Data Governance & AI Architect

The Data Governance & AI Architect will lead the design and implementation of enterprise-grade data and AI platforms, ensuring they are scalable, secure, governed, and ethically aligned.

Requirements

• Design and evolve modern data architectures including data lakehouses, data mesh, and real-time streaming systems.
• Lead the development of scalable data pipelines and integration frameworks using tools like Databricks, Spark, Airflow, and Kafka.
• Define data modeling standards and ensure alignment with governance, privacy, and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with data governance teams to embed policies, standards, and controls into data and AI architecture.
• Ensure data lineage, metadata management, and data quality frameworks are integrated into platform design.
• Support regulatory compliance and internal governance initiatives.
• Promote data stewardship and ownership models across business and technical domains.
• Architect end-to-end AI/ML platforms, including feature stores, model training environments, deployment pipelines, and monitoring systems.
• Implement MLOps best practices for model lifecycle management, CI/CD, and performance tracking.
• Ensure AI systems are designed for scalability, explainability, and ethical use.
• Integrate AI solutions with cloud-native services (e.g., Azure ML, AWS SageMaker, GCP Vertex AI).
• Partner with cybersecurity and legal teams to ensure data and AI systems meet security and ethical standards.
• Implement controls for data access, encryption, and model transparency.
• Support responsible AI practices including bias detection, fairness, and accountability.
• Work cross-functionally with analytics, governance, security, and business teams to align architecture with strategic goals.
• Mentor data engineers and ML engineers, promoting engineering excellence and architectural best practices.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and trends to inform innovation and investment.

Benefits

• Health and Safety is our #1 priority and we live it 3-6-5!
• Competitive wages
• Comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days of full-time employment
• Group 401K with company matching component
• Own part of Clean Harbors with our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (U.S. Only)
• Generous paid time off, company paid training and tuition reimbursement
• Positive and safe work environments
• Opportunities for growth and development for all the stages of your career