# Big Data Architect

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/big-data-architect

A Big Data Architect designs the large-scale data infrastructure that lets an organization store, process, and analyze massive datasets, typically within IT or data engineering teams. They architect systems using Hadoop and Spark, deploy solutions on cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP, and build data models using Python or Scala. This senior technical role requires deep systems design expertise and is usually held by experienced data engineers moving into architecture leadership.

Top skills: [Data Modeling](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/data-modeling), [SPARK](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/spark)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Data Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/data-engineer)
- Often leads to: [Enterprise Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/enterprise-architect)

## Similar roles

[Cloud Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cloud-architect), [Data Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/data-architect), [Data Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/data-engineer), [Data Warehousing Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/data-warehousing-specialist), [Database Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/database-architect), [Senior Data Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-data-engineer), [Solutions Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/solutions-architect), [Systems Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/systems-architect)

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