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Exiger · 22 hours ago

Cloud Data Architect

positionRichmond, VA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level
date5+ years exp

Exiger is revolutionizing the way corporations, government agencies and banks manage risk and compliance with a combination of technology-enabled and SaaS solutions. This role involves designing, evolving, and maintaining data platforms to support analytics and risk intelligence products.

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Responsibilities

Architect the evolution of our data ecosystem, helping to design and implement a medallion architecture (bronze/silver/gold layers) to support scalable, traceable data movement and quality monitoring
Plan and coordinate data cadences, ensuring that data ingestion and transformation processes are efficiently synchronized across layers
Lead the transition toward a hybrid data architecture based on AWS S3, Apache Iceberg, Polaris, and Trino (or similar query engine) — while maintaining and optimizing our existing Snowflake environment during the transition
Design and govern data models that support both analytical and operational workloads, balancing cost, performance, and scalability
Collaborate with developers and analysts to define end-to-end data integration processes using ETL/ELT frameworks for structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data
Administer and optimize Snowflake environments — including warehouse sizing, data clustering, cost optimization, and user access management — while planning for gradual migration of workloads to open table formats and object storage
Develop and maintain data infrastructure as code using Terraform and CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment, configuration and management of data resources
Evaluate and implement data cataloging, governance, and lineage tools, with an emphasis on Polaris for metadata and discovery
Perform ongoing analysis of data storage and query performance to improve efficiency, cost, and maintainability

Qualification

SnowflakeAWS data servicesData architectureTerraformData modelingETL/ELT frameworksQuery enginesPythonJavaStreaming data ingestionCommunication skillsCollaboration skills

Required

5+ years of experience in data architecture, warehousing, or administration
3+ years of hands-on experience with Snowflake, including performance tuning, cost optimization, and security
Strong experience with query engines such as Trino, Athena, or Presto, and metadata catalogs such as Polaris or AWS Glue Catalog
Experience designing and maintaining data lakes and open table formats (e.g., Iceberg, Delta, or Hudi)
Expertise in AWS data services — particularly S3, Glue, IAM, Lambda, SQS, SNS, and Secrets Manager
Strong understanding of data modeling, schema design, and ELT/ETL best practices
Hands-on experience with Python or Java for automation and data pipeline development
Experience with streaming data ingestion (Kafka, Kinesis, or equivalent)
Strong communication and collaboration skills to work across data engineering, DevOps, and analytics teams
Experience with Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and modern data orchestration tools (e.g., Airbyte, Matillion, or Airflow)

Preferred

AWS or Snowflake certifications (SnowPro, AWS Data Analytics, or Solutions Architect)
Experience implementing data governance and lineage solutions
Understanding of data mesh and federated data architecture principles
Experience in federal or regulated environments where compliance, traceability, and data security are paramount

Company

Exiger

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Exiger provides technology-enabled risk and compliance services to help heavily regulated firms.
dateFounded in 2013
location
New York, New York, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
http://www.exiger.com

H1B Sponsorship

Exiger has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2023 (1)
2022 (2)
2021 (4)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$182M
Key Investors
Monroe CapitalCarrick Capital Partners
2023-12-19Acquired
2022-08-31Debt Financing· $32M
2021-11-09Debt Financing· $70M

Leadership Team

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Bob Kolasky
Senior Vice President
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Recent News

PR Newswire
Exiger Recognized in the 2025/26 ProcureTech100
2025-12-09
Exiger Announces $80 Million Minority Growth Capital Investment by Carrick Capital Partners
2025-12-03
PR Newswire
Exiger and Palantir Join Forces to Accelerate Defense Acquisition and Operational Readiness for U.S. Army Materiel Command
2025-11-20
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