Principal Data Architect

1 month, 3 weeks ago
Full-time
Lead
Data Science and Analytics
Egen.ai

Egen.ai

Egen.ai specializes in providing technology services that leverage cloud computing, data analytics, and artificial intelligence to enhance document intelligence and drive productivity and growth for its clients.

IT Services
Founded 2000

Description

  • Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of scalable Data Lakehouse solutions on GCP using BigQuery, GCS, BigLake, and Dataplex.
  • Collaborate with customers to understand business goals and technical requirements, then develop architectural blueprints and delivery plans.
  • Design and implement real-time and batch data ingestion pipelines using orchestration and streaming frameworks.
  • Establish practices for data cataloging, metadata management, lineage, and data quality across systems.
  • Define and implement data security, access control, and governance models aligned with enterprise and regulatory standards.
  • Lead project teams by mentoring engineers, reviewing solutions, and maintaining architectural consistency.
  • Conduct hands-on solution design, proofs of concept, pipeline deep dives, and performance tuning.
  • Partner with stakeholders, cloud architects, and delivery leads to drive scalable and maintainable solution adoption.
  • Advise clients on technical trade-offs, best practices, and architecture recommendations.

Requirements

  • 8–10 years of progressive experience in software engineering and data platform development.
  • 5+ years of experience architecting data platforms on GCP and/or Databricks.
  • Hands-on experience designing and deploying Data Lakehouse platforms with data products and medallion architectures.
  • Strong knowledge of real-time and batch ingestion, ETL/ELT pipeline design, and orchestration tools such as Airflow and Pub/Sub.
  • Expertise in data modeling, storage optimization, partitioning, and performance tuning for large-scale analytical workloads.
  • Experience with data governance, security, and cataloging tools such as Dataplex, Data Catalog, and IAM.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills for engaging technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead mixed teams while balancing architectural strategy with hands-on delivery.
  • Experience with Databricks, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and hybrid GCP-Databricks architectures preferred.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, curiosity about emerging technologies, and ability to troubleshoot at both architectural and code levels.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
  • Comprehensive health insurance.
  • Paid vacation/PTO, holidays, and sick leave.
  • Parental and bereavement leave.
  • 401(k) employer match.
  • Employee referral bonuses.
  • Equal opportunity workplace with reasonable accommodations available throughout the hiring process.

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