Senior Data Architect

Role : Senior Data Architect-FTE

Client : CBRE – Full time Opportunity

Location : Richardson, TX||Hybrid

Job Details

As a Senior Data Architect , you will lead the design, development, and implementation of scalable, high-performance data platforms that support advanced analytics, AI / ML, and enterprise reporting.

This is a hands-on role , combining strong data engineering expertise with architectural leadership to build modern, AI-ready data ecosystems .

You will work closely with business stakeholders, engineering teams, and analytics leaders to translate complex business requirements into robust, secure, and future-ready data solutions .

• Design and implement end-to-end modern data architectures , including data lakes, lakehouses, and data warehouses .
• Lead hands-on development of ETL / ELT pipelines , ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Architect and optimize batch and streaming data pipelines across cloud and hybrid environments.
• Drive best practices for data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical) to support analytics and reporting.
• Build and manage integrations between enterprise systems, data platforms, and third-party APIs .
• Ensure data consistency, quality, and lineage across multiple sources.
• Implement metadata management, orchestration, and monitoring frameworks .
• Enable AI / ML-ready data foundations for advanced analytics, NLP, and intelligent automation.
• Support structured and unstructured data processing to enable downstream analytics use cases.
• Exposure to Ontology and Knowledge Graphs is a strong plus for semantic modeling and contextual analytics.

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