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Location: Sarasota, FL, hybrid, 3 days onsite
Role Summary
We are seeking a Senior Data Architect to provide an independent thirdparty perspective on an ongoing enterprise Data Modernization program The role focuses on architecture assurance risk mitigation and acceleration of platform adoption ensuring alignment with enterprise scale best practices and longterm strategic goals
The architect will work independently with client stakeholders and multiple vendor teams validating decisions challenging assumptions and guiding the program toward a scalable secure and futureready lakehouse architecture on Databricks
Key Responsibilities
1 Architecture Advisory Independent Review
Provide objective thirdparty evaluation of the current data platform architecture design choices and implementation approach
Review and validate lakehouse architecture including ingestion transformation storage and consumption layers
Identify gaps design risks and antipatterns across the platform
Recommend alternative approaches and tradeoffs aligned to enterprise standards
2 Data Modernization Strategy Alignment
Assess alignment to modern data platform paradigms Lakehouse ELT Medallion architecture
Validate architectural decisions around
o Data ingestion patterns batch streaming unstructured data integration
o Data modeling and transformation strategies
o Analytics and AIML readiness of the platform
Ensure consistency with enterprisescale governance security and performance requirements
3 Risk Identification Derisking
Proactively identify technical architectural and operational risks impacting delivery timelines and scalability
Conduct design reviews and provide mitigation strategies and decision frameworks
Flag dependencies constraints and potential longterm impacts of current design choices
Support leadership with architecture risk summaries and decision recommendations
4 MultiVendor Stakeholder Engagement
Work independently with
o Customer architects and SMEs
o Internal delivery teams
o Thirdparty vendors
Facilitate architecture discussions workshops and governance reviews
Act as a neutral technical authority to resolve architectural conflicts and drive consensus
5 Best Practices Governance
Define and enforce architecture standards design patterns and guardrails
Ensure adoption of
o Databricks and Spark best practices
o Data governance frameworks including cataloging access control and auditing
o Performance cost optimization and scalability standards
Provide guidance on DataOps DevOps practices and observability frameworks
6 Acceleration Program Support
Identify opportunities to accelerate delivery and remove bottlenecks
Guide teams in prioritizing architectural decisions that unlock progress
Support roadmap refinement for phased platform evolution
Required Experience Skills
Experience
14 years in data engineering data architecture or analytics platform engineering
Proven experience in enterprise data modernization or cloud migration programs
Strong background in Databricksbased lakehouse implementations at scale
Technical Skills
Deep expertise in
o Databricks platform architecture
AWS cloud
o Apache Spark PySpark SQL
o Delta Lake and lakehouse design patterns
Strong understanding of
o Data ingestion and ELT frameworks
o Data governance and cataloging approaches
o Performance optimization and distributed systems
Advisory Leadership Skills
Ability to operate independently as a trusted advisor in a complex multivendor environment
Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills
Proven capability to challenge existing designs constructively and drive consensus
Strong analytical and problemsolving mindset
Key Differentiators for This Role
Focus on independent assurance rather than delivery ownership
Requires consultative mindset combined with deep architectural expertise
Strong emphasis on
o Risk mitigation
o Decision validation
o Crossteam alignment
Ability to influence outcomes without direct team ownership
Nice to Have
Experience in insurance or regulated industries
Exposure to BIanalytics transformation tools
Prior experience in architecture governance boards or external advisory roles
To apply for this job email your details to almas.fathima@orbitpeople.com