Starbucks · 3 hours ago
data architect lead (Seattle, WA)
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$135K/yr - $255K/yr
8+ years expStarbucks is a company known for its connection to coffee and community. They are seeking a Lead Data Solution Architect to guide enterprise data modeling, architecture design, governance, and integration to ensure data accessibility, security, and reliability.
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Responsibilities
Data Modeling: Creating conceptual, logical, and physical data models to represent how data is structured and used across the enterprise
Data Architecture Design: Providing solution architecture for specific business requirements as well as the overall enterprise data ecosystem. Developing and providing guidance on enterprise best practices for data ingestion, processing, and integration
Data Governance: Establishing policies, standards, and procedures for data quality, security, and access to ensure data integrity and compliance
Data Lake Design and Management: Designing, implementing, and maintaining data lake to support reporting, analytics, AI/ML and other business requirements
Data Integration: Ensuring data from different sources can be seamlessly integrated and accessed
Performance Optimization: Monitoring database/data lake performance and identifying areas for improvement to ensure efficient data access and processing
Qualification
Required
In-depth knowledge in architecting and implementing data Lakehouse platforms, including strong experience with Databricks platform and Unity Catalog
Experience with data management principles and best practices, including data governance frameworks using Collibra tool
Ability to create and manage conceptual, logical and physical data models, data definitions, data dictionaries. Experience with data modeling tool such as ER Studio
Ability to define, apply, review, and improve enterprise standards in object naming conventions, business vocabularies, and data models
Strong experience in designing data solutions to address data standards and principles both from functional and technical requirements perspective
Experience in Azure cloud and data bricks platform, AI/ML, reporting and analytics tools and technologies
Good understanding of master data and metadata management procedures to ensure data accuracy, consistency and compliance
Experience in working closely with data engineers, data scientists to optimize data integration workflows for scalability, cost management and service level agreements (SLAs)
A people-first style, strong multi-audience communications, and high emotional intelligence
Ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Highly committed and an excellent team player
Experience in working closely with multiple technical teams to review and document data solution architecture
Experience with collaborating with stakeholders to understand data needs and translating business requirements into actionable solution design
Eight or more years of architecture, data, and/or IT experience
Two or more years knowledge data modeling and/or engineering
Two or more years of data cataloging and/or classification
Two or more years of data engineering and/or data transformation
Preferred
Knowledge of hub and spoke data architecture and data mesh principles is a plus
Proficiency in defining and developing ontologies, business taxonomies, and extended object metadata is a plus
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Paid parental leave
Family expansion reimbursement
Paid vacation from date of hire
Sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked)
Eight paid holidays
Two personal days per year
Participation in a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
A discounted company stock program (S.I.P.)
Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock)
Incentivized emergency savings
Financial well-being tools
100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan
Student loan management resources
Access to other educational opportunities
Backup care
DACA reimbursement
Company
Starbucks
Starbucks is a restaurant chain that serves handcrafted ready-to-drink beverages, including coffee, tea, juices, and snack food items.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.65BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.Pershing Square Capital Management
2025-05-06Post Ipo Debt· $1.75B
2024-07-19Post Ipo Equity
2018-10-10Post Ipo Equity· $900M
Leadership Team
Brian R. Niccol
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Cathy R. Smith
CFO
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