Principal Enterprise Data Platform Architect

21 days ago

Remote, United StatesStaff+

Base Salary

$142k - $212k/yr

Responsibilities

Own the global architecture blueprint and technology decision trees for enterprise analytical and AI platforms across OCI, GCP, and Azure.
Architect and deploy a centralized Metadata Control Plane and automated Data Catalog with schema tracking, lineage, data quality observability, GitOps, developer toolboxes, and context-as-code.
Design enterprise AI infrastructure standards covering Vector Databases, Knowledge Graphs, Feature Stores, RAG pipelines, Gemini LLM solutions, and autonomous AI agents.
Design and enforce the Universal Security Model using ABAC, fine-grained masking, Okta, and Active Directory integration.
Implement SRE-style observability for platform health, latency, query performance, and compute costs.
Lead the Data Platform Engineering pillar and mentor technical talent across pipeline, data, analytics, AI/LLM, DevOps, and APEX engineering.
Partner with HR on technical career progression tracks and competency matrices.
Present complex architectural blueprints to executive sponsors including VP and CIO stakeholders.

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
10+ years of experience in enterprise data architecture, platform engineering, or cloud infrastructure design.
At least 3 years leading technical teams in a global enterprise context.
Expert proficiency in OCI, GCP, Azure, Oracle ADW, Databricks, and Apache Iceberg or Delta Lake.
Advanced experience with Python, SQL, Apache Airflow, Kafka/Confluent streaming, CDC/GoldenGate, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and GitOps CI/CD pipelines.
Experience with GitHub Actions or GitLab CI deployment pipelines.
Direct experience architecting enterprise AI/ML infrastructure involving Vector DBs, Knowledge Graphs, Feature Stores, RAG pipelines, and enterprise LLM integrations such as Gemini.
Experience establishing security models using ABAC, RLS, Okta, and Active Directory.
Strong strategic leadership and communication skills, including mentoring technical talent and communicating architecture to executive sponsors.

Remote position.
Access to medical and behavioral healthcare professionals through an inclusive healthcare network.
401(k) plan with a 3% automatic company contribution and a 50% matching contribution on the first 7% contributed by the employee.
Medical insurance and other healthcare and insurance options.
Generous paid time off varying by experience and position.
Final candidates must complete a post-offer background check and drug screening.

10,000+ employees