Senior AWS Solutions Architect

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field from an accredited college or university; a masters degree is preferred.
• At least 10 years of experience planning, designing, building, and implementing IT systems, including 6 or more years in solution architecture, system design, and data management.
• Proven experience as a Data Architect designing and implementing solutions in AWS cloud environments.
• Extensive knowledge of AWS cloud services, data lake architecture, and big data technologies.
• Strong understanding of data modeling, governance, and security, with demonstrated expertise in data integration and data-processing performance optimization.
• At least 5 years of the required experience must include direct supervision and management of major projects involving professional support services or the integration, implementation, and transition of large, complex system and subsystem architectures.
• Must have led or served as chief architect for major IT implementation efforts and demonstrate broad understanding of client IT environments and solutions, as well as recognized expertise in the IT industry.
• Advanced ability to work in teams and mentor others, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, leadership, and communication skills, including the ability to identify and resolve issues and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Significant experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, product owners, and stakeholders.
• AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty, or AWS Certified Big Data Specialty are highly desirable.
• A technical background and experience with data and AI/ML projects are preferred.
• Experience with local or government projects in Data Services (MDM/R360/EDMS), Child Support, Integrated Eligibility, Child Welfare, Adult Protective Services, Juvenile Justice, or Health and Human Services is preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Provide expertise in current architecture and data-management principles and practices, large-system design, and data modeling for information management.
• Model and organize information to support projects and information architectures, and advise on data and process modeling.
• Plan transitions from legacy to modern systems, focusing on information flows, data exchange, and data-translation standardization.
• Develop and maintain a data architecture strategy for an AWS Cloud-based Lake House, covering data modeling, storage, processing, and integration across services such as S3, Glue, Athena, and Redshift.
• Establish and enforce data governance principles, standards, and practices to support data quality, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Design and implement data integration processes that enable data to flow effectively from diverse sources into the data lake infrastructure.
• Work with data engineers and technical teams to improve architecture performance and scalability, supporting high availability and low-latency data access and processing.
• Implement metadata management solutions that improve data discoverability, lineage, and cataloging.
• Develop and apply security measures to protect sensitive data in line with industry practices and AWS security standards.
• Collaborate with data analysts, data scientists, data engineers, and other teams to understand data needs and provide technical guidance.
• Maintain architecture documentation, including diagrams, design specifications, and data-flow processes.
• Evaluate AWS services and data technologies and recommend adoption where appropriate.
• Assess the data architecture on an ongoing basis, identify improvement opportunities, and drive enhancements in response to changing business needs.
• Supervise and manage major IT projects and provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to junior data architects and project teams.

Technologies:

• AI
• AWS
• Redshift
• Architect
• Big Data
• Cloud
• Flow
• Support
• Security

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We are seeking a Senior Data Architect to help architect our AWS Cloud-based Lake House and enable data-driven innovation and business success. The role focuses on information architecture and the transition from legacy to modern systems.

last updated 43 week of 2026