Kforce has a client in Ramsey, NJ that is seeking a talented and experienced Data Cloud Architect to join their growing Emerging Technologies team. Summary: As a Data Cloud Architect, you will be responsible for designing, building, and managing scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud data architectures. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with cloud technologies, data engineering, and architecture design. This role will be instrumental in continuing to build and grow our data platform in order to enable the achievement of key business results. Responsibilities: * Data Cloud Architect will design and implement end-to-end cloud data architecture solutions, ensuring scalability, reliability, security, and cost-efficiency * Collaborate with stakeholders to define data strategies, data models, and integration processes * Lead the migration of on-premise data systems to the cloud, ensuring minimal disruption, and seamless transition * Build and maintain cloud data pipelines for large-scale data processing, storage, and analytics * Develop data governance frameworks and ensure compliance with data privacy regulations * Optimize cloud storage and data processing solutions for performance and cost-effectiveness * Work with engineering teams to implement best practices for data integration and data flow across cloud environments * Define data security policies, authentication, and authorization mechanisms for cloud-based platforms * As a Data Cloud Architect, you will provide guidance on cloud data technologies, data modeling, and data management best practices * Conduct research and document cloud data architecture strategies and designs * Set-up and maintain monitoring and logging systems to track application performance, troubleshoot, and identify issues * Stay up to date with emerging cloud technologies and data architecture trends