We are looking for a highly skilled "Senior Data Architect" to join our growing data and cloud team in Mississauga, ON (Remote/Hybrid). The ideal candidate will design enterprise-scale data architectures, build robust data pipelines, and implement scalable cloud-native data platforms on AWS/Azure.

This role requires a blend of strategic architecture expertise and hands-on engineering capabilities to transform complex data into actionable business insights while ensuring security, scalability, governance, and cost optimization.

• Design enterprise-scale cloud data architecture, data lakes, warehouses & lakehouses
• Develop HLDs (High-Level Designs) and architecture blueprints for data platforms
• Design and implement Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver & Gold layers)
• Define data models, integration patterns, governance and security frameworks
• Lead ETL/ELT, batch & real-time data architecture
• Drive cloud data modernization, performance and cost optimization
• Provide technical leadership and mentor Data Engineering teams

• 8–10 years of experience in Data Architecture / Data Engineering
• Strong experience with AWS and/or Azure
• Expertise in Medallion Architecture, Data Lakes/Lakehouses & Data Warehousing
• Strong experience creating HLDs, architecture diagrams and technical design documents
• Strong SQL and experience with Python or equivalent programming languages
• Experience with Spark, Databricks, Kafka, Airflow/dbt or equivalent technologies
• Experience working with structured and unstructured data
• Knowledge of Data Governance, Security, CI/CD & DevOps
• Excellent architecture, communication and stakeholder management skills

• AWS/Azure certifications
• Databricks Certification
• Snowflake experience
• Data Mesh concepts
• MLOps / AI data platform experience