At CI\&T, we help large enterprises transform the potential of AI into real business impact with AI Deployment, AI\-native execution, and tech\-integrated business solutions. 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. CI\&T is expanding its data capabilities to support a strategic, end\-to\-end technology engagement with a US\-based client in the Education Technology (EdTech) sector — a company that partners with hundreds of universities and higher education institutions through digital learning solutions. To lead this data initiative, we are looking for a Data Architect Senior who combines deep technical expertise with the ability to guide a team and communicate clearly with client stakeholders. This is a hands\-on technical leadership role — not a traditional management position. The Data Architect Senior will be the technical reference for the data team, responsible for architectural decisions, solution design, and day\-to\-day technical direction. The role spans the full lifecycle of data products, from ingestion and lakehouse design through modeling, governance, and serving, and operates in a nearshore model with strong overlap with US business hours. **Responsibilities:** * Lead the data team technically, providing hands\-on guidance to database specialists and developers on the design, development, and maintenance of data products and pipelines. * Define and evolve the target data architecture — covering ingestion, lakehouse design, data modeling, governance, and serving layers — aligned with security, performance, and cost standards. * Drive solution design by translating business and technical requirements into workable solutions, selecting appropriate frameworks, patterns, and modeling approaches for each context. * Collaborate directly with the client's architects and business leaders to present architectural options and trade\-offs; record decisions clearly so the team builds from a shared, agreed foundation. * Establish and enforce standards for data quality, access control, data lineage, and privacy in an environment that handles regulated and sensitive data. * Maintain a stable and productive development environment by incorporating CI/CD and DataOps practices that support consistent, reliable delivery. * Lead current\-state data assessments and knowledge transfer processes during transitions, identifying priorities that deliver measurable business value incrementally. * Develop proofs of concept and prototypes to validate architectural approaches and demonstrate value to client stakeholders. * Stay actively connected to CI\&T's data practice, contributing to and drawing on shared methodologies and expertise across engagements. **Requirements:** * Advanced English proficiency (C1 level or above) — mandatory for direct, daily engagement with North American stakeholders * Proven experience in data architecture design and hands\-on technical leadership of multidisciplinary data teams * Solid experience designing, building, and deploying data pipelines, lakehouse architectures, and data products at scale * Hands\-on experience with Databricks — including Delta Lake and Unity Catalog — or equivalent depth on AWS data services * Strong data modeling skills across dimensional (Kimball) and relational approaches, with advanced SQL * Experience with pipeline orchestration and workflow automation (e.g., dbt, Databricks Workflows, or Apache Airflow) * Demonstrated ability to translate business problems into practical data solutions and communicate trade\-offs to both technical and non\-technical audiences * Ability to work in a nearshore delivery model with consistent overlap with US Central business hours **Nice to Have:** * Databricks certification * Experience with Snowflake or similar cloud data warehouse platforms * Knowledge of data governance and privacy principles in regulated industries * Experience with CI/CD and MLOps pipeline practices * Familiarity with AI solutions and agentic coding workflows * Experience leading consultative data assessments and data modernization engagements * Spanish or Portuguese language skills \#LI\-JP3 **Our benefits:** * Health and dental insurance * Meal and food allowance * Childcare assistance * Extended paternity leave * Partnership with gyms and health and wellness professionals via Wellhub (Gympass) TotalPass; * Profit Sharing and Results Participation (PLR); * Life insurance * Continuous learning platform (CI\&T University); * Discount club * Free online platform dedicated to physical, mental, and overall well\-being * Pregnancy and responsible parenting course * Partnerships with online learning platforms * Language learning platform And many mor