
Principal Data Architect – Streaming, Data Platforms
Egen
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $200,000 - $220,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Design and implement **scalable streaming data platforms** to support real-time ingestion, processing, and analytics
- Architect and guide the development of **end-to-end data platforms** across batch and streaming workloads
- Lead and contribute to **Master Data Management (MDM)** solutions, including:
- Golden record design
- Data matching, survivorship, and hierarchy management
- Integration patterns with downstream consumers
- Define and implement **data governance frameworks**, including:
- Data ownership and stewardship models
- Data quality rules and monitoring
- Metadata, lineage, and access controls
- Collaborate with application teams to expose data via **APIs and event-driven architectures**
- Provide architectural guidance for **cloud-native deployments**, including containerization and orchestration
- Establish **data architecture standards, patterns, and best practices**
- Partner with DevOps teams to enable CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and platform reliability
- Review designs, mentor engineers, and help drive technical decisions across projects
Requirements
- Experience : 8–12+ years in data engineering and architecture roles
- Strong experience designing **streaming data platforms** (Kafka, MSK, Kinesis, or similar)
- Proven hands-on experience building or leading **MDM implementations**
- Solid understanding of **data governance principles** and real-world implementation
- Experience designing **event-driven and API-first data architectures**
- Deep knowledge of data modeling (canonical models, domain-driven design concepts)
- Ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions
- Good Communication Skills
Benefits
- Comprehensive Health Insurance
- Paid Leave (Vacation/PTO)
- Paid Holidays
- Sick Leave
- Parental Leave
- Bereavement Leave
- 401 (k) Employer Match
- Employee Referral Bonuses
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
streaming data platformsdata architectureMaster Data Management (MDM)data governance frameworksdata quality rulesmetadata managementevent-driven architecturescloud-native deploymentsdata modelingCI/CD
Soft Skills
communication skillsleadershipmentoringcollaborationtechnical decision-making