Architects
Meet the architects available now, with their level, rate, and the checks recorded on each profile. Below them, explore an illustrative bench of future specialties and rung-based prices. A person reads your question before matching you with anyone.
Sessions run from thirty minutes to four hours. Live architects set an hourly rate within their rung's ceiling; some set a minimum. You pay nothing until one accepts.
Available architects
Approved and listedA wider bench, in view
Specialties we're building toward
These are fictional illustrations of the kinds of architects we hope to bring on. They are not vetted, listed, or available to book. Rates are illustrations within each rung's ceiling, not offers.
Leila Novak
Rung 5 / 8
Connects batch pipelines with live operational events.
Data architecture and analytics
Apache AirflowApache KafkaSnowflake$2,450/hour
Rung 5 ceiling $2,800/hour
Devon Ibarra
Rung 5 / 8
Designs resilient connectivity for distributed operations.
Networking and connectivity
Cisco MerakiCloudflareTerraform$2,750/hour
Rung 5 ceiling $2,800/hour
Anya Velasquez
Rung 6 / 8
Shapes governed lake and warehouse platforms for shared analysis.
Data architecture and analytics
DatabricksDelta LakeSnowflake$2,900/hour
Rung 6 ceiling $3,200/hour
Soren Okafor
Rung 6 / 8
Maps privacy requirements into practical data controls.
Compliance (HIPAA, PCI, GDPR, SOC 2)
Microsoft PurviewAWS Lake FormationOneTrust$3,100/hour
Rung 6 ceiling $3,200/hour
Esme Chandra
Rung 7 / 8
Sets ownership and contracts for domain-led data products.
Enterprise architecture and IT strategy
DataHubdbtConfluent$3,300/hour
Rung 7 ceiling $3,600/hour
Rafael Kim
Rung 7 / 8
Aligns platform teams around a usable data mesh.
Cloud and infrastructure
KubernetesBackstageTerraform$3,550/hour
Rung 7 ceiling $3,600/hour
Ines Adebayo
Rung 8 / 8
Defines trusted semantics for AI-assisted decisions.
AI and machine-learning systems
Semantic KernelNeo4jAzure AI Search$4,000/hour
Rung 8 ceiling $4,500/hour
Cassian Moreau
Rung 8 / 8
Architects governed agent workflows over enterprise data.
AI and machine-learning systems
LangGraphDatabricksOpenTelemetry$4,400/hour
Rung 8 ceiling $4,500/hour
Only approved, live profiles above can receive a consultation request. Architect Beacon states its checks on each live profile and reads every brief. It does not audit an architect's past work, and advice given in a session is the architect's own.