Data Architect / Analytics Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Data Architect / Analytics Engineer to design and implement a Medallion Architecture (Bronze / Silver / Gold) to support analytics, machine learning, and data science workloads. This role focuses on data orchestration, data quality, and analytical modeling, ensuring raw data is transformed into trusted, AI-ready datasets that can be reliably consumed by data scientists, analysts, and downstream applications. Scope of Services Medallion Architecture Design Design and implement Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers Define data standards, naming conventions, and storage patterns Establish clear lineage from raw ingestion to curated analytics datasets Data Orchestration & Pipelines Build and manage orchestrated data pipelines for batch and near-real-time processing Implement dependency management, retries, and failure handling Schedule and monitor workflows to ensure data freshness and reliability Data Modeling for Analytics & AI Design analytical and feature-ready datasets for BI, ML, and data science Create denormalized and performance-optimized data models Support feature engineering and reuse across ML workflows Data Quality & Governance Implement data validation, completeness, and freshness checks Define SLAs and monitoring for critical datasets Support auditability, reproducibility, and versioning AI & Data Science Enablement Partner with data scientists to understand model input needs Ensure datasets are consistent, explainable, and reusable Support experimentation and production ML pipelines Optimization & Improvement Identify opportunities to improve pipeline performance and cost Refine data structures as business and modeling needs evolve Required Experience Strong experience designing Medallion Architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold) Hands-on experience with data orchestration and pipeline design Strong SQL skills and experience with analytical data modeling Experience supporting AI / ML / data science workflows Solid understanding of data warehousing and lakehouse concepts Strong problem-solving and communication skills Nice to Have Experience with cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) Experience with orchestration tools (Airflow, n8n, Prefect, Dagster, etc.) Familiarity with feature stores or ML lifecycle tooling Experience with data quality frameworks or observability tools Apply To this Job Company : Upwork Salary : Work from home  

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