Job Description
Job Description
Role Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and forward-thinking Data Architect who combines strong strategic vision with hands-on technical expertise. This role will be responsible for defining the organization’s data strategy, designing scalable data architectures, and actively contributing to implementation across all data-driven initiatives.
The ideal candidate will bridge business and technology, ensuring data solutions align with organizational goals while being robust, secure, and future-ready.
Key Responsibilities
1. Data Strategy & Governance
· Define and drive the enterprise data strategy, aligned with business objectives.
· Establish data governance frameworks, policies, standards, and best practices.
· Lead data architecture roadmaps covering data platforms, integration, storage, and analytics.
· Partner with business stakeholders to identify data-driven opportunities and ensure value realization.
· Ensure compliance with data privacy, security, and regulatory requirements.
2. Architecture Design
· Design and own end-to-end data architecture (batch, real-time, streaming).
· Develop scalable solutions across:
o Data Warehousing / Data Lakes / Lakehouses
o Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
o Big Data ecosystems
· Define data models (conceptual, logical, physical) for enterprise systems.
· Establish standards for data integration, APIs, and metadata management.
3. Hands-on Technical Leadership
· Actively participate in solution design and development (not just oversight).
· Build and review:
o Data pipelines (ETL/ELT)
o Data ingestion frameworks
o Data transformation processes
· Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability of data systems.
· Conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, and design validations.
4. Platform & Technology Enablement
· Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, and platforms.
· Drive adoption of modern practices such as:
o DataOps
o MLOps (where applicable)
o Data Mesh / Data Fabric paradigms
· Enable self-service analytics and business intelligence capabilities.
5. Stakeholder Management
· Collaborate with:
o Business leaders
o Engineering teams
o Product managers
· Translate business requirements into technical solutions.
· Mentor and guide data engineers, analysts, and other architects.
Company DescriptionK-Tek Resourcing is a consulting organization with offices in Houston TX and St. Paul, MN. It is supported by 2 global delivery centers, located in India. With its global employee strength of over 250, K-Tek has been supporting its clients for over 9 years.
Why K-Tek
K-Tek has a tenet of excelling at delivering resources and solutions based on its experience, integrity, distinction in delivery, reduced turn-around time and the consistency at being the "First Time Right".
Vision / Mission
At K-Tek we believe in understanding the specific needs of the customer and tailor-creating innovative solutions to meet these needs. We invest in our employees and customers. We build a relation of trust with our customers through empathy, solutions and being the first time right.
K-Tek Resourcing LLC is one of the leaders in Resourcing industry with a portfolio of over 300+ consultants working at different client’s sites. Our commitment to compliance, excellent client servicing and superior quality has positioned us for sustained success.
Company Description
K-Tek Resourcing is a consulting organization with offices in Houston TX and St. Paul, MN. It is supported by 2 global delivery centers, located in India. With its global employee strength of over 250, K-Tek has been supporting its clients for over 9 years.\r\n\r\nWhy K-Tek\r\nK-Tek has a tenet of excelling at delivering resources and solutions based on its experience, integrity, distinction in delivery, reduced turn-around time and the consistency at being the "First Time Right".\r\n\r\nVision / Mission\r\nAt K-Tek we believe in understanding the specific needs of the customer and tailor-creating innovative solutions to meet these needs. We invest in our employees and customers. We build a relation of trust with our customers through empathy, solutions and being the first time right.\r\n\r\n K-Tek Resourcing LLC is one of the leaders in Resourcing industry with a portfolio of over 300+ consultants working at different client’s sites. Our commitment to compliance, excellent client servicing and superior quality has positioned us for sustained success.