Remote Principal Data Architect

Description:

• As a Principal Data Architect, you will serve as the enterprise technical leader driving the vision, strategy, and governance of our cloud-native, serverless data architecture.
• This is a high-impact, forward-looking role where you will define standards, mentor senior architects, and work directly with executive leadership to shape data strategy and innovation.
• You will leverage deep expertise in AWS, data lakes, and modern analytical platforms like Snowflake and Dremio to architect and scale mission-critical platforms.
• Your work will influence how we design, secure, and deliver data at scale across business units, ensuring alignment with the AWS Well-Architected Framework and our organizational objectives.
• Key responsibilities include defining and leading the enterprise data architecture roadmap, championing cloud-native architectures, providing technical thought leadership, owning the reference architecture for enterprise-scale data platforms, establishing enterprise standards, driving platform-wide decisions, partnering with cross-functional teams, presenting architecture proposals, mentoring senior architects, leading technology evaluations, and publishing internal architecture papers.

Requirements:

• You must have 12+ years of experience in data architecture, cloud platform engineering, or related technical leadership roles.
• You should possess expert-level knowledge of AWS cloud architecture with a focus on serverless, data lakes, and distributed systems.
• Proven experience architecting enterprise-grade data platforms with Snowflake, Dremio, or similar technologies is required.
• You must demonstrate success applying the AWS Well-Architected Framework, especially in analytics-heavy domains.
• Mastery of infrastructure-as-code principles, preferably with AWS CloudFormation or CDK, is essential.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence at the executive level and guide enterprise-wide architecture direction are necessary.
• Preferred qualifications include AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty and/or AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, a deep understanding of data governance and compliance frameworks, experience driving data modernization efforts for Fortune 500 organizations, a background in architecting data platforms for machine learning, and published contributions in the data space.

Benefits:

• Model N offers fair, equitable, and competitive salary ranges for all positions, with the base salary for this position ranging from $144,900 to $181,000.
• Compensation varies depending on factors such as relevant experience, education, certifications, location, and other skills.
• Positions are eligible to participate in either the employee bonus program or commission payments, depending on the role.
• The total rewards package includes medical, dental, vision, health savings, flexible savings, commuter benefits, matching 401K, PTO, VTO, life insurance, pet insurance, employee assistance programs, mental health programs, charitable giving, coaching, and career growth opportunities.
• Model N values diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, considering qualified applicants without regard to legally protected classes.