Senior Data Architect

September 4

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Alight Solutions

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Enterprise • HR Tech • SaaS

Alight Solutions is a leading cloud-based human capital technology and services provider serving some of the world's largest organizations and over 35 million people and dependents. The company focuses on transforming lives and organizations by enhancing health, financial, and work wellbeing. Alight offers a wide range of services, including customer care, technology roles, consulting, application services, and business support, with opportunities for virtual or work-from-home positions. The company emphasizes corporate social responsibility and providing a positive impact on clients, colleagues, and communities.

10,000+ employees

Founded 2016

🏢 Enterprise

👥 HR Tech

☁️ SaaS

📋 Description

• Design and define data architecture blueprints, data flow diagrams, system integrations, and storage solutions • Lead development of cloud-based data platform on AWS using services like AWS Glue, Lambda, Redshift, and S3 • Implement data pipelines and warehouses to support AI, automation, analytics & reporting • Oversee ingestion and optimization of large-scale datasets and migrate legacy Hadoop-based data into AWS • Develop and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models for databases and data lakes • Enable data science and analytics teams by creating pipelines for ML models and handling streaming data • Optimize ETL/Spark jobs, implement incremental loading strategies, and ensure scalability and reliability • Embed data governance, implement data cataloging, lineage tracking, access controls, encryption, and retention policies • Collaborate with technology leadership, product managers, business analysts and engineering leads • Provide technical leadership to data engineers, conduct design/code reviews, and lead architecture review sessions • Evaluate new technologies, pilot proof-of-concepts, and provide thought leadership on data strategy

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years (preferred 15+ years) of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or related fields • Demonstrated experience leading data-centric projects from concept to production • Hands-on expertise with AWS data services – especially AWS Glue, Lambda, Redshift, and S3 • Strong experience with big data technologies including Hadoop and Spark • Exceptional skills in data modeling and database design • Deep understanding of SQL and proficiency in writing and tuning complex queries • Proficiency in programming for data engineering – Python (or Scala/Java) for ETL/ELT scripting • Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/CloudFormation) and CI/CD pipelines is a plus • Knowledge of machine learning concepts and experience supporting data science teams • Experience with real-time data streaming and processing (Kinesis, Kafka, or similar) is a plus • Excellent communication skills and experience collaborating in cross-functional teams • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field required • (Preferred) AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified Data Analytics certification • Applicants must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa

🏖️ Benefits

• We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it’s important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as several voluntary benefit options. By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight’s employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.