Principal Data Architect, Brazil

We are **tech transformation** specialists, we are **CI&T.
We combine the disruptive power of Artificial Intelligence with human expertise to support large companies in navigating changes in technology and business. With 30 years of experience, 6,000 workers, offices in 10 countries and talents across 5 continents. We operate in the fields of design, strategy, and engineering for global brands, helping clients achieve the full potential of technology as a force for good. Impact is what we deliver.

**General Description**

**Responsibilities**

Leadership & Project Management:
Lead major data architecture projects, ensuring alignment with company culture and values.

Provide technical guidance to the team and clients, including those without a technical background.

Act as a point of contact for top managers, assisting with everyday tasks and strategic growth initiatives.

Mentorship & Team Development:
Mentor team members, promoting continuous learning and inclusive leadership.

Develop successors and foster an environment of continuous learning and innovation.

Strategic Decision-Making:
Make critical decisions regarding data architecture based on project requirements and strategic objectives.

Implement innovative data architecture methodologies with a focus on AI and FLOW.

Agile Methodology:
Guide the team in using agile methods to efficiently complete projects.

System Alignment & Client Satisfaction:
Ensure data systems align with business needs and client satisfaction.

Implement secure solutions that regulate access, manage data lifecycles effectively, and maintain an organized data structure.

Trust & Work Environment:
Build trust and promote an emotionally healthy and safe work environment.

Financial & Operational Excellence:
Balance team competencies, seniority, and succession plans.

Manage financial aspects and ensure operational excellence through continuous improvement and effective risk management.

**Requirements for this challenge**:

- Proven experience as a senior technical leader on data platform programs, including building or migrating large data platforms.
- Expertise with one or more of the major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), Snowflake, and/or Databricks.
- Strong understanding of DataOps principles and practices.
- Exceptional leadership and mentoring abilities.
- Proficiency in making strategic decisions about data architecture.
- Experience in implementing secure and efficient data lifecycle management solutions.
- Excellent communication skills, capable of engaging with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven ability to drive innovation and continuous learning within a team.
- Fluent in English

**Nice to Have**:
Experience with AI applied to the data field.

Strong project management skills with experience in agile methodologies.

Proficiency in Spanish

**Our benefits**:

- Health plan and dental plan;
- Meal allowances;
- Childcare assistance;
- Extended parenting leave;
- Gympass
- Annual profit-sharing distribution;
- Life insurance;
- Partnership with an online mental health platform;
- CI&T University;
- Discount Club;
- Support Program: financial; psychological guidance; nutritionist and more;
- Pregnancy course and responsible parenthood;
- Partnership with online course platforms
- Platform for language learning;
- And many others.

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**CI&T is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate and appreciate the diversity of our CI&Ters’ identities and lived experiences. We are committed to building, promoting, and retaining a diverse, inclusive, and equitable company and culture focused on creating a better tomorrow.**

At CI&T, we recognize that innovation and transformation only happen in diverse, inclusive, and safe work environments. Our teams are most impactful when people from all backgrounds and experiences collaborate to share, create, and hear ideas.