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Dutch Bros Coffee · 1 day ago

Senior Architect, Data

1930 W Rio Salado Pkwy Tempe AZ 85281

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Dutch Bros Coffee is a fun-loving company focused on creating a legendary brand and an amazing customer experience. They are seeking a forward-thinking Data Architect to lead their data solutions architecture, manage and govern data assets, and implement a Medallion architecture to support advanced analytics and AI applications.

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Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the enterprise data architecture roadmap and blueprints

Define and enforce standards for data modeling, naming conventions, and data integration

Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify data needs and translate them into technical solutions

Establish data governance frameworks to ensure data accuracy, privacy, and security

Design and oversee the implementation of a scalable Medallion architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold layers)

Optimize data pipelines for performance, cost, and reliability

Standardize patterns for data ingestion, transformation, and storage across the Technology landscape

Evaluate and prototype new data engineering tools and technologies to drive operational excellence

Design data structures and pipelines specifically optimized for AI/ML model training and inference

Work with data scientists and engineers to ensure high-quality feature availability

Deliver proof-of-concept architectures that demonstrate the business value of AI-driven data insights

Build reusable patterns for analytics and data integration to accelerate business intelligence adoption

Qualification

Data EngineeringCloud Data SolutionsMedallion ArchitectureAI/ML Data SupportData GovernanceData ModelingETL/ELT DesignSQL & PythonStrategic PlanningStakeholder ManagementEffective Communication

Required

8+ years of experience in data engineering and architecture: You have a deep understanding of building scalable data pipelines and platforms

5+ years of experience designing cloud-native data solutions: You have a proven track record with modern data stacks (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, Azure)

Medallion Architecture Expert: You have strong experience implementing and managing Bronze/Silver/Gold data layer architectures

AI/ML Readiness: You understand the specific data requirements needed to support Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning workloads

Data Strategy & Governance: You can articulate a clear data strategy and define governance standards to ensure data quality and accessibility

Communication Superstar: You can explain complex data concepts to stakeholders across the enterprise, bridging the gap between technical engineering and business value

Education: A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related field is required