
Senior Data Architect
Hand Talk
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Brazil
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About the role
- Work with team members and architects from other teams to ensure a cohesive Data Platform architecture.
- Ensure the Data Platform (Data Lakehouse) architecture is scalable and robust.
- Design the taxonomy and structure of the Data Catalog so data is easily discoverable and accessible.
- Establish standards (file formats, compression, partitioning strategies) to maximize query efficiency.
- Lead the selection of new tools, architectural changes, and features, communicating trade-offs between cost, complexity, and performance to the team.
- Design security architecture using AWS Lake Formation to ensure data isolation and auditing.
- Implement and manage the data catalog with governance and access controls.
Requirements
- Strong experience in data modeling tailored for Lakehouse environments (Medallion layers) and formats such as Apache Iceberg.
- Solid knowledge of microservices architecture and exposing data via APIs (REST, GraphQL) using AWS capabilities.
- Advanced knowledge of AWS architecture and services for data processing.
- Experience with cataloging tools, data lineage, and fine-grained access control.
- Fluent in Terraform to ensure the architecture is 100% reproducible.
- Fluent English (spoken and written).
- Good communication skills.
- Integration mindset.
- Team player.
- Ability to present technical concepts to different audiences (including non-technical stakeholders).
- Ability to handle ambiguity and uncertainty.
- Flexible and able to adapt to a dynamic environment.
Benefits
- CLT employment contract: employment rights and protections guaranteed from day one.
- Caju Benefits Card (R$ 1,160.00): Flexible balance you can use for meals, groceries, home office, culture, and mobility.
- Remote work — work from anywhere in Brazil with flexibility and comfort.
- SulAmérica Health Plan.
- SulAmérica Dental Plan.
- SulAmérica Life Insurance.
- Online medical consultations via Conexa Saúde (telemedicine).
- Wellhub: support for your overall wellbeing.
- Extended year-end break: enjoy a longer holiday period to recharge with family and friends.
- Birthday day off: a special day off during your birthday month.
- Extended parental leave: support and time for those growing their families.
- Continuous professional development: access to platforms like LinkedIn Learning plus an annual allowance for courses and training in your field.
- University partnerships: support through discounts and giveaways.
- Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) training: learn an important language for our community.
- English learning support through partnerships.
- Work equipment provided as part of your onboarding kit.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
data modelingLakehouse architectureApache Icebergmicroservices architectureAPIsAWS architecturedata processingTerraformdata catalogingdata lineage
Soft Skills
communication skillsintegration mindsetteam playerpresentation skillsability to handle ambiguityflexibilityadaptability