Data Architects design the data systems that organisations build their analytics, ML, and operational reporting on top of — warehouse / lakehouse / mesh strategy, schema design, governance, lineage, and the integration patterns that connect transactional systems to analytical ones. The role spans technical design, business alignment, and vendor selection.
Salary by Experience Level
Junior
$110,000 – $145,000
per year
Mid-Level
$150,000 – $210,000
per year
Senior
$220,000 – $330,000
per year
Required Skills
Dimensional modelling (Kimball, Inmon, Data Vault)Cloud warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks)Data mesh / data fabric designGovernance frameworks (DAMA, lineage, catalogues)CDC and event-streaming patternsSQL (advanced)PythonCost optimisation for cloud data platforms