Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies - Workers Compensation Division · 14 hours ago
Principal Data Architect
Sacramento, California
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$206K/yr - $215K/yr
12+ years expBerkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies is searching for a Principal Data Architect to design and evolve the enterprise data architecture that supports their growing business, AI adoption, and long-term strategy. This role involves ensuring a secure, scalable, reliable, and well-governed data ecosystem while collaborating with various teams to build a modern data environment.
Financial ServicesInsurance
No H1B
Responsibilities
Develop and evolve the enterprise data architecture blueprint including cloud, on premises, and hybrid environments ensuring alignment with business and analytical/AI needs
Set the direction for modern data integration, event driven design, master data management, and responsible AI enablement
Evaluate current systems and design a practical modernization path that reduces technical debt and improves data quality and performance
Lead the architectural design for enterprise data platforms, including structured and unstructured data environments
Design standards for ingesting data from core policy, claims, CRM, billing, underwriting, and workflow systems
Establish scalable patterns for operational data feeds, partner data exchanges, real time integration, and analytical data pipelines
Define the strategy and technical patterns for how the company manages data copies, extracts, and transformations in a secure and governed manner
Partner closely with the Director of Data Strategy to make sure architecture aligns with business priorities
Work with engineering, application teams, analytics, and actuarial groups to ensure efficient, well designed data flows
Provide technical leadership for system modernization efforts and guide how data is structured, integrated and maintained across the enterprise
Define architectural standards that support enterprise data quality, lineage, metadata, and stewardship expectations
Establish reliable integration patterns for the company’s core systems
Ensure the architecture meets audit, compliance, and security requirements
Lead complex architecture reviews, solution designs, and technical roadmaps
Oversee proof of concepts, technical assessments, and platform evaluations
Bring structure and clarity to a mixed technology environment with legacy systems and modern cloud services
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field, required
A minimum of 12 years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or system integration required
Strong experience with large-scale operational systems, transactional databases, and customer-facing platforms
Deep experience with enterprise data feeds, real time integration patterns, analytical data pipelines, and AI enabling architectures
Experience designing data models, integration patterns, master data structures, and governed data ecosystems
Strong understanding of insurance data, regulatory requirements, and complex transactional systems
Proven ability to influence executives, lead cross-functional teams, and communicate complex technical concepts clearly
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without requiring, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status
Preferred
Master's degree preferred
One or more preferred: Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP), AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Data Analytics certifications, Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate
Benefits
Work From Home Program (up to 2 days per week)
Modernized Historical Setting in East Sacramento
Lot Parking Provided
Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays
Immediate Vesting of Retirement Savings + Company Match
Group Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, and Vision)
Life and AD&D Insurance
Long Term Disability Insurance
Hospital Indemnity Insurance
Accident and Critical Illness Insurance
Flexible Savings Accounts
Paid Community Volunteer Day
Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Employee Referral Program
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program
Company
Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies - Workers Compensation Division
Financial Strength and Integrity With more than 50 years in business, BHHC has grown from a regional organization to a national insurance group, offering insurance products from coast to coast.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
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Andy Linkhart
Chief Claims Officer and Chief Financial Officer
David Speights
Vice President of Analytics
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