Talution Group · 5 hours ago
Lead Data Architect
Charlotte, NC
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
7+ years expTalution Group is seeking an experienced Data Architect with deep expertise in Databricks and a strong understanding of the insurance industry. The ideal candidate will design and implement scalable data architectures that support advanced analytics, reporting, and AI/BI/ML initiatives across various functions within the insurance domain.
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Responsibilities
Design and implement enterprise data architecture leveraging Databricks Lakehouse, Delta Lake, and Azure cloud-native services
Define data integration, modeling, and governance frameworks tailored for insurance data domains such as agency, carrier, policy, claims, Invoicing & billing, and reinsurance
Create scalable and secure data pipelines that handle structured and unstructured data from internal and external sources
Author and maintain technological roadmap with mappings to business capabilities
Experiment and establish adoption blueprint for emerging capabilities within Databrick and in data technology
Secure the data with appropriate NIST cyber controls
Lead the design of ETL/ELT pipelines using PySpark, SQL, Delta Live Tables, Lakeflow connect, Autoloader, Lake flow declarative pipelines, DBT, and Databricks Workflows
Partner with actuarial, underwriting, and BI teams to design semantic layers and analytics-ready datasets
Optimize performance and cost of Databricks clusters and workflows
Review solution developed by the divisional teams and vendors to ensure the solution uses modern technology, built to scale, has resilience, and is cost effective to operate
Implement data quality, lineage, and metadata management frameworks using tools like Unity Catalog, Collibra, or Alation
Establish and enforce data security and compliance policies aligned with insurance regulations (e.g., NAIC, Privacy, HIPAA, GDPR, CFIUS)
Ensure consistency of master data across operational and analytical systems
Collaborate with business leaders, data engineers, divisional data teams, data visualization experts, and platform head to align architecture with organizational goals
Mentor teams on best practices for data modeling, Databricks optimization, and cloud data architecture
Evaluate new technologies to continuously improve data strategy and capabilities
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or related field
7+ years of experience in data architecture or data engineering, with at least 4 years in Databricks
Strong experience with insurance data models, including policy, claims, premium, fees, agency, underwriting, accounting, and insured domains
Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and modern data lakehouse architecture
Proficiency in SQL, PySpark, Delta Lake, and Databricks SQL
Experience integrating with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker) and data governance tools
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Preferred
Experience with streaming data frameworks (Kafka, Delta Live Tables)
Familiarity with AI/ML pipelines in Databricks
Certification(s): Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional, Azure/AWS Certified Data Architect, Insurance Data Management Association (IDMA) certifications
Company
Talution Group
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11-50 employees
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