Remote Principal Enterprise Data Architect

Summary

Join Allergan Data Labs as a Principal Enterprise Data Architect to lead the organization's data strategy, define technical roadmaps, and collaborate with stakeholders. You will own our organization’s data structure, ensure consistency and accessibility, and make sound technical decisions.

Requirements

• Cloud Solutions Architect Certified with emphasis on Data / Data Analytics / Data Engineer on AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience with building solutions on AWS or equivalent public cloud platforms
• Solid understanding of requirements for HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, PCI DSS, and related regulatory frameworks
• At least 10 years of experience working collaboratively with data-related teams such as data governance, data engineering, data science & analytics, software teams dealing primarily with data, DataOps, data infrastructure, or similar
• Experience participating in the integration & operation of multiple data governance tools such as data catalogs, access controls, MDM, provenance, and observability
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, relationship building skills, and the ability to influence others through persuasion
• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, other quantitative field
• At least 10 years of prior experience as an individual contributor in data-related roles such as data engineer, data architect, data scientist/analyst, DataOps, or similar
• Experience of data storage architectures such as relational & NoSQL databases, data warehouses, data lakes, and lakehouses
• Experience & strong understanding of data flow architectures including microservices & APIs, ETL/ELT, streaming, messaging, etc
• Experience with not only architecture and designing data systems, but demonstrated experience in building services as well as resilient service delivery

Responsibilities

• Define organization wide strategic technical roadmaps surrounding enterprise data
• Lead with our partners to build & integrate technologies for Data Governance and other aspects of data management
• Directly influence the organization technical direction based on business data needs
• Responsible for making sound technical decisions that have broad impact on organizational data
• Create/Manage diagrams and other supporting artifacts as a blueprint or framework that defines how data is stored, organized, integrated, and accessed across the organization to better support the business evolving data needs
• Mentor and support team from a technical and strategic leadership perspective across Workstreams, technologies, and frameworks
• Lead best-practices establishment of data policies and standards to align with business objectives and technological capabilities
• Plan, prioritize, and deliver annual organization wide initiatives
• Responsible for vendor supported Data Governance products and aligning the product capabilities with the organizational needs
• Design and develop data models that define how data will be stored, processed, and accessed (conceptual, logical, and physical)
• Ensure data from various systems can be combined/integrated and used seamlessly
• Responsible for data security frameworks that align with regulatory compliances like HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, PCI DSS
• Optimize performance of our data systems to ensure that data can be accessed and processed efficiently
• Guide partners on data migration needs encompassing crafting the plan and overseeing the transition process
• Contribute to positive vendor relationships for tools & technologies that achieve federated governance, quality, and observability across multiple domains
• Tightly and efficiently collaborate with partners across the entire organization in alignment with our business objectives
• Conduct continuing industry research and identify best practices to incorporate into the Data Governance program
• Take responsibility for personal development by seeking training, on-the-job experiences, and input from supervisor and peers
• Maintain sharp professional knowledge, and stay abreast of new tools and developments in data management, regulatory frameworks, and data technologies

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual bonus targets
• 401k with dollar for dollar match, up to 6% of eligible earnings (base, bonus). Plus additional company contribution
• RSU grants (Long Term Incentives) for approved roles
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• 17 paid holidays per year, including 3 floating holidays
• Annual Paid Time Off (PTO), with separate sick days
• 12 weeks paid Parental Leave
• Caregiver Leave
• Adoption and Surrogacy Assistance Plan
• Flexible workplace accommodations
• Attend AWS Re:Invent in person (Las Vegas) or virtually each year for approved roles
• Tuition reimbursement
• A MacBook Pro and accompanying hardware to do great work
• A modern productivity toolset to get work done: Slack, Miro, Loom, Lucid, Google Docs, Atlassian and more
• Generous discounts on SkinMedica skin care products