Data Solution Architect at applydigital

applydigital

Toronto·1w ago

Mid LevelFull-timeAWSGCPAzureTerraformScrumGitAIML

Salary Range

$51,000 - $69,000 /year

Estimated

This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.

About the Role

We are looking for a Solution Architect to lead large-scale data platform modernization initiatives. This role focuses on designing modern, scalable, and secure data architectures and guiding enterprise clients through transformation.

Key Responsibilities

→Design and architect modern, scalable, and composable data platforms across multi-cloud environments
→Assess client data ecosystems and create strategic modernization roadmaps
→Create and enforce architectural standards, governance models, and reference architectures
→Evaluate and recommend data storage and compute technologies
→Design robust, scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using batch and streaming tools
→Define and enforce data governance frameworks
→Develop architectural guidance for AI/ML data pipelines
→Recommend tools and practices for data cataloging, quality, observability, and security
→Provide strategic advisory to business and technical stakeholders
→Create clear, client-facing deliverables

Requirements

✓10+ years of experience in data architecture, platform engineering, or solution architecture
✓Proven experience architecting and implementing large-scale data modernization programs using Snowflake and/or GCP, AWS, Azure
✓Snowflake SnowPro Advanced Architect certification (nice to have GCP Professional Data Engineer or Architect certification)
✓Expertise in data modeling, schema evolution, and building systems for structured and unstructured data
✓Strong understanding of data lake, data warehouse, lakehouse, and data mesh architectures
✓Experience designing high-performance, scalable pipelines using dbt, Apache Airflow, Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub
✓Knowledge of Terraform for Infrastructure as Code in data environments
✓Experience integrating CDPs and MarTech/AdTech platforms
✓A consultative mindset