Data Platform Architect

Aptiv; Walnut Creek (CA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare and life insurance

401(k) plan eligibility

12 paid holidays

Professional development

Job summary

Wind River, An Aptiv Company, seeks a Data Platform Architect to design end-to-end data architecture for enterprise analytics from ingestion to visualization. You’ll leverage Fivetran, Snowflake, dbt, and Tableau, and lead data engineering best practices across the stack.

You’ll mentor data developers, collaborate with executives, and ensure scalable, secure data solutions for diverse datasets and business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
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Skills

Data engineering

Data modeling

Communication

Mentorship

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Snowflake

Fivetran

dbt

Tableau Cloud

Tableau

GitHub

CI/CD tools

HTML/JavaScript for Tableau

Salesforce

Workday

Oracle

Oracle BI

Jira

Anaplan/Adaptive

Job description

Your Role

Wind River, An Aptiv Company, is seeking a Data Platform Architect to define and guide the architecture of our modern data platform supporting enterprise analytics, business metrics, dashboards, and visualization. This is a unique opportunity to architect the end-to-end data journey from ingestion through visualization using technologies including Fivetran, Snowflake, dbt, Tableau, and modern data engineering practices. You will partner with executives and cross-functional stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions, establish data engineering and analytics best practices, and provide technical leadership and mentorship to data developers in a fast-paced, service-oriented environment.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end data structures and workflows from ingestion through visualization using Fivetran, Snowflake, dbt, and Tableau.
• Define and implement data engineering best practices that improve platform maintainability, reliability, scalability, and efficiency.
• Provide expertise in Snowflake data warehouse architecture, modeling, and development across diverse and nonuniform data sets.
• Design and maintain data security and access controls while establishing effective source code management practices using GitHub.
• Develop SQL, HTML, and JavaScript solutions to optimize the data platform and support analytics and visualization requirements.
• Partner with executives and cross-functional teams to gather business requirements and translate them into effective data architecture and analytics solutions.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior data developers while promoting data engineering, analytics, CI/CD, and development best practices.

Your Background

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field; emphasis in Data Engineering is a plus.
• 10–12 years of Data Engineering development and visualization experience, including 6–8 years of Data Warehouse experience; Snowflake DWH experience is preferred.
• 6–8 years of SQL experience, preferably Snowflake SQL, with strong data modeling and modern data warehouse expertise.
• 2–4 years of dbt experience, 3–5 years of GitHub experience, and 2–3 years of experience with CI/CD tools for the modern data stack; semantic layer experience is a plus.
• 3–5 years of experience with Tableau Cloud or a comparable modern data visualization platform, plus 2+ years of Python development.
• Experience with enterprise systems including Salesforce, Workday, Oracle, Oracle BI, Jira, and financial planning applications such as Anaplan or Adaptive, with HTML and JavaScript experience related to Tableau preferred.
• Fluent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with executives and cross-functional stakeholders.

Why join Wind River / Aptiv?

You grow at Aptiv. Aptiv's winning culture is global by design. We bring together diverse perspectives, cultures, and business contexts to solve our customers' toughest challenges. In this environment, every individual can grow, lead, and make an impact, regardless of background, because inclusion fuels how we innovate and win. You make an impact at Aptiv. One of the strengths of humanity is our drive to progress, to improve, to achieve more tomorrow than we did yesterday. People need solutions they can trust when it matters most. At Aptiv, you are building those solutions every day. You have support at Aptiv. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family, your physical health, and your mental health with a competitive benefits package.

Your Benefits at Aptiv

• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Flexible time off supporting work-life balance.
• Eligibility to enroll in a 401(k) plan.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Professional development and career growth opportunities.
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and teams focused on innovation.

Compensation

The compensation range for this role is $176,000 to $210,000 USD plus an annual incentive plan bonus.

Compensation is determined through interviews and a review of the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, location, abilities, and internal equity.

Security Clearance Requirements

Successful candidates must engage in a security clearance process in regard to their citizenship in order to perform fundamental job duties, as per applicable law.

In particular, candidates with certain citizenship may not be able to perform such fundamental job duties.

Currently, this includes citizens of the following countries: Belarus; Burma; China; Cuba; Iran; North Korea; Syria; Venezuela; Afghanistan; Cambodia; Central African Republic; Cyprus; Democratic Republic of Congo; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Haiti; Iraq; Lebanon; Libya; Russia; Somalia; South Sudan; Sudan; Zimbabwe.

The security clearance process may take a significant amount of time to complete, and any offer of employment will be contingent on the candidate's legal ability to perform the fundamental job duties.

Wind River is committed to meeting its obligations to candidates under applicable human rights law and privacy law in this regard.

Meet the Next Generation Aptiv

At Aptiv, we deliver innovative solutions that people trust when it matters most.

Progress is never static.

It is about reaching further, exploring new possibilities, and enabling mobility.

Aptiv empowers customers to create solutions people rely on, advancing safety and autonomy in Automotive and Commercial Vehicles, enabling mission-critical performance in Aerospace & Defense, and powering intelligent systems across Energy, Enterprise, and Telecommunications.

We also drive precision and efficiency in Industrials & Robotics and support life-critical innovation in Medical technologies.

Guided by our winning culture and values to Think & Act Like Owners, as One Team, and Play to Win, we turn commitment into results and achieve more together.

Join Us to Deliver Innovative Solutions That People Trust!

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