We are seeking a Data Architect to lead the design of end-to-end, enterprise data architectures that enable analytics, AI, and data-driven transformation across customer environments.
In this role, you will act as a trusted advisor, defining the architectural vision, target-state designs, and roadmaps for IBM data solutions. You will work closely with customers, sales manager, and presale engineers to translate business needs into scalable, secure, and future-ready data platforms across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Responsibilities:
Define data architecture vision, target-state, and roadmaps for customer environments
Design enterprise-scale architectures for data warehouses, data lakes, lakehouse, and streaming platforms
Architect data platforms to support analytics, AI, and generative AI use cases
Act as a trusted advisor to customers on data modernization, governance, and AI readiness
Ensure architectures align with security, governance, and regulatory requirements
Guide implementation teams to ensure adherence to architectural standards
Collaborate with Consulting, Sales, and Delivery teams on solution design and proposals
Contribute to IBM reference architectures, standards, and reusable patterns
Requirements: Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Master's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
Proven experience as a Data Architect in enterprise environments
Strong knowledge of modern data architecture patterns and data modeling
Experience with hybrid and multi-cloud architectures (OCP, GCP, AWS, Azure)
Understanding of data governance, security, and compliance
Ability to design data platforms supporting AI and analytics workloads
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Preferred technical and professional experience
Experience with any of CassandraDB, Watsonx.data, Watsonx.data Integration, Watsonx.data Intelligence
Familiarity with OpenShift-based data platforms
Knowledge of data mesh, data fabric, and generative AI architectures
Experience in large-scale data modernization or transformation programs
This position is open to all candidates.