Role: Data Architect We are looking for a hands‑on Data Architect to support a strategic data controls and governance initiative. This role will be responsible for assessing data flows, designing remediation solutions, defining data controls, supporting architecture decisions, and working with platform teams to implement improvements related to data minimization, encryption, tokenization, access controls, logging controls, and customer identifier management. The ideal candidate will have a robust background in data architecture, data governance, data security, integration architecture, and cloud data platforms. Data Architecture & Analysis Analyze end-to-end data flows across batch and API integrations. Perform data lineage, impact analysis, and dependency assessments. Identify data exposure risks across enterprise platforms. Document integration patterns and data movement across systems. Data Governance & Controls Perform PII and sensitive data assessments. Define data classification, retention, and handling requirements. Design data minimization and data protection strategies. Support enterprise data governance initiatives. Define data ownership and stewardship models. Data Security & Privacy Design data protection controls including: Data Masking Review access models, service accounts, and privileged access requirements. Assess batch, API, messaging, and data lake architectures. Design secure data movement and interface patterns. Support modernization of customer and loyalty data integrations.



Collaborate with Business, Security, Data Governance, Platform, and Engineering teams. Support program planning, risk management, and roadmap development. Data Architecture & Solution Design Data Modeling (Conceptual, Logical, Physical) Data Lineage & Impact Analysis Enterprise Data Management Data Governance PII Classification & Data Privacy Data Governance Frameworks Data Quality & Data Stewardship Data Retention & Archival Strategies Data Security Encryption (Data at Rest & In Transit) Tokenization & Data Masking Secure Logging & Monitoring Microsoft Azure Azure Data Factory (ADF) Azure Data Lake (ADLS) Azure SQL Databricks Hadoop / Data Lake platforms IBM DataStage Middleware / ESB platforms Salesforce SQL Retail, Loyalty, Financial Services, Banking, or Customer Data domains. Experience with customer identity and master data management. Experience in data remediation, data governance, or security transformation initiatives. Analyze complex enterprise data flows and integrations. Identify data governance and security gaps. Design scalable and secure data architectures. Define remediation solutions for data exposure risks.
Develop target-state data governance and protection frameworks. Support implementation of enterprise data controls and modernization initiatives. TekNinjas is a global IT staffing partner placing skilled professionals with leading enterprises and system integrators across the US, Canada, UK, India, and the EU.

📌 Data Engineering (Canada)
🏢 Tek Ninjas
📍 Canada