Cloud Data Architect

About This Role

Lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale data platforms, driving the migration of complex data ecosystems from AWS to Azure. Establish architectural standards and ensure the platform supports analytics, research, and investment use cases.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the target cloud data architecture and migration strategy from AWS to Azure
• Design end-to-end cloud-native solutions using Azure services, Snowflake, Databricks, and modern ETL/ELT pipelines
• Establish architectural principles, standards, and reference architectures covering data ingestion, transformation, analytics, and security
• Lead decision-making for batch and streaming data pipelines supporting both operational and research workloads
• Collaborate with data engineers, analytics teams, and stakeholders to ensure alignment with business, investment, and research objectives
• Guide and review solution designs to ensure adherence to architectural best practices
• Integrate financial and market data providers (e.g., Bloomberg, LSEG, MSCI, FactSet) into the platform
• Mentor engineers and architects, promote consistency, and drive engineering excellence across data initiatives

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale data platforms, with significant data architecture expertise
• Proven experience defining and executing cloud migration strategies, ideally across AWS and Azure
• Hands-on experience with Azure data services, Snowflake, Databricks, ETL/ELT design, and orchestration frameworks (e.g., Airflow)
• Strong understanding of modern data architecture patterns including Lakehouse platforms, batch/streaming processing, data governance, and data quality frameworks
• Proficiency in Python and SQL
• Experience with data modeling (3NF, dimensional, Data Vault) and analytical platform design
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills
• Proven ability to operate in consultative, high-stakes environments and influence strategic decision-making

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale data platforms, with significant data architecture expertise.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to investment management, asset management, or financial services environments
• Familiarity with market data products

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits