Blue Cross of Idaho · 15 hours ago
Principal Data Architect
Meridian, ID
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$148K/yr - $193K/yr
10+ years expBlue Cross of Idaho is seeking a Principal Data Architect to join their Data Strategy & Engineering team's Cloud Enterprise Data Platform journey. This role will involve leading the architecture, roadmap, and integration strategy for the enterprise data platform, focusing on modernizing and optimizing the Data & Analytics program using AWS and Snowflake technologies.
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Responsibilities
Define multi-tenant enterprise data architecture for the platforms
Lead data architecture practice and represent Data Engineering at the enterprise level
Technical subject matter expert in the data ecosystem, including AWS/Snowflake, providing input into architecture, platforms, and development strategies and methodologies – includes mentorship of engineering and platform teams via design reviews, code reviews, etc
Define data engineering and data platform integration framework and standards. Mentor, coach and build learning program to efficiently and quickly onboard new people in the team and ensure standards are understood and followed
Facilitate cross-team collaboration for defining and building enterprise data management architecture from principles to tools, oversee cross-functional adoption of the new architecture, and enable a new level of engineering efficiency when working with data
Direct the strategy and implementation for migration from the existing data warehouse platforms onto the new Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) on AWS/Snowflake
Lead technical direction of the team, driving the necessary changes and recommending appropriate technology choices working collaboratively with Architecture, Platform, DevOps, Security, and Project teams; influence technical direction with expert input into project decisions
Lead the shift towards DevSecOps processes for the Data & Analytics delivery functions, emphasizing continuous integration, release management, and automated testing to maximize development agility and improve time to market
As the data platform product manager, drive the data platform technical roadmap to prioritize and build new features that serve the business teams and standardize templates for technical work
Interface with key business functions (i.e., Compliance, Actuarial, Marketing, Operations, Clinical, etc.) and IT Analysis teams to assess business functional requirements and translate them into data and integration requirements
Guide onsite/onshore/offshore technical resources from consulting partners, communicate architecture standards and best practices, establish a high impact development process, drive excellence in all deliverables
Establish daily cadence with project team to prioritize and execute work items through adoption of Agile principles and processes
Manage relationships with external vendors to determine technical competence and identify integration opportunities
Be a hands-on practitioner for end-to-end delivery of AWS/Snowflake platforms, capabilities, and content
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent work experience is required (two years' relevant work experience is equivalent to one-year college)
10/+ years of experience in Data & Analytics field
2/+ years' working with hybrid (onshore + offshore) data teams
5/+ years designing and building data storage capabilities, such as data warehouse or data lake
3/+ years in AWS/Snowflake-specific architecture, development, or support capacity
Understanding of large-scale computing solutions, including software design and development, and database architectures
Implementation involving batch, streaming, event-driven and API integrations on the data platform
Knowledge of AWS/Snowflake cloud security, orchestration, management, data management (in particular metadata management and data quality checks), role-based access controls, and policy-based access controls
Knowledge of FinOps, preferably involving Snowflake
Ability to build data pipelines as part of integrations design
Strong knowledge of ELT, ETL, CDC, API, messaging, streaming, and all forms of data ingestion techniques applicable to cloud-based Data & Analytics
Strong skills in SQL
DevSecOps and Agile projects
No-SQL; relational & non-relational platforms; multiple file formats, including Parquet, AVRO, JSON, XML, CSV, etc
Preferred
Certifications such as Snowflake Pro and/or AWS-related are highly preferred
dbt
Boomi, Mule or other integration platforms
Python, Snowpark, Sage Maker, Snowflake Intelligence
Tableau, Power BI or Sigma
Data science platforms, such as Dataiku
Designing and building frameworks, API interfaces for efficient data extraction
Working in environments where data privacy and protection is critical (Healthcare, HIPAA, etc.)
Benefits
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Community service and self-care days
Medical/dental/vision/pharmacy insurance
401(k) matching and non-contributory plan
Life insurance
Short and long term disability
Education reimbursement
Employee assistance plan (EAP)
Adoption assistance program
Paid family leave program
Company
Blue Cross of Idaho
Blue Cross of Idaho operates as a health insurance company.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Sameer Sonalkar
SVP & CIO, Blue Cross of Idaho
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