Data Architect

Akkodis is seeking a Data Architect for a Contract with a client in Jersey City, NJ. You will lead end‑to‑end data model design and ensure candidates can independently reverse‑engineer complex legacy IMS/DB2 structures .

Rate Range: $49/hour to $56/hour; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Data Architect job responsibilities include:

• Lead the design and maintenance of technology‑agnostic logical data models and translate them into modern physical schemas for SQL and MongoDB.

• Reverse‑engineer legacy IMS/DB2 structures and interpret COBOL copybooks to extract accurate business entities and field definitions.

• Define end‑to‑end downstream integration strategies including REST APIs, event streaming (Kafka/MQ), and CDC pipelines.

• Direct and validate AI‑assisted pipelines for reverse engineering, ERD creation, data dictionary generation, and schema documentation.

• Produce core architecture artifacts including data dictionaries, ERDs, mapping specifications, and integration contracts.

• Collaborate with SMEs to ensure data models and integration flows align with business rules and undocumented domain logic.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related technical field.

• 10+ years of experience in data architecture, integration design, and modernization projects.

• Proven ability to reverse‑engineer legacy IMS/DB2 and COBOL structures into modern data models.

• Strong experience designing integration patterns including REST APIs, event streaming, and CDC.

If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at Ritesh.Kumar@ akkodisgroup.com.

Pay Details: $49.00 to $56.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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