Lead Enterprise Data Platform Architect

Location: Harrisburg, PA — Hybrid (one day per week on-site, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday at 607 South Drive, Forum Building, 5th Floor)

About the role

Adept Consulting Services is seeking a Lead Enterprise Data Platform Architect to design, build, and evolve enterprise data platforms supporting digital services, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence initiatives across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This senior, hands-on technical leadership role establishes reusable, secure, cloud-based data products and shared platform services, balancing long-term strategy with practical implementation. The candidate will collaborate with solution architects, agency data teams, cloud engineering, cybersecurity, governance, and other enterprise technology groups.

Responsibilities

• Enterprise Platform Architecture
  • Define the target architecture for the Commonwealth's enterprise data platform.
  • Develop a multiyear platform roadmap aligned with enterprise modernization priorities.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies while maintaining architectural consistency and sustainability.
  • Establish reusable architecture patterns supporting multiple agencies and technology initiatives.
  • Promote API-first and product-based approaches to enterprise information sharing.
• Platform Engineering
  • Lead the development of an initial minimum viable product and mature the cloud data platform over time.
  • Establish engineering standards, implementation practices, automation, and operational guardrails.
  • Design secure, multi-tenant environments addressing data separation and co-mingling concerns.
  • Build and operate cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.
  • Implement modern DevSecOps practices, including a shift-left approach to security.
  • Partner with cybersecurity teams to implement identity and access management, role-based access control, encryption, logging, and auditing capabilities.
• Enterprise Enablement
  • Design shared platform services instead of agency-specific implementations.
  • Develop repeatable onboarding patterns for agencies adopting enterprise data products and services.
  • Support the development of reusable data products and AI-ready infrastructure.
  • Ensure alignment across agency modernization and enterprise technology initiatives.
  • Create standardized capabilities securely adoptable by multiple teams.
• Technical Leadership
  • Develop and promote engineering best practices across enterprise data initiatives.
  • Collaborate with technology leaders, architects, engineers, security teams, and data teams across the Commonwealth.
  • Partner with cloud, integration, governance, and cybersecurity teams to implement enterprise data products.
  • Communicate complex technology concepts clearly to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
  • Provide technical direction and lead through influence across teams without direct reporting authority.

Requirements

• Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Systems Programming, or a related discipline—or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
  • 10+ years of experience building or supporting large-scale cloud data platforms.
  • At least seven years of hands-on experience in modern data architecture, platform engineering, or cloud infrastructure.
  • Demonstrated experience designing enterprise data platforms supporting multiple teams, business units, or organizations.
  • Hands-on experience building cloud infrastructure through Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or equivalent technology.
  • Experience implementing modern DevSecOps practices and integrating security throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Experience designing and implementing cloud security controls, including IAM, RBAC, encryption, logging, and auditing.
  • Experience collaborating with cloud engineering, cybersecurity, CISO, governance, risk, and compliance teams.
  • Experience with modern data and cloud platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, Microsoft Azure, and containerized applications and services.
• Preferred Skills
  • Experience building an enterprise platform or shared service from the ground up.
  • Strong understanding of reusable architecture patterns and platform-based delivery.
  • Experience designing secure multi-tenant platforms.
  • Ability to balance strategic architecture with hands-on technical execution.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
  • Ability to lead technical initiatives through collaboration and influence.
  • Experience supporting data analytics, digital services, or AI-ready infrastructure.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)