Thrivent Financial

Senior Solutions and Data Architect - Asset Management

MN - Minneapolis · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$161k-$218kDetected 15 days ago

PythonJavaSQLSnowflakeDatabricksdbtData EngineeringAgileResearchLeadershipCollaborationProblem SolvingMentoring

About the role

The Senior Solutions and Data Architect is a trusted advisor responsible for setting architectural direction and advancing technical excellence across Asset Management.
Finally, the architect is expected to provide hands-on leadership through mentoring, coaching, and enabling a culture of continuous improvement.
Shape the modern data architecture, translating front-office investment and operations needs into a clear, phased roadmap.

Own core investment data models and standards (IBOR, ABOR, PBOR, and other related data sets) with consistent, canonical definitions.
Evaluate and guide adoption of modern data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks), using proof of concepts and benchmarks to inform design decisions.
Partner closely with investment data enablement team to design solutions, review implementations, and facilitate delivery.
Develop data security, access controls, and privacy requirements.
Partner with investment and technology teams to translate business needs into scalable solution designs and roadmaps that support front office, operational, and reporting workflows.
Design end‑to‑end architectures and integration patterns across internal and vendor platforms, ensuring reliable data flow, security, and resilience.
Provide architectural leadership for large programs, platform modernization, and vendor/platform evaluations, influencing buy, build, and integration decisions.

Experience with investment platforms, front-office technology, and data ecosystems (e.g., Aladdin Studio, FactSet API and MCP offering, Bloomberg DL+) and associated integration patterns.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Minimum of 8 years in architecture and/or senior engineering roles, with deep experience in data architecture for complex domains.
Financial Services experience with Asset Management / Capital Markets domain knowledge, including familiarity with investment research, portfolio, trading, operations, risk, and reporting workflows.
Experience designing modern data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, lake house, dbt) and working effectively with data engineering and application engineering teams using cloud-native deployment practices.
Hands-on understanding of distributed data processing, orchestration, and observability concepts (batch and streaming where applicable), including the ability to prototype and troubleshoot pipelines and integrations.
Ability to communicate architecture clearly to both business and technology audiences
comfortable influencing in ambiguous, multi-stakeholder environments.
Demonstrated successful problem-solving skills with ability to work through ambiguity.

We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent.
The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $161,072.00 - $217,920.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions.
The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important.

Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents.

Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.
If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.

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