Director, Data Platform Architecture & Ops

The Job

The Director of Data Architecture & Engineering is a senior leader responsible for modernizing and leading SCAN’s data ecosystem to support analytics, BI, data operations, and AI across the health plan.

This leader brings deep architectural rigor, a cloud-first mindset, an appreciation for a DevSecOps approach, and a keen awareness for the strategic value of data, especially in a health care context.

This leader will help guide the evolution of our platform toward a highly trusted, interoperable, and self-service-friendly environment—enabling teams across SCAN to unlock insights and support the mission of keeping seniors healthy and independent.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in data engineering, data architecture, or analytics platform roles, with 5+ years managing high-performing technical teams.
• Proven leadership of enterprise-scale cloud migrations, ideally into Snowflake.
• Hands-on expertise with Data Vault 2.0 modeling, dimensional modeling, and domain-driven design.
• Strong experience with Azure (ADF, Data Lake/OneLake, Databricks), Snowflake, CI/CD/DevOps, orchestrators, and metadata/catalog tools (e.g., Collibra).
• Deep understanding of healthcare payer data, CMS regulatory environments, and interoperability frameworks.
• Experience establishing semantic layers and implementing self-service analytics platforms.
• Experience with modern transformation tools (e.g., Coalesce, dbt, or comparable).
• Experience with SAFe or similar scaled agile frameworks.
• Working knowledge of DataOps frameworks and automated testing/observability for data pipelines preferred.
• Exposure to MLOps and ML-ready architectures preferred.
• Background partnering with actuarial, clinical, care management, network, and operations teams preferred.

What's in it for you?

• Base Pay Range: $147,900 to $254,798
• An annual employee bonus program
• Robust Wellness Program
• Generous paid-time-off (PTO)
• 11 paid holidays per year, 1 floating holiday, birthday off, and 2 volunteer days
• Excellent 401(k) Retirement Saving Plan with employer match
• Robust employee recognition program
• Tuition reimbursement
• An opportunity to become part of a team that makes a difference to our members and our community every day!