UST · 12 hours ago
Data Architect
Plano
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$122K/yr - $183K/yr
8+ years expUST is a mission-driven company that transforms lives through technology. They are seeking a hands-on Data Architect to design and evolve an AWS based data platform, focusing on data architecture across ingestion, storage, processing, and visualization.
ConsultingInformation TechnologyInformation Services
Responsibilities
Own the end to end data architecture across ingestion, storage, processing, serving, and visualization layers
Define canonical data models and domain data contracts; lead conceptual/logical/physical data modeling and schema design for batch and streaming use cases
Establish reference architectures and patterns for event driven and API led data integration (Kafka, MuleSoft)
Design secure, multi account AWS topologies (VPC, IAM, KMS) for data workloads; enforce governance, lineage, and cataloging
Lead the blueprint and incremental rollout of a new AWS data platform, including landing raw curated zones on S3, Athena for ad hoc/interactive SQL, and Snowflake for governed analytics and reporting
Define platform SLAs/SLOs, cost guardrails, and chargeback/showback models; optimize storage/compute footprints
Partner with DevOps to run containerized data services on EKS (e.g., stream processors, microservices, connectors) and automate with CI/CD
Qualification
Required
8+ years in data architecture/engineering with 3+ years architecting on AWS
Proven design of S3 based data lakes with robust partitioning, lifecycle policies, and metadata/catalog strategy
Hands on experience with Kafka (topic design, schema evolution, consumer groups, throughput/latency tuning)
Practical MuleSoft integration design (API led connectivity, RAML/OAS, policies, governance)
Production experience with Amazon EKS for data/streaming microservices and connectors
Strong SQL and performance tuning with Athena; expertise selecting file formats/partitioning for cost/perf
Data warehousing on Snowflake (ELT, clustering, resource monitors, security) and delivering analytics via Tableau
Mastery of data modeling (3NF, dimensional/star, data vault), data contracts, and event modeling
Solid foundations in security, IAM/KMS, networking for data platforms, and cost management
Preferred
Experience with schema registries, stream processing frameworks, and change data capture
Background in data governance (catalog/lineage), metadata automation, and compliance frameworks
Familiarity with IaC and DevOps practices for data (pipeline CI/CD, environment promotion, GitOps)
Prior work enabling self-service analytics and establishing an enterprise semantic layer
Benefits
Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year
Receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year)
10 paid holidays
Eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty
Eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching
Eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance
Company-paid Employee Only benefits: basic life insurance, accidental death and disability insurance, and short- and long-term disability benefits
May purchase additional voluntary short-term disability benefits
Participate in a Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent child care, and/or commuting expenses as allowable under IRS guidelines
Company
UST
UST is a Digital Transformations Solutions Provider.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$250MKey Investors
Temasek Holdings
2018-06-27Private Equity· $250M
Leadership Team
Krishna Sudheendra
CEO
Alexander Varghese
Chief Administrative Officer & COO
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