Availity · 4 hours ago
Principal Data Platform Architect
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
10+ years expAvaility is a healthcare technology company reshaping the future of healthcare. They are seeking a seasoned Principal Data Platform Architect to design, evolve, and govern their enterprise data platform on AWS, collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance data value across the company.
FitnessHealth CareHospital
No H1B
Responsibilities
Define end-to-end reference architectures leveraging AWS services (S3, Glue, Lake Formation, DataZone, EMR/EMR Serverless, Redshift, Athena, MWAA/Airflow, Step Functions, Lambda, KMS, IAM, CloudWatch, EventBridge)
Implement fine-grained data access controls with AWS Lake Formation; standardize data cataloging and metadata via Glue and DataZone; ensure compliance (HIPAA, SOC 2)
Define scalable ingestion frameworks for batch and streaming; orchestrate ETL/ELT with Glue, EMR Serverless, MWAA, and Step Functions
Architect curated layers for BI/ML using Redshift, Athena, QuickSight; optimize performance and cost
Operationalize ML on SageMaker; ensure reproducibility and secure access to datasets
Define SLAs/SLOs; implement monitoring via CloudWatch; drive cost governance
Provide architectural guidance; document standards and mentor engineers
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
10+ years in data engineering/architecture, with 5+ years architecting on AWS
Proven track record delivering secure, governed, and highly available data platforms
Experience leading platform migrations or net-new builds using lakehouse approaches
Hands-on involvement with EMR Serverless, Redshift, Lake Formation, DataZone, MWAA orchestration
AWS Expertise (S3, IAM, KMS, Glue, Lake Formation, DataZone, EMR, Redshift, Athena, Lambda, Step Functions, MWAA, CloudWatch, EventBridge, CloudTrail, VPC, PrivateLink, Gateway/Interface endpoints)
Data Architecture: Lakehouse patterns, medallion architecture, Parquet/Iceberg, distributed processing (Spark)
Security & Compliance: Row/column-level security, encryption, HIPAA handling
Data Modeling & Performance: Dimensional modeling, semantic modeling, SQL tuning, partitioning
Orchestration & CI/CD: Airflow DAG design, Step Functions, Terraform/CDK, GitOps
Observability & Data Quality: Metrics, lineage, validation frameworks
Communication & Leadership: Clear technical writing and stakeholder engagement
Architectural Thinking: Systems design and trade-off analysis with pragmatic standards
Stakeholder Leadership: Influences cross-functional teams, and translates business needs into platform capabilities
Execution Excellence: Drives from blueprint to production; de-risks complexity with automation and guardrails
Security-First Mindset: Embeds controls in design
Operational Discipline: Emphasizes reliability and cost efficiency
Continuous Improvement: Measures outcomes and iterates, fostering a learning culture
Preferred
AWS certifications a plus (e.g., AWS Certified Data & Analytics – Specialty, AWS Solutions Architect – Professional)
Streaming & Event-Driven: MSK/Kafka, Kinesis, CDC with DMS
ML/MLOps: SageMaker Pipelines, Feature Store, model registry
BI/Visualization: QuickSight administration and optimization
Governance Tools: Collibra/Alation experience
Data Contracts & Mesh: Domain-aligned data products, consumer-producer SLAs
Healthcare/Insurance Domain: Familiarity with X12 data
Benefits
Generous HSA company contribution
Healthcare
Vision
Dental benefits
401k match program
Unlimited PTO for salaried associates + 9 paid holidays
Education reimbursement
Paid Parental Leave for both moms and dads
Gym memberships reimbursement
Company
Availity
Availity offers a free access to real-time information and instant responses for healthcare professionals.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$200MKey Investors
Novo HoldingsFrancisco Partners
2021-07-07Secondary Market
2017-10-19Private Equity· $200M
Leadership Team
Russ Thomas
Chief Executive Officer
Frank Petito
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
MedCity News
2025-11-19
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