Principal Data Architect

3 days, 12 hours ago
Contract
Lead
Data Science and Analytics
Massive Rocket

Massive Rocket

Massive Rocket is a Global Braze & Snowflake Agency that helps companies use data to understand their customers, automate communications, and generate predictable growth. They specialize in building beautiful digital experiences and increasing customer...

Media
51-200
Founded 2018

Description

  • Lead client discovery workshops to assess data platforms, identity frameworks, integrations, and business requirements.
  • Align marketing, data, engineering, and product stakeholders on project scope, priorities, and success measures.
  • Design end-to-end data architectures across Snowflake, Databricks, mParticle, Hightouch, Braze, and other MarTech platforms.
  • Define data models, identity resolution, consent, and data-quality frameworks across brands and markets.
  • Plan migrations from marketing, loyalty, and messaging platforms to modern data architectures.
  • Develop technical roadmaps, estimates, delivery phases, and technical designs, securing client approval before implementation.
  • Guide Data Engineering teams on batch, event-driven, and low-latency data pipelines.
  • Establish practices for data validation, monitoring, performance optimisation, and governance.
  • Mentor engineers and consultants, lead technical reviews, and drive continuous improvement.
  • Support client pitches, technical presentations, workshops, and expansion opportunities.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of Data Architecture or Solution Architecture experience, including 5+ years in technical leadership.
  • Hands-on expertise with Snowflake, Databricks, and customer data platforms; Hightouch experience is preferred.
  • Experience integrating cloud data warehouses with MarTech, CRM, customer-engagement, and analytics platforms.
  • Strong knowledge of identity resolution, customer profiles, and linking anonymous and known customer activity.
  • Extensive experience in data modelling, reverse ETL, pipeline architecture, data integration, and performance optimisation.
  • Strong SQL and Python skills, plus familiarity with version control, CI/CD, and modern engineering practices.
  • Experience leading discovery workshops, translating business needs into technical architectures, and securing client sign-off.
  • Experience mentoring technical teams and managing multiple client engagements in an agency or consulting environment.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Valid right to work without visa sponsorship and willingness to travel to client locations when required.

Benefits

  • Remote-first work environment.
  • Career progression, ownership, and growth opportunities.
  • Collaboration with a global team across Europe, the US, and beyond.
  • Meetups, events, and team experiences.
  • Fast-paced learning and development through complex challenges.

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