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Data Architect

Also known as: Enterprise Data Architect, Cloud Data Architect, Data Platform Architect, Information Architect

AI Impact Score

38/100

Data architects are well-positioned in the AI era — the explosion of AI and ML workloads is creating more demand for thoughtful data infrastructure design, not less. AI tools can assist with schema generation and documentation, but the strategic decisions about data modelling, governance, and platform architecture require deep organisational understanding.

$130k – $250k

Salary Range

booming

Growth Outlook

75,000

Total Jobs (US)

+18%

Growth Rate

Task Breakdown

Tasks at Risk (4)

Routine schema documentationStandard ETL pipeline code generationData dictionary maintenanceBasic data quality rule configuration

AI-Enhanced Tasks (4)

Data model design iterationImpact analysis for schema changesData governance policy draftingMetadata cataloguing and classification

Human-Safe Tasks (4)

Enterprise data strategy and architectureData mesh and platform designData governance and privacy architectureAI/ML data infrastructure design

Current Skills

Data modelling (dimensional, relational, graph)Cloud data platforms (Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks)ETL/ELT pipeline designData governance and cataloguingSQL and query optimisation

Future-Proof Skills

Data mesh architectureAI/ML data platform design (feature stores, vector DBs)Real-time streaming (Kafka, Flink)Data governance for AI (lineage, bias, privacy)dbt and modern data stack