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With 30 years of experience in technological transformation, we accelerate innovation with expertise in Agentic SDLC, Application modernization, Data & AI, Martech and Business strategy.
We are 8,000 CI&Ters; across more than 25 countries, collaborating to build solutions with real impact. AI is already part of how we work, evolve, and innovate every day.
At CI&T;, our rapid growth is fueled by the innovative solutions we create for our integral clients. We are seeking a hands-on Principal Data Architect to own the target architecture for a large-scale data platform modernization at a major US mortgage lender — migrating Finance reporting off a legacy on-premises source system onto a governed cloud data platform (Azure, Microsoft Fabric, and Snowflake), with CDC-based replication and a certified BI semantic layer. This is deliberately a hands-on role: you build alongside the development team through design and build,
not a review-from-a-distance seat.
This position calls for a hybrid architect: someone who can design and defend complex technical decisions in front of the client's data and cloud teams at a strategic level, while also working hands-on with the development team to validate and build the solution. A strong grounding in software and data development is essential — profiles limited to analytics work alone will not have the depth this role requires.
Responsibilities
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Own the end-to-end target architecture spanning CDC replication, lakehouse landing (Fabric/OneLake), and a layered cloud data warehouse (raw/staging → conformed → curated) on Snowflake.
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Author and maintain architecture decision records covering transformation mechanism, CDC/load strategy, semantic-model storage mode, warehouse isolation, and cross-platform (lakehouse-to-warehouse) interoperability.
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Design the curate
📌 Principal Data Architect, Colombia
🏢 Ci&T
📍 Colombia