Solution Data Architect
Gdh Consulting, Inc.

Overview

We're hiring a Solution Data Architect to shape end-to-end data architecture supporting a Market Risk organization. This role focuses on understanding how risk teams operate today-often across legacy platforms, fragmented feeds, and manual/spreadsheet workflows-and turning that reality into scalable, accurate, and well-controlled data solutions. You'll partner with risk stakeholders, business analysts, data modelers, and engineers to ensure risk data is defined correctly, integrated reliably, and fit for reporting and regulatory scrutiny.

What You'll Do

• Map and analyze Market Risk workflows across desks/products, including manual and spreadsheet-driven processes, to identify gaps, inconsistencies, and opportunities to modernize.
• Assess upstream source systems and data feeds (e.g., trading, pricing, risk) to understand structure, meaning/semantics, timing, and data integrity issues that affect risk results.
• Drive clarity in requirements by working directly with business partners and SMEs-challenging assumptions, tightening definitions, and surfacing edge cases.
• Convert regulatory and operational risk drivers into architecture guidance that engineering teams can implement (controls, auditability, lineage, reconciliation, etc.).
• Enable data modeling efforts by validating source behavior, hierarchies, business logic, and calculation approaches-without being the primary owner of the physical/logical models.
• Recommend ingestion/integration patterns (batch vs. streaming, incremental loads, reconciliation controls, late/corrected data handling) appropriate for risk governance needs.
• Proactively identify data quality and control risks and address them early to reduce downstream issues in reporting, audit, and regulatory submissions.
• Serve as the connector across business, data, and engineering, aligning teams on shared definitions, data flow, and usage in a complex environment.

Required Experience & Skills

• 8+ years in solution architecture, data architecture, or data-focused technical roles within complex, data-heavy domains.
• Strong track record working with fragmented data landscapes (legacy systems, manual processes, inconsistent definitions, heterogeneous sources).
• Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into data-ready definitions, including validation rules, exceptions, and testable logic.
• Hands-on experience selecting and applying data ingestion and integration approaches, including reconciliation and controls.
• Excellent communication skills-comfortable facilitating alignment between technical teams and business stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud data platforms (preferably AWS and cloud-native data services).
• Familiarity with tools/technologies such as Snowflake, Confluent Kafka, and Fivetran (or comparable modern data stack components).
• Experience modernizing manual/spreadsheet-based processes into governed, automated data pipelines with strong controls and traceability.

Publishing Pay Range

$75.00 - $90.00 hourly

About GDH:
At GDH, we believe in the power of people and the importance of caring. Our culture statement, "We care about people," isn't just a tagline - it's the core of everything we do. GDH is a premier staffing and talent solutions company dedicated to helping businesses find the best talent and assisting job seekers in finding their dream jobs.

Who We Are:
GDH, founded in 2001, has grown into a leader in providing staffing solutions across various industries. We specialize in IT across several sectors, connecting top talent with leading enterprises. As a Best of Staffing firm recognized for excellence in client, employee, talent, and women's services, we pride ourselves on our commitment to quality and service.

GDH Benefits

GDH offers a range of employee benefits that are designed to promote well-being and help maintain a healthy work-life balance. These comprehensive benefits cover various aspects of an employee's life and aim to enhance their overall experience with the company. Our health benefits include three medical insurance options with access to KISx Card, Zero Card, and HealthJoy concierge services. Other plan offerings include dental, vision, life, disability, supplemental insurance, and pet insurance plans. Enjoy additional perks like holiday pay, 401(k) plan, direct deposit, an employee referral program, work-life balance benefits, a Wellbeats membership, a discounted gym membership program, and more! For more detailed information on benefits, please go to GDH's website under the tab for candidates.

GDH provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, ancestry, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws. Applicants with disabilities who require an accommodation or assistance in applying and/or for interviewing, please contact our HR Department.

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