Senior Principal Solutions Architect, Data Platform
Invesco Ltd.5 months ago
Houston, TX, USAStaff+
Responsibilities
- Translate complex business requirements into scalable, secure, and innovative enterprise data architectures.
- Lead design reviews, architecture review sessions, solution documentation, and traceability from requirements through implementation.
- Provide strategic leadership and alignment across business, engineering, architecture, governance, operations, infrastructure, and product stakeholders.
- Design and implement metadata integration strategies, automated ingestion workflows, and centralized metadata repositories.
- Partner with Legal, Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Risk teams to embed responsible AI, data governance, compliance, and accountability.
- Lead enablement, change management, and adoption programs for data stewards, analysts, and AI practitioners.
- Evaluate new technologies and manage relationships with technology vendors, service providers, and external partners.
- Design and implement data observability frameworks across ingestion, transformation, and consumption layers, and champion observability adoption across teams.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture or solution design, preferably in financial services or asset management.
- 3–5 years of experience as an AWS Solutions Architect or Senior Cloud Engineer.
- Deep expertise in AWS, Azure, SQL Server, Snowflake, Power BI, Tableau, and integration technologies.
- Hands-on experience leading the design, development, and deployment of business software at scale.
- Experience with software development life cycle and agile or iterative methodologies.
- Experience with IT compliance and risk management requirements, including security, privacy, and GDPR.
- Experience with infrastructure automation through Terraform, Python, or PowerShell.
- Experience with data governance, data quality, and data observability implementation and integration is desirable.
- Ability to collaborate in a team environment, manage multiple projects, prioritize work, and meet deadlines.
- Relevant certifications such as TOGAF or Agile are preferred.
- MBA or commensurate relevant work experience.
Benefits
- Flexible paid time off.
- 401(k) matching of 100% up to the first 6%, with a discretionary supplemental contribution.
- Health and wellbeing benefits.
- Parental leave benefits.
- Employee stock purchase plan.
- Hybrid work arrangement requiring at least four full days per week in an Invesco office.
- Full-time employee position with opportunities for continuous learning, development, and work with emerging technologies.
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Invesco Ltd.
Invesco Ltd. is a global asset manager providing mutual funds, exchange‑traded funds (including Invesco QQQ), separately managed accounts, and alternative strategies to retail and institutional investors. It earns primarily through management and performance fees. Founded in 1935 and headquartered in Atlanta, the public company serves clients worldwide and supports distribution with portfolio analytics, risk tools, and research platforms.