Curate Partners ยท 2 weeks ago
Data Architect (Semantic Layer & Reusable Data Product)
United States
Contract
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expCurate Partners is seeking a highly skilled data architect to design and implement standardized data models across diverse source systems. This role is central to the strategy of enabling interoperable data integration for downstream analytics, applications, and client-facing products.
Cloud ManagementDigital MarketingInformation Technology
No H1B
Hiring Manager
Rachel Murray
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain canonical/ standard data models across structured, semi-structured, and unstructured sources
Define common entities, relationships, and attributes to support cross-domain integration
Map source data to semantic concepts and business definitions to create a unified, business-friendly data layer
Collaborate with product, engineering, and analytics teams to ensure models support user-driven exploration and self-service
Build and automate modular, reusable data products derived from standard models to integrate data from any source with plug-and-play compatibility for downstream processes
Implement versioning, lineage, and change-management practices to ensure consistent consumption
Partner with data engineering to design ingestion and transformation patterns that support interchangeable data flows
Enforce modeling standards to ensure new sources can be onboarded with minimal friction
Define and maintain metadata, data dictionaries, and modeling guidelines
Ensure compliance with enterprise governance, data privacy, and security standards
Qualification
Required
5+ years of hands-on data modeling or data architecture experience in a cloud-native environment
Strong understanding of semantic modeling, data warehouse design, and domain-driven design
Proficiency with modeling tools (e.g., Erwin, PowerDesigner, dbt, Collibra, AtScale, LookML) and data platforms like Snowflake and Microsoft Fabric
Strong knowledge of SQL and ETL/ELT patterns, APIs, parameter and variable acceptable tools, and event-driven data flows
Exceptional ability to translate business concepts into technical models
Strong communication and collaboration skills to work across engineering, analytics, and business stakeholders
Preferred
Experience implementing federated data platforms or data mesh architectures
Familiarity with knowledge graphs, ontologies, and AI-driven semantic enrichment
Background in finance, fintech, or other complex multi-source data environments
Company
Curate Partners
Curate Partners is a specialized recruitment agency that bridges the talent gap in digital transformation.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Ian Hambelton CISSP CISM
Chief Information Security Officer
Vijay Kukreja
Chief Consulting Officer
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