Staff / Principal Forward-Deployed Architect, Data Modernization

Accountabilities

• Own the technical vision and execution of modern data platform initiatives, serving as the primary architect across customer engagements.
• Define and evolve cross-platform reference architectures for modern data platforms across Databricks, Snowflake, and Microsoft Fabric.
• Act as the engagement-embedded technical leader, driving architecture decisions, design reviews, and implementation of complex solutions.
• Lead technical discovery sessions with healthcare organizations to assess existing data environments and design scalable modernization strategies.
• Evaluate legacy systems, healthcare data sources, and integration patterns to create secure, AI-ready target architectures.
• Lead and mentor senior data engineers and cloud/platform engineers while establishing strong technical standards.
• Review and approve engineering deliverables, including infrastructure-as-code, ingestion frameworks, data-sharing models, and security controls.
• Partner with delivery and business teams to define project scopes, identify technical risks, and ensure successful execution timelines.
• Support technical handoffs and integrations to enable AI-powered workflows on modernized data foundations.
• Develop reusable architecture patterns, accelerators, documentation, and best practices to improve future engagements.
• Represent the technical vision during pre-sales discussions with executive stakeholders, including technology leaders and enterprise architects.
• Provide hands-on technical guidance by reviewing code, collaborating on complex engineering challenges, and contributing directly when needed.

Requirements

• Achieve a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, with a Master’s degree preferred.
• Have 10+ years of experience in data engineering, data platform architecture, solutions architecture, or related technical leadership roles.
• Have hands-on production experience with at least two of the following platforms: Databricks, Snowflake, and Microsoft Fabric, with the ability to own architectural decisions across all three.
• Have proven experience leading multi-person engineering teams and driving complex technical initiatives.
• Have experience delivering multiple enterprise cloud data platform implementations, preferably within regulated industries.
• Have strong cloud expertise, particularly with Azure environments, including networking, identity management, key management, infrastructure-as-code, and observability.
• Have experience leading executive-level technical conversations with CTOs, CDOs, CISOs, and enterprise architecture teams.
• Have strong understanding of modern data-sharing approaches, including Delta Sharing, Snowflake Reader Accounts, Fabric External Sharing, or similar technologies.
• Have familiarity with healthcare data ecosystems, including Epic Clarity/Caboodle, Cogito, Bulk FHIR, HL7, claims data, and healthcare data integration challenges.
• Have experience working within HIPAA, HITRUST, or other regulated environments, with knowledge of security, compliance, and PHI protection practices.
• Have the ability to balance architectural excellence with practical delivery constraints in fast-moving, time-bound engagements.
• Have strong communication, documentation, leadership, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $190,000-$250,000, based on skills, qualifications, and experience.
• Equity package eligibility as part of the overall compensation offering.
• Fully remote work opportunity with flexible working arrangements.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• Opportunity to work on transformative healthcare technology initiatives with significant industry impact.
• A high-impact technical leadership role shaping AI-ready data foundations across healthcare organizations.
• A collaborative environment focused on innovation, ownership, and professional growth.
• An inclusive workplace culture that values diverse perspectives and creative problem-solving.
• Travel opportunities to collaborate directly with healthcare clients, including approximately 25-35% travel depending on engagement needs.