Hiring: Principal Data Architect Company: Blue Cross of Idaho Location: Meridian, ID Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 10:40:37 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Agile, Airflow, Avro, Azure, Data Lake, Data Mesh, Data Pipeline, Data Warehouse, ELT, ETL, Event-Driven, Fivetran, GitLab, HIPAA, Jira, Parquet, Product Management, Python, SQL, SaaS, Snowflake, Vault, dbt About the job Experience: •2/+ years' working with hybrid (onshore + offshore) data teams. •5/+ years designing and building data storage capabilities, such as data warehouse or data lake. This should include 3/+ years in AWS/Snowflake-specific architecture, development, or support capacity. •Overall Experience Should Also Span •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. Required Skills: •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. Qualifications: •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). Certifications such as Snowflake Pro and/or AWS-related are highly preferred. Compensation: •$147,983 - $192,969 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •The position is eligible for an annual incentive bonus (variable depending on company and employee performance) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!