Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience executive

Exp. Years Not specified

Education Not specified

Category Data & Analytics

About this role

This role is responsible for the architecture and long-term evolution of the SAMDA platform. The Principal Architect sets standards and governs how data domains, pipelines, and platform services are designed to meet reliability, risk, and regulatory expectations.

Key Responsibilities

Own and evolve enterprise targetstate architecture for the SAMDA platform
Define architecture principles and nonfunctional standards
Govern data domains, pipelines, consumption layers, and platform services
Embed security and data governance requirements with compliance and governance teams
Define platform stability metrics, SLAs, and availability standards

Technical Overview

You will lead enterprise target-state architecture covering scalability, resiliency, performance, security, and cost efficiency. The role governs CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, observability (monitoring and alerting), and secure data governance including access controls, classification/tagging, and lineage standards.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior-to-executive level data architect who serves as a technical authority for enterprise target-state architecture. They have deep experience designing data domains, pipelines, and platform services with strong emphasis on security, resiliency, compliance, and production reliability, and they can partner effectively with compliance and data governance teams.

Must-Have Skills

Own and evolve the enterprise targetstate architecture for the SAMDA platformDefine and maintain architecture principlesreference designsand nonfunctional standards covering scalabilityresiliencyperformancesecurityand cost efficiencyServe as the technical authority for platformlevel design decisionsarchitectural reviewsand complex crossdomain integrationsEnsure all platform designs comply with enterprise risksecurityand governance requirementsPartner with ComplianceData Governance and Data Product Owner teams

Required Skills

Enterprise targetstate architecturearchitecture principlesreference designsnonfunctional standardsscalabilityresiliencyperformancesecuritycost efficiencyarchitectural reviewscrossdomain integrationsdata domainspipelinesconsumption layersplatform servicesdata governance capabilitiesCI/CD pipelinesinfrastructure automationplatform observabilitymonitoringalertingrolebased access controlsdata classificationdata taggingdata lineageauditabilitysecure-bydesigngovernance-by-defaultSLAs

Hard Skills

Enterprise targetstate architectureArchitecture principlesReference designsNonfunctional standardsScalabilityResiliencyPerformanceSecurityCost efficiencyArchitectural reviewsCrossdomain integrationsData domainsPipelinesConsumption layersPlatform servicesIngestion frameworksFile delivery frameworksData governance capabilitiesCI/CD pipelinesInfrastructure automationPlatform observabilityMonitoringAlertingIterative delivery modelsProduction-grade reliabilityProduction stabilityInformation barriersRole-based access controlsData classificationData taggingLineage standardsSecure access patternsAuditabilitySecure-by-design architecture mindsetGovernance-by-default architecture mindsetPlatform stability metricsService level agreements (SLAs)Availability standardsRisk and regulatory expectationsCloud infrastructureSecurity governancePlatform engineering

Soft Skills

Architectural leadershipCross-functional collaborationCommunicationTechnical decision makingMentorship and enabling teamsStakeholder management

Industry & Role

Industry Banking

Job Function Provide senior technical authority for enterprise data platform architecture and governance

Role Subtype Data Engineer

Tech Domains Azure

Keywords for Your Resume

Investments Principal Data ArchitectPrincipal Architectenterprise targetstate architecturearchitecture principlesreference designsnonfunctional standardsscalabilityresiliencyperformancesecuritycost efficiencyarchitectural reviewscrossdomain integrationsdata domainspipelinesconsumption layersplatform servicesdata governanceCI/CD pipelinesinfrastructure automationplatform observabilitymonitoringalertingrolebased access controlsinformation barriersdata classificationdata taggingdata lineageSLAsservice level agreementsrole-based access controls

Deal Breakers

Must demonstrate experience owning/evolving enterprise targetstate architecture and architectural governance, Must demonstrate experience with data governance and rolebased access controls

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