Data Architect, Wealth Management

Swoon · Chicago, United States

Senior Wealth Data Architect

Location: Fully Remote

Duration: 6-month contract to start, with potential for extension

Overview

Swoon is hiring a Senior Wealth Data Architect for our banking client. This fully remote opportunity combines data and solution architecture to support Wealth Management modernization, digital experiences, and enterprise data initiatives. You’ll lead the design of scalable, secure, and governed data solutions connecting wealth platforms, banking systems, digital channels, and third-party providers.

What You’ll Do

• Define enterprise wealth data architecture, target-state designs, and implementation roadmaps across strategic initiatives.
• Design data models supporting client profiles, household relationships, investment accounts, holdings, transactions, and portfolio performance.
• Develop integration solutions using APIs, event-driven architecture, messaging, streaming, and batch processes.
• Establish data standards, metadata, lineage, and governance practices that support security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with business leaders, product teams, technology teams, and external vendors to evaluate solutions and guide architecture decisions.
• Enable trusted, reusable data services for digital experiences, analytics, and AI initiatives.

What You’ll Bring

A strong background in enterprise data and solution architecture. Experience with cloud-native architecture, preferably AWS, data modeling, API integration, microservices, and event-driven design will help you succeed.

Wealth Management, Capital Markets, or Digital Banking experience is highly valued, particularly with Client 360, household data, investment platforms, or banking-to-wealth integrations. Familiarity with Snowflake, Kafka, AWS data services, and data governance tools is a plus.

If interested in more details, please apply!