern data architecture solutions with a primary focus on canonical data modeling, semantic data mesh, and real‑time streaming architectures using Kafka. This role drives alignment across business domains and enables high‑quality, governed, and interoperable data for analytics and operational use cases.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and enhance canonical data models, semantic models, and domain‑driven data contracts to enable cross‑enterprise data interoperability.
- Produce conceptual, logical, and physical data models aligned to business capabilities, modernization goals, and data mesh principles.
- Design and implement data architecture patterns to support real‑time streaming solutions using Kafka.
- Partner with product owners, domain architects, and data engineering teams to translate business needs into scalable, well‑governed data models.
- Ensure consistent application of data governance, metadata management, and lineage standards across data domains.
- Architect and optimize data pipelines and storage solutions using AWS (S3, Redshift, Glue, EMR, Lambda) and Snowflake.
- Contribute architectural artifacts, modeling standards, and reusable templates for enterprise data modeling.
- Support enterprise initiatives around real‑time data integration, semantic mesh, and AI/ML enablement through strong data architecture foundations.
Requirements
- Significant experience with canonical data modeling and enterprise‑wide conceptual/logical/physical modeling.
- Strong background in semantic modeling and data mesh design principles.
- Hands‑on experience with Kafka, including event modeling, schema strategy, and real‑time pipeline architecture.
- Proficiency in AWS data services (S3, Redshift, Glue, EMR, Lambda, EC2) and Snowflake.
- Strong understanding of ETL/ELT design, data integration patterns, and distributed data systems.
- Familiarity with data governance, data quality, metadata, and lineage frameworks.
- Strong SQL skills and proficiency in at least one programming language (Python preferred).
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across technical and business teams.
- Hands‑on experience with enterprise data catalog and metadata systems.
- AWS certification (Solutions Architect, Data Analytics Specialty, etc.)
Benefits
Significant career development opportunities exist as the company grows. The position offers a unique opportunity to be part of a small, fast-growing, challenging, and entrepreneurial environment, with a high degree of individual responsibility.
Tiger Analytics provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy,
national origin, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, disability
status, or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.