Data Architect - Customer 360 (1099 contract, Remote, must be based in US)

10+ years of experience in data architecture or advanced data engineering Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake (preferred) and/or BigQuery Expertise in dbt for modular data modeling, testing, and transformation Solid proficiency in Python, including automation and data processing libraries Proven track record designing self-service analytics platforms or Customer 360 data products Understanding of data governance, lineage, and metadata management Background in Financial Services or Life Sciences is highly preferred Familiarity with orchestration and CI/CD tooling (e.g., Airflow, Dagster, GitHub Actions)

Design and implement data models (star, snowflake, and semantic) Architect end-to-end pipelines and transformation frameworks leveraging dbt and Python Define and maintain standards for self-service analytics Partner with engineering, analytics, and business teams on data definitions, governance, and architecture Build and optimize data marts and semantic layers for BI tools Guide the design and delivery of a Customer 360 / Member 360 platform Support cloud modernization efforts across Snowflake and BigQuery Apply DevOps and CI/CD practices using Git and modern orchestration frameworks