Principal Architect & Data Engineer
Core
Architecting a unified, high-performance Federated Enterprise Data Intelligence platform by consolidating data silos into a Lakehouse architecture and enabling autonomous business unit capabilities.
Role type
Principal Architect & Data Engineer (Data Platform)
Builds
Federated Enterprise Data Intelligence platform, Lakehouse architecture, Agentic AI frameworks, Data Mesh
Domain
Enterprise Data Engineering, Cloud Data Platforms, Generative AI
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Python, SQL, Spark, AWS Redshift ecosystem, Terraform, Airflow, Data Governance, RAG patterns, Vector databases, Cost optimization
Preferred skills
Zero-Copy architecture, Semantic layers, Policy-as-code, Executive communication
Technologies
AWS (S3, Glue, Redshift, Bedrock), Google Cloud (BigQuery, Vertex AI), Iceberg, Delta Lake, Tableau
Responsibilities
Architect consolidation of disparate storage/compute into a unified Lakehouse; Scale internal agentic platform and registry; Design Data Mesh for business unit innovation; Mentor intermediate and senior data architects; Present architectural roadmaps and ROI to Senior Leadership; Define data governance, security, and quality frameworks.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship