Principal Data Architect
Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Mon, Jul 20, 2026
This job expires in: 28 days
Job Summary
To shape the architectural foundation of Data and Analytics capabilities, the full-time Principal Data Architect will define large-scale data architecture decisions, architect observability frameworks, and partner with teams to establish data governance standards.
Key responsibilities
- Define large-scale data architecture decisions for batch/streaming platforms, warehouses, and lakehouses
- Architect observability, alerting, and incident-response frameworks for data pipelines across the organization
- Partner with teams to define standards for data quality, lineage tracking, access control, and governance
Required qualifications
- 15+ years in software/data engineering or architecture with significant impact
- Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Expert knowledge of data architecture principles and best practices
- Hands-on experience in coding, testing, and validating architecture at scale
- Proven experience architecting large-scale data warehouses or lakehouses
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