Workana

Senior Solution Architect (Data Engineering)

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Solution Architect with strong experience in Data Engineering and modern data platforms on AWS. This role requires deep technical expertise combined with strong client-facing and leadership skills to design scalable, efficient, and business-driven data solutions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and delivery of scalable data platforms and analytics solutions on AWS;
  • Partner with clients to understand business requirements and translate them into technical architectures;
  • Act as technical lead, defining architecture decisions, roadmaps, and best practices;
  • Design and oversee data lakes, data warehouses, pipelines, and analytics solutions;
  • Optimize performance, latency, and cloud costs through appropriate service selection;
  • Review code, document solutions, and ensure high-quality technical delivery;
  • Mentor Data Engineers and contribute to team standards and internal frameworks;
  • Support pre-sales activities and technical assessments when required.

Requirements

  • 7–9 years of experience in Data Engineering;
  • Advanced or fluent English
  • Strong hands-on experience with:
    • Snowflake
    • dbt
    • Airflow
    • Databricks
    • Redshift
    • Palantir
  • Deep knowledge of data warehouse and lakehouse architectures, including Medallion Architecture;
  • Experience with ETL and ELT processes;
  • Strong background in dimensional data modeling (Kimball methodology);
  • Advanced SQL skills;
  • Solid experience with relational databases;
  • Hands-on experience with Agile methodologies, CI/CD, and DevOps practices;
  • Proven experience designing and delivering AWS-based solutions, including cost management.

Required Skills

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills (English);
  • Strong client-facing experience;
  • Ability to work independently and lead projects end to end;
  • Proactive, solution-oriented mindset with strong ownership;
  • Strong collaboration, leadership, and mentoring abilities.

Additional Information

  • Fully remote position;
  • Availability to work with teams and clients aligned with US ET and CT time zones is preferred.