This is a remote position.

STAFF DATA ARCHITECT- CALIFORNIA HQ

REMOTE

1 YEAR INITIAL CONTRACT | WILL EXTEND

2-3 INTERVIEWS- 1 HR EA.

CODILITY TECH SCREEN

START: ASAP

Role: Staff Data Architect – Seasoned, autonomous professionals (Principal Level).

Responsibilities include:

~30% documentation/modeling/architecture.
~30% hands-on implementation.
~20% firefighting/reactive work.
~20% process scalability, reducing single points of failure, eliminating redundancies.
Defining and defending data models across domains.
Driving clarity for application and enterprise data models.
Contributing to reusable infrastructure and evolving architecture.
Some involvement in data governance (leveraging and extending existing frameworks).
They are evaluating the use of Databricks and DBT – experience with these would be very helpful.
Required to pass Codility assessment (written architecture focus, possible light Python coding test – currently all codility questions are open-ended, essay format.)

Technical Skills:

Data Platforms: PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, Snowflake, MongoDB, Teradata
Data Modeling Tools: Erwin, ER /Studio, dB, practical SQL DDL
Streaming & Messaging: Confluent/Kafka/k SQL, event-driven architectures
Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure - hands-on implementation experience
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation - writing, not just reviewing
Programming: Python, SQL, Java/Scala - production-level coding ability (they noted Java is less important)
Architecture Patterns: Microservices, data mesh, event sourcing - implemented, not theoretical
Development Tools: Git, GitHub, Jira, Confluence, Slack
IDEs: Visual Studio, VS Code, JetBrains - daily usage
Monitoring: Datadog, CloudWatch - designing observable systems
Security Tools: Snyk , secure architecture implementation

Soft Skills:

Data Modeling: Dimensional modeling, data vault, 3NF, denormalization strategies
Architectural Design: Pragmatic, implementation-focused architecture
Technical Leadership: Leading through code and demonstration
Problem-Solving: Production debugging and performance optimization
Hands-On Development: Active coding in architecture validation
Communication: Technical translation for diverse audiences
Delivery Focus: Shipping working systems, not perfect plans

Contract work, Immediate start, Remote work,