Senior Data Architect

What are the responsibilities of a Senior Data Architect?

• Lead architecture during discovery – translating each client's business model, KPIs, and AI goals into a target-state design and implementation plan.
• Stay on as the design owner during build, reviewing pipelines, models, and BI work from data and analytics engineers, and unblocking the team when they hit hard calls.
• Architect AI-ready data foundations – the semantic layers, feature stores, vector databases, and embeddings pipelines that ML models, GenAI apps, and AI agents need to work reliably.
• Design end-to-end cloud platforms for retail clients: ingestion, storage, transformation, modeling (dimensional, Data Vault, One Big Table, or whatever fits), BI, and CDP.
• Build engineering rigor in by default – automated pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, testing, and observability – so each platform gets cheaper and more reliable over time, not the opposite.
• Co-sell with Business Developers, Key Account Managers, and Strategists – shaping proposals, defending estimates, and presenting architectures to client stakeholders who range from skeptical CTOs to non-technical executives.

• Cloud: AWS, GCP, Microsoft Fabric
• BI: Looker Studio, Power BI, Tableau
• CDP: Segment, mParticle, Bloomreach, RudderStack, Snowflake-native
• AI coding assistants: Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, in-warehouse LLM features
• Transformation & modeling: SQL, dbt, Python

What we expect from you

• Automation-first. You reach for infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, testing, and observability – not runbooks and Slack pings. A good platform needs less babysitting over time, not more.
• You know the trade-offs, not just the brand names. You can say why BigQuery fits one client, and Snowflake fits the next.
• You actually use AI coding assistants in your work – generating SQL, dbt, and Python, reviewing designs, drafting docs – not just opening Cursor once and closing it.
• You can defend an architecture to a skeptical CTO and a non-technical executive in the same room. You run workshops and challenge assumptions without putting people on the defensive.

• 5+ years in data architecture, engineering leadership, or analytics engineering, with at least three cloud platforms designed and shipped – ideally in retail or e-commerce.
• Production experience across the stack below. You don't need every tool, but you should be deep in at least one per category.
• A practical sense of what ML, GenAI, and AI agents need from a data platform – feature stores, embeddings, vector databases, RAG, semantic layers, governance, lineage. We want someone who can learn fast across these, not someone who's shipped all seven.
• Working knowledge of the BI and activation side – dimensional modeling, semantic layers, CDPs, identity resolution, consent management, and downstream activation into ad, CRM, and personalization tools.

What we offer

• Competitive starting salary relative to the market;
• Performance-based bonuses tied to successful project delivery and client outcomes;
• Exciting travel opportunities;
• Support for hardware upgrades;
• Core health insurance coverage and sports bonuses;
• A diverse multinational team of experts to learn from;
• Company-covered training and certification;
• Legendary online and onsite events to celebrate our success together.

About
scandiweb is the leading digital experience partner for ambitious eCommerce brands. With over 20 years of expertise, we deliver enterprise-level solutions powered by AI, technological innovation, and the best talents globally.Our portfolio includes industry giants like Samsung, Läderach, Jaguar, BMW, Walmart, and Puma. Yet, our solutions go beyond platforms — we craft future-proof, high-performance digital ecosystems tailored to each client’s vision.With a focus on quality and innovation, we tailor our solutions to each brand’s unique goals — ensuring flexibility, scalability, and long-term success. Backed by an international team of top-tier professionals, we merge efficiency, strategy, and innovation to push eCommerce forward.At scandiweb, we work hard, innovate relentlessly, and celebrate success with purpose.