Data & Analytics Architect - Seattle, WA

$150,000 - 175,000 per year

This is a Hybrid role and consists of a combination of WFH In Person work

The Data & Analytics Architect will lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and high-performance data architectures that support enterprise analytics, AI initiatives, and business intelligence. This role is pivotal in enabling our strategic goals, including M&A integration, by ensuring data is accessible, governed, and aligned with business priorities. The role also plays a key part in fostering global collaboration and standardization across our international operations.

This role is grounded in our commitment to:

• Operational excellence and "value for money" for our customers.
• Integrity - "We keep our word."
• Continuous improvement and innovation.
• Creating shared value through partnerships.
• Safety, flexibility, and efficiency in everything we do.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Architect and evolve enterprise-wide data platforms, including data lakes, warehouses, and real-time streaming systems.
• Translate business needs into technical data solutions, collaborating with IT, business units, and M&A teams.
• Design and implement data models, pipelines, and integration frameworks across hybrid cloud environments.
• Lead the data strategy for M&A initiatives, including due diligence, integration planning, and post-acquisition harmonization of data assets.
• Establish, document, and enforce data governance, quality, and security standards in collaboration with compliance and legal teams.
• Support AI/ML initiatives by ensuring data readiness and architectural scalability.
• Provide architectural oversight for data migration, MDM, and analytics modernization projects.
• Mentor data engineers and analysts, and contribute to the development of a federated data operating model.
• Collaborate across countries and cultures to develop shared practices, standards, and communities of excellence that reflect Carrix's global footprint.
• Develop, monitor, and facilitate improvements of KPI's and metrics related to data architecture and data quality.
• Facilitate data dictionaries and user understanding of data assets.
• Partner with Corporate Development and IT leadership to assess data architecture implications during M&A due diligence.
• Design and implement repeatable data integration frameworks aligned with the Carrix IT Integration Playbook.
• Evaluate and harmonize data assets across acquired entities to ensure consistency, compliance, and business continuity.
• Collaborate with RSM and other partners on integration strategy, resource modeling, and execution planning.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field.
• Master's Business Administration (MBA) highly desirable.
• 5+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or enterprise analytics.
• ITIL certification required (or within 90 days of employment).
• Strong experience managing employees to include employee lifecycle from hiring to terminations.
• Experience with managing compensation, contract negotiation, vendor management, customer management and KPI reporting.
• Demonstrated player-coach approach to leadership, and willingness to roll up your sleeves to help.
• Strong experience with ITIL Service Delivery methodologies including problem and incident management is required.
• Ability to bring people together to solve problems and to simplify complexity for the team into manageable tasks.
• Track record of building and motivating great teams.
• Experience using OKRs and other goal-setting methodologies.
• Experience supporting professional services teams and customer software preferred.
• Experience supporting M&A activities from a data and systems integration perspective preferred.
• Experience working in international or multi-regional organizations preferred.
• Knowledge of industry standards such as CSDM, TOGAF, or DAMA-DMBOK preferred.
• Background in logistics, transportation, or enterprise asset management is a plus.
• Deep expertise in SQL, data modeling, ETL/ELT, and cloud-native data platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Familiarity with data governance frameworks, metadata management, and data quality tools.
• Experience with modern data stack tools (e.g., dbt, Airflow, Kafka, Spark, Power BI, Tableau).
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence cross-functional and cross-cultural teams.
• Experience with data security and privacy practices.
• Experience with MDM, modeling, and data management tools.
• Experience in troubleshooting and resolving data and data integrity issues.
• Communicating data and technical concepts with both technical, and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working with agile teams, DevOps, and development life cycle practices.

Work Environment:

• Exposure to computer screens.
• Required in-office hybrid work schedule.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Required job duties are normally performed in a climate-controlled office environment, or remotely from home.

Carrix IT is committed to making our employees feel welcome and respected. Our team is unique and our approach successful because we have fostered an environment that values varying backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences and takes pride in how the collective delivers value to our customers and partners.

A truly diverse workforce is the outcome of treating people right. Each team member is responsible for creating, maintaining, and enhancing our work culture through collaboration and empathy - as culture doesn't happen without conscious effort. At Carrix IT, we expect all employees to treat one another with respect and kindness, no exceptions or excuses.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Eligible employees (and their families) may qualify for medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as having basic life and accidental death insurance, paid disability insurance, including paid parental leave if eligible, and an Employee Assistance Program. Employees will receive paid sick and vacation time, and company holidays if eligible. The company also offers paid bereavement leave, and paid jury duty. Eligible employees can enroll in our company's 401k plan, as well as a retirement plan. Employees will be eligible for discretionary and/or metric-based bonuses dependent on their position.