Senior Data Architect

Irth Solutions

5h • Hybrid

About The Position

Irth is building a modern, multi‑cloud, enterprise‑grade data estate—a unified Databricks‑based platform that consolidates data across all Irth products, spanning AWS, Azure, and GCP environments. We are seeking a Senior Data Architect to lead the design, governance, and strategic direction of this data estate and to work closely with data engineering teams to bring it to life.
This is a high‑impact, highly visible technical leadership role responsible for defining the medallion architecture, ensuring robust governance and security, and enabling scalable analytics, AI/ML, and cross‑product insights.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or platform architecture, with at least 3 years in a senior or lead role.
• Deep expertise with Databricks (Azure preferred), including Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, SQL Warehouses, Lakehouse design, and pipeline orchestration.
• Strong experience building multi‑cloud or hybrid data architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Expert in medallion architecture, lakehouse design patterns, metadata management, lineage, and enterprise governance.
• Advanced SQL and experience with one or more: Python, Scala, PySpark, Spark SQL.
• Strong understanding of security, compliance, RBAC/ABAC, encryption, and data residency considerations.
• Experience with CDC, SCD Type 1/2, streaming ingestion, batch pipelines, and workload performance optimization.
• Demonstrated ability to translate highly complex technical concepts to non‑technical audiences.
• Strong documentation, diagramming, architectural review, and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Unity Catalog–Purview integration and enterprise metadata strategies.
• Background in geospatial data, operational risk modeling, or AI/ML enablement.
• Knowledge of Power BI semantic modeling or BI‑platform‑agnostic semantic layer design.
• Experience with highly regulated or multi‑tenant data environments.
• Certifications: Databricks Data Engineer Professional, Databricks Architect, Azure Data Architect, AWS/GCP data certifications.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Architecture & Design (Primary Responsibility)
• Implementation Leadership & Engineering Partnership
• Data Governance, Security & Compliance
• Analytics, AI/ML, and Product Enablement
• Thought Leadership & Collaboration

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Health plans options including medical, dental, & vision
• 401k (US), RSP (Canada) + company match
• Flexible PTO policy plus company-paid holidays
• Benefits options such as health insurance, life insurance, discounts and perks programs
• Generous “work from home” stipend to get you started
• Team events including monthly lunches for everyone, volunteer outings, and quarterly gatherings
• Hybrid employees have access to snacks, beverages and coffee at our Columbus office

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed