Data Architect - Object Storage & Apache Iceberg

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Data Architect - Object Storage & Apache Iceberg for a contract to hire position with a Major Financial Institution located in Cleveland, OH, Strongsville, OH, Pittsburgh, PA, Dallas, TX, Phoenix, AZ, Denver, CO, or Birmingham, AL. This is a contract to hire opportunity.

This role will be responsible for architecting and executing large scale data migrations from traditional relational and analytical databases into modern lakehouse environments built on object storage and Iceberg catalogs. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience designing enterprise data architectures and migrating data from platforms such as Hadoop, Teradata, and Oracle into object storage platforms with deep expertise in Apache Iceberg.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise data platforms utilizing Object Storage and Apache Iceberg
• Develop migration strategies and execution plans for moving data from relational databases, data warehouses, and Hadoop ecosystems into Iceberg based architectures
• Design scalable ingestion frameworks to support batch, streaming, and near real-time data loads into object storage
• Have deep understanding of Iceberg catalog structures, namespaces, partitioning strategies, schema evolution, and data lifecycle management
• Establish best practices for security, metadata management, retention, and regulatory compliance
• Collaborate with application teams, data engineers, DBAs, and platform teams to assess migration readiness and modernize legacy workloads
• Optimize data models supporting Bronze, Silver, and Gold data layers within a lakehouse architecture
• Evaluate and implement solutions for data access, query performance, and interoperability across compute engines such as Spark, Trino, Databricks, Snowflake, or Teradata
• Guide the conversion of ETL workloads and legacy data integration processes into modern data engineering frameworks
• Perform data profiling, mapping, transformation, reconciliation, and validation as part of migration activities

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in Data Architecture, Data Engineering, or Data Platform modernization
• 2+ years of hands-on experience implementing Apache Iceberg in enterprise environments
• Demonstrated experience migrating large scale datasets from traditional databases (Hadoop and/or Teradata) and data warehouses into object storage and lakehouse architectures
• Strong understanding of Object Storage technologies (S3-compatible platforms, Pure storage etc.)
• Experience implementing and managing Iceberg catalogs
• Expertise in data modeling, partitioning strategies, schema evolution, metadata management, and performance optimization
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise ETL architectures
• Strong understanding of data governance, security, lineage, and compliance requirements
• Strong SQL skills
• Experience with common data formats such as Parquet, Avro, or ORC

Desired skills:

• Experience implementing Apache Iceberg on cloud object storage
• Experience with AWS S3, Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS), or Google Cloud Storage (GCS)
• Experience with Spark, PySpark, or other distributed data-processing technologies
• Experience migrating Hadoop data to a modern lakehouse architecture
• Experience migrating Teradata workloads/data to cloud-based platforms
• Experience with technologies such as Databricks, Snowflake, Trino, AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience with data governance, metadata, lineage, and data quality controls
• Experience with large-scale enterprise or financial-services data environments

Pay range:$59.79 - $67.79 per hour

Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.

If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!

Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.

For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)

For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.

Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.