Enterprise Data Architect - Databricks

Overview

ITS Logistics is a premier Third-Party Logistics company that provides creative supply chain solutions. With a focus on service, industry experience, and innovation, ITS aims to improve the quality of life by delivering excellence in everything we do. ITS invests in personal and professional growth, providing tools, resources, and support to unleash potential, collaborate with teammates, and seize opportunities. We empower our team members to become champions through collaboration, competition, and resilience.

At ITS, we are at a pivotal stage of data modernization and scale. We are seeking an Enterprise Data Architect with deep expertise in Databricks, Python, and data engineering to lead the architectural evolution of our enterprise data platform. This role will define, design, and deliver scalable data solutions that fuel strategic decision-making, empower analytics teams, and support AI/ML initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Data Architecture Leadership : Define and drive the enterprise data architecture strategy with a focus on scalability, performance, security, and modularity across lakehouse and data warehouse environments.
• Databricks Platform Mastery : Architect and implement solutions within the Databricks ecosystem, including Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Workflows, and advanced Spark operations.
• Cloud & Engineering Strategy : Design and guide the implementation of distributed, cloud-based data pipelines, leveraging modern frameworks and infrastructure (Azure preferred).
• Python-Centric Development : Provide leadership on enterprise-grade Python solutions for ETL/ELT, auditing, orchestration, and automation of data flows across systems.
• Governance & Standards : Establish standards and patterns for metadata management, lineage, data quality, and security using Unity Catalog and access control best practices.
• Business Partnership : Collaborate with data analysts, data scientists, product owners, and operational leaders to understand business needs and translate them into architectural solutions.
• Modeling & Design : Drive robust dimensional modeling practices to support both real-time and batch processing across Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers.
• Technical Mentorship : Guide data engineers and developers across projects by promoting architectural excellence, peer reviews, and code quality. Encourage a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
• Technology Evaluation and Selection : Evaluate and select appropriate data technologies, tools, and platforms. Stay abreast of emerging data trends and technologies.
• Data Quality Management : Establish and manage data quality standards, processes, and metrics to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and completeness. Deliver initiatives to monitor, improve, and report on data quality.
• CI/CD Enhancements : Enable/Enhance DevOps for data through integration with Git-based workflows, test automation, environment management, and release strategies using Azure Devops.
• Documentation & Communication : Document architectural decisions and communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Basic Qualifications

• Education : Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience : 8+ years in data engineering and architecture, including 5+ years in architect-level roles focused on scalable data platform design.
• Databricks Expertise : 4+ years of experience with Databricks including Spark (PySpark), Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, MLflow, and Databricks Workflows.
• Python Proficiency : Advanced hands-on development using Python for ETL, orchestration, and scalable data transformations.
• Modern Data Stack : Strong knowledge of cloud-native data engineering tools and concepts (e.g., Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory, Snowflake, or similar platforms).
• Design Thinking : Expertise in designing medallion architectures, data modeling (dimensional and normalized), and handling large-scale structured and unstructured data.
• Security & Governance : Familiarity with data access policies, role-based access controls, PII management, and compliance frameworks.
• Communication : Strong written and verbal skills; capable of translating complex technical ideas into actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders.
• Project Leadership : Proven success delivering architectural outcomes on large-scale initiatives; effective at balancing speed and quality in a rapidly evolving environment.
• Scalability and Performance Optimization : Design and support the implementation of scalable data pipelines, ensuring performance that meets SLAs and maintains data system reliability.
• Documentation & Standards : Experience defining and implementing architectural standards, reusable frameworks, and technical design documents.

Other Qualifications

• Experience in requirements gathering methodologies and processes.
• Excellent communications skills, especially with end users and leadership.
• Experienced working in a collaborative environment.
• Excellent judgment skills (e.g., when to escalate technical problems and issues).
• Ability to absorb and retain complex technical information quickly.
• Demonstrated analytical, critical, and problem-solving skills.

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