
Data Architect
Protolabs
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Maple Plain • Minnesota • United States
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Salary
💰 $131,500 - $175,400 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Define and maintain the technical data architecture roadmap, aligned with business and analytics strategy
- Design and implement enterprise data models, schemas, and structures supporting analytical, operational, and reporting use cases
- Architect, build, and maintain semantic layers and reusable data assets to enable consistent, self‑service analytics and visualization
- Lead and contribute to the strategic migration to a modern data lake, including architecture design, data modeling standards, and integration patterns
- Design, develop, test, document, and support data pipelines, transformations, and data access layers of moderate to high complexity
- Perform and participate in data analysis, system design, and architecture reviews in preparation for new data platforms and analytics initiatives
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to less experienced engineers and analysts as appropriate to responsibility level
- Collaborate effectively with engineers, developers, analysts, product owners, and management across disciplines
- Work from architectural designs and specifications using established standards and best practices to maintain and enhance existing data platforms
- Assist with the design and development of more complex data solutions in partnership with senior technical leaders
- Prepare and maintain architecture documentation, data flow diagrams, and technical standards
- Stay current on data architecture, analytics, and cloud platform best practices
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Data Engineering, or a related field
- 10+ years’ experience designing and supporting data architecture, data platforms, or analytics systems
- 10+ years’ experience with data tools (Snowflake, Airbyte, DBT, Domo, Looker) to maintain and enhance enterprise data solutions
- Strong understanding of data architecture concepts, including data modeling, data warehousing, and analytical systems
- Experience designing semantic layers, curated datasets, and analytics‑ready data structures
- Familiarity with data lake and modern analytics architecture
- Understanding of, and experience using, version control systems
- Experience in Microsoft‑based technology environments strongly preferred
- Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, analytics, and business teams
- Excellent work ethic, positive attitude, and strong sense of urgency.
Benefits
- Health Insurance: Traditional OR High Deductible plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Account (including employer contributions)
- Dental and Vision
- Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Paid caregiver leave
- You will receive at least 3 weeks of PTO + Holiday Pay + Wellness Hours + Volunteer Hours
- 401k with company match and immediate vest
- Employee Stock Purchase Program at a 15% discounted rate
- Matching grants through Protolabs foundation
- And More!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
data architecturedata modelingdata warehousingdata pipelinesdata transformationsdata access layersanalytics systemssemantic layerscurated datasetscloud platform best practices
Soft Skills
technical guidancementorshipcollaborationcommunicationwork ethicpositive attitudesense of urgency