Director of Architecture: Multi-Cloud Data & AI Platform

IQVIA; Wayne (PA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 334,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA seeks a Director of Architecture to steer architecture strategy and solution design for a large-scale data and platform transformation across Azure, AWS, and GCP. You will drive modern data platforms like Snowflake and Databricks while guiding multiple workstreams with senior stakeholders.

You will mold governance, design reviews, and scalable patterns to enable AI/ML and analytics, balancing hands-on leadership with program-level oversight.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in architecture, engineering, or large-scale platform roles.
• Proven multi-cloud design and delivery experience (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Expertise in modern data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks) and data warehousing.
• Hands-on with large-scale data processing, integration, and analytics.
• Understanding of data architecture, distributed systems, and cloud-native design.
• Experience enabling AI/ML and advanced analytics.
• Governance, design reviews, and solution approvals.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Build scalable platforms, reusable frameworks, or shared services.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Cloud cost optimization and FinOps practices experience.
• Exposure to AI/ML platform enablement and automation across the data lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture strategy and governance across a multi-cloud data program.
• Define standards, patterns, and best practices for scalability and reusability.
• Oversee end-to-end solution architecture across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Translate business requirements into practical, high-quality architecture.
• Lead design reviews ensuring alignment with architectural patterns.
• Drive data platforms using Snowflake, Databricks, and lakehouse approaches.
• Architect data warehousing, data integration, and analytics for high-volume data.
• Enable advanced analytics, AI/ML, and automation across the data lifecycle.
• Define a roadmap for a cloud-scale, governed data platform.
• Support data-as-a-product with clear ownership and SLAs.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, infrastructure, and downstream teams.
• Define roadmaps, priorities, and investment decisions aligned to program goals.
• Drive performance, cost optimization, and reliability across systems.
• Mentor teams and promote best practices in architecture.
• Guide solution design, workflow orchestration, and implementation approaches.

Skills

Multi-cloud experience

AI/ML enablement

Data architecture

Cloud cost optimization

Stakeholder management

Design reviews

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

IQVIA seeks a Director of Architecture to steer architecture strategy and solution design for a large-scale data and platform transformation across Azure, AWS, and GCP. You will drive modern data platforms like Snowflake and Databricks while guiding multiple workstreams with senior stakeholders.

You will mold governance, design reviews, and scalable patterns to enable AI/ML and analytics, balancing hands-on leadership with program-level oversight.