Data Platform Architect

Title: Data Platform Architect

Location: Harrisburg, PA

Hybrid: 1 day weekly onsite (Tue, Wed or Thursday)

Key Responsibilities:
1.Enterprise Platform Architecture
Define target architecture for an enterprise data platform
Multi-year roadmap aligned to enterprise modernization initiatives
Evaluate emerging tech while maintaining architectural consistency
2.Platform Engineering
Build MVP and mature cloud data platform over time
Set engineering standards and operational guardrails
Design secure multi-tenant environments capable of serving multiple agencies with data co-mingling considerations
Partner with CISO teams to implement IAM, encryption and audit capabilities
3.Enterprise enablement
Design and build platform services instead of agency-specific implementations
Develop onboarding patterns for agencies adopting enterprise products and services
Ensure alignment across modernization initiatives
Develop data products identified by Product team and AI-ready infrastructure
4.Leadership
Develop engineering best practices
Collaborate with tech leaders across agencies and enterprise
Partner with cloud, integration and data teams to implement enterprise data products.
Promote API-first and product-based approaches to information sharing.

Desired Background and Experience:
Bachelor of Computer Science, Information Systems, Systems Programming or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
10+ years of experience building large scale cloud data platforms
At least 7 years of hands-on experience in modern data architecture, platform engineering, cloud infrastructure
Experience designing and implementing enterprise security controls for cloud data platforms, including IAM, RBAC etc.
Proven experience building and operating cloud infrastructure as Code (Terraform or equivalent)
Hands-on experience implementing modern DevSecOps practices and champion shift-left approach to security
Partner with Cloud Engineering, CISO and GRC teams to integrate security controls into the data platforms while maintaining clear ownership boundaries.
Data Platform & Services experience including platforms Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, Azure, containerized applications
Soft skills important to this role
o Effective communication of technology concept to non-tech audience
o Can start from ground up
o Think patterns and reusable capabilities
o Worked at enterprise level for data platforms supporting multiple teams across the company
o Lead through influence[SK1.1][NN1.2] not direct reports

Required Skill:
10 yrs experience building large scale cloud data platforms
7 yrs hands-on experience in modern data architecture, platform engineering, cloud infrastructure
5 yrs experience designing and implementing enterprise security controls for cloud data platforms, including IAM, RBAC etc
Proven experience building and operating cloud infrastructure as Code (Terraform or equivalent)
Partner with Cloud Engineering, CISO and GRC teams to integrate security controls into the data platforms while maintaining clear ownership boundaries
Data Platform & Services experience including platforms Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, Azure, containerized applications

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