Data Architect

Job Description Our story At Alight, we believe a company's success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to Be Alight. Our Values: Champion People be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs. Grow with purpose Be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives. Be Alight act with integrity, be real and empower others. It's why we're so driven to connect passion with purpose. Alight helps clients gain a benefits advantage while building a healthy and financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, absence management and navigation. With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work. Join our team if you Champion People, want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight. Learn more at careers.alight.com . Role We are seeking an experienced and visionary Data Architect to lead the design and implementation of scalable, high-performance data solutions on Amazon Redshift. This role is central to enabling scalable analytics, robust data pipelines, and secure data access across Commercial, Financial, and HR domains. The ideal candidate will be hands-on with modern data platforms and engineering tools, and will collaborate closely with BI developers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to ensure data is clean, accessible, and actionable. Key Responsibilities - Architect and implement scalable data pipelines using ETL/ELT frameworks to support analytics and reporting needs. - Design and maintain data lakehouse and warehouse architectures across cloud and hybrid environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP). - Define and enforce data modeling standards (dimensional, relational, NoSQL) for structured and semi-structured data. - Lead the integration of data from enterprise systems such as AWS Redshift, Salesforce, Workday, and other platforms. - Collaborate with data engineers to build real-time streaming and batch processing solutions using tools like Apache Spark, Kafka, and Airflow. - Implement data quality frameworks, including validation rules, anomaly detection, and automated testing. - Establish and maintain metadata management, data lineage, and master data management practices. - Ensure compliance with data governance, privacy, and security standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA). - Optimize data storage and retrieval for performance, cost-efficiency, and scalability. - Provide architectural guidance for BI and analytics teams, including support for Power BI, Quick Sight, Tableau, and other visualization tools. - Document architecture decisions, data flows, and technical standards for internal knowledge sharing and onboarding. Required Skills & Qualifications - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or related field. - Minimum 8 years of experience in data architecture and engineering roles. - AWS Certified Data Analytics or Solutions Architect certification would be a plus. - Proven expertise in: Cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) ETL/ELT tools (e.g., Glue, Talend, Informatica, dbt, Apache NiFi) ETL Orchestration tools like Step Functions and Lambda's. Data ingestion frameworks like AppFlow or Kafka. Big data technologies (e.g., Spark, Hadoop) SQL, Python, and/or Scala for data processing Data warehousing and Lakehouse design Integration with ERP and CRM systems Data governance and compliance frameworks Enabling data for data science use cases - Experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control for data workflows. - Strong understanding of data security, access control, and role-based permissions. - Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. - Familiarity with Agile methodologies and cross-functional collaboration. Alight requires all virtual interviews to be conducted on video. Benefits We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it's important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as several voluntary benefit options. By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight's employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position. Our commitment to Inclusion We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful. At Alight, we welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future. As part of this commitment, Alight will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact [Confidential Information] . Equal Opportunity Policy Statement Alight is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state, or local law. In addition, we take affirmative action to employ, disabled persons, disabled veterans and other covered veterans. Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting their recruiter. Authorization to work in the Employing Country Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight. Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units. We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization. DISCLAIMER: Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units. We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization. DISCLAIMER: Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.