Data Solutions Architect at Spaulding Ridge
Houston, TX
$116,000–$223,000
Jul 14, 2026
Houston, TX
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A consulting role focused on designing and delivering modern data and analytics solutions for enterprise clients, spanning the full lifecycle from pre-sales scoping and proof-of-concept builds through architecture, development, and deployment. The work involves hands-on use of cloud data platforms, ETL/ELT pipelines, and BI tools, alongside managing client relationships and mentoring junior team members. Best suited to an experienced data engineer or architect with a consulting background.
Senior level · 5+ years · National · Full-time
Pay in the description: $116,000–$223,000
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What the occupation pays Median $106,921 (middle half $81,361–$138,439). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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The role title is 'Data Solutions Architect' with no seniority level in the title, hence advertised seniority is Unspecified; however, the 5+ year experience requirements and consulting/pre-sales scope support a Senior classification.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role spans data architecture/pipeline design (15-1243) and BI/analytics delivery (15-2031). The emphasis on designing modern analytic and data warehouse solutions, ETL/ELT pipelines, and cloud data repositories tips the primary classification toward Database Architects (15-1243).
No specific work location is stated beyond 'United States across locations'; the role requires travel and no explicit remote option is offered, so remote is set to false.
ETL/ELT tools (Azure Data Factory, Fivetran, Snowflake OpenFlow, Apache NiFi) are listed together as interchangeable examples in the requirements narrative; Azure Data Factory is used as the primary with the others as alternatives.
Analytic tools (Power BI, Tableau, Sigma, Omni, Looker) are similarly listed as interchangeable; Power BI is used as the primary with the others as alternatives. Omni is omitted from alternatives as it is a lesser-known tool with limited industry recognition as a direct substitute.
Cloud data repositories (Snowflake, AWS, Azure, GCP) are listed as interchangeable in the requirements section; Snowflake is used as the primary. Note that Snowflake also appears separately in the Preferred Skills with a 5+ year requirement, where it is clearly preferred rather than required.
Relational databases (Postgres, SQL Server, Oracle, Snowflake, Azure Synapse) are listed together; PostgreSQL is used as the primary with the others as alternatives. Years demanded (4+) apply to the group.
Jenkins, Kafka, and Kubernetes appear only under 'Preferred Skills' and are marked accordingly.
SnowPro certification appears only under 'Preferred Skills' and is marked accordingly.
The 3+ years of consulting/SDLC experience and 3+ years of functional test case experience are role-level requirements with no named technology; they are captured in the overall years minimum context but not emitted as named skills per extraction rules.
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