Hiring: Principal Data Architect Company: Wintrust Financial Corporation Location: Rosemont, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 11:08:01 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : API Gateway, Ansible, Azure, CI/CD, ETL, GDPR, HIPAA, IaC, Infrastructure as Code, Java, Kafka, Kubernetes, Okta, OpenShift, Terraform, Unit Testing, Wealth Management About the job Experience: •7 years of experience with MuleSoft platform architecture and development. •6 years of experience with IBM Integration Bus development and MQ Development. •6 years of experience with Java development, Kafka and ETL. •6 years of experience with Site Reliability Engineering and Infra as a code. •6 years of experience with CheckMarx, Noname and API Security. Required Skills: •Design, develop and maintain data solutions using best practices. •Architect complex data integration solutions using modern practices like APIs, messaging buses, and event streaming platforms to connect disparate data sources. •Develop a long-term, reliable vision and roadmap for how data will be collected, stored, managed, and utilized across the entire organization to achieve business objectives. •Define and implement policies, procedures, and standards for data quality, consistency, security, and compliance (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA). •Lead the creation of conceptual, logical, and physical data models to illustrate how data elements relate to each other and guide database design. •Research, evaluate, and recommend appropriate data technologies, tools, and platforms (cloud-based or on-premise) that align with business needs and future scalability requirements. •Continuously monitor and optimize existing data infrastructure for performance, security, and cost-efficiency. •Design and implement robust CI/CD pipelines to automate the building, testing, and deployment of data solutions. This includes automating infrastructure provisioning using Qualifications: •3 or 4 year Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Computer Information Systems or a related field of study plus 7 years of experience in a related occupation. Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training and/or experience. •4 year Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Computer Information Systems or a related field of study plus 7 years of experience in a related occupation. Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training and/or experience. Compensation: •00, along with eligibility to earn an annual bonus 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!