Senior Solution Architect - Data & AI

About the role

Be a part of a revolutionary change! At Philip Morris International (PMI), we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the evolution of our company-wide data, AI, and analytics platform, serving central teams and markets.
• Define and deliver scalable, high-performance solutions that empower data and AI initiatives across the organization.
• Shape the technology vision and roadmap for the data and AI platform in alignment with business goals and emerging trends.
• Design end-to-end architecture and solution design for data and AI platform.
• Develop and enforce architecture standards, best practices, and governance frameworks to ensure secure, compliant, and high-performance solutions.
• Create and maintain capability models, reference architectures, and blueprints to guide current and future-state implementations.
• Partner with enterprise and domain architects, product owners, and engineering teams to ensure architectural alignment and successful implementation of architectural solutions.
• Align data platform designs with enterprise architecture principles and long-term strategies.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, lead proof-of-concepts, and pilot initiatives to continuously evolve the platform.
• Mentor solution architects and engineering teams, and oversee architectural decisions for large-scale initiatives.
• Contribute to estimation of timelines, resources, and budgets for architecture initiatives.

Requirements

• Legally authorized to work in the U.S.
• Commutable distance to Tampa, FL.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in architecting scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud-based data and AI solutions and platforms, delivering centralized capabilities.
• Demonstrated success in digital transformation initiatives within regulated environments.
• Extensive hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure preferred), Lakehouse, data warehouse and AI/ML architecture.
• Expertise in designing modern data platforms using Databricks or Snowflake.
• Proficiency with relational databases, NoSQL databases, and graph databases.
• Strong ability to define technology roadmaps, align with business objectives, and deliver actionable guidance.
• Solid understanding and experience with BI tools such as Power BI and metadata management tools such as Atlan, Collibra, etc.
• Familiarity with Generative and Agentic AI capabilities, patterns, and technology stacks, including emerging trends.

Qualifications

• Annual Base Salary Range: $136,000 - $195,500

Skills

• Cloud platforms (AWS or Azure preferred)
• Lakehouse, data warehouse and AI/ML architecture
• Modern data platforms using Databricks or Snowflake
• Relational databases, NoSQL databases, and graph databases
• BI tools such as Power BI and metadata management tools such as Atlan, Collibra, etc.
• Generative and Agentic AI capabilities, patterns, and technology stacks

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Annual bonus (applicable based on level of position)
• Great medical, dental and vision coverage
• 401k with a generous company match
• Incredible wellness benefits
• Commuter benefits
• Pet insurance
• Generous PTO

Pay

• Annual Base Salary Range: $136,000 - $195,500

Schedule

• Hybrid work model