Principal Architect, Data Product Delivery (Hybrid)

Stryker Corporation; Mahwah (NJ); Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation is seeking a Principal Architect, Data Product Delivery to lead the design of scalable data and analytics solutions across programs and domains. You will partner with Engineering, Product Management, Data Governance, Security, and platform teams to translate strategy into practical architecture, roadmaps, and reusable implementation patterns.

You will mentor engineers, translate requirements into technical designs, and drive delivery with a focus on privacy, governance, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in data engineering, solution architecture, or technical design with architecture ownership.
• Experience architecting large-scale enterprise data platforms and integration solutions.
• Hands-on experience with cloud data platforms, data modeling, modern data architecture patterns, Databricks or equivalent Lakehouse platform.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture direction, standards, reference patterns, and reusable components for data ingestion, storage, transformation, analytics, and consumption.
• Own architecture diagrams, technical designs, integration blueprints, data models, standards, and architecture decision records.
• Develop proofs of concept, reference implementations, and reusable patterns to accelerate delivery.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend fit-for-purpose adoption.
• Conduct architecture reviews to ensure scalability, security, and reliability.

Skills

Data architecture

Solution architecture

Cloud data platforms

Databricks Lakehouse

Python

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Master's degree in a related discipline

Tools

Databricks

Delta Lake

Delta Live Tables

Unity Catalog

SQL

Python

Kafka

REST/GraphQL

Job description

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

As a Principal Architect, Data Product Delivery, you will lead the design of scalable, secure, and maintainable data and analytics solutions across multiple programs and business domains. You will partner with Engineering, Product Management, Data Governance, Security, platform teams, and business stakeholders to translate strategy into practical architecture, delivery roadmaps, and reusable implementation patterns.

What You Will Do

Technical Responsibilities

• Define architecture direction, standards, reference patterns, and reusable components for data ingestion, storage, transformation, analytics, and consumption.
• Own architecture diagrams, technical designs, integration blueprints, data models, standards, and architecture decision records for the Data and Analytics vertical.
• Develop proofs of concept, reference implementations, and reusable patterns that accelerate delivery and reduce technical debt.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, platforms, frameworks, and advanced analytics capabilities, and recommend fit-for-purpose adoption.
• Conduct architecture, design, and code reviews to assess scalability, performance, security, reliability, supportability, and engineering quality.
• Embed data privacy, access control, governance, and compliance requirements into solution designs with Data Governance and Security teams.
• Resolve complex performance, quality, scalability, integration, reliability, and operational challenges with engineering teams.
• Mentor engineers and architects through solution design, implementation planning, technical evaluations, and delivery reviews.
• Translate strategic requirements into technical designs, delivery roadmaps, and phased implementation plans with Product Management, platform teams, and business stakeholders.

Knowledge and Capabilities

• Apply enterprise data architecture practices across data warehousing, Lakehouse, real-time streaming, data engineering, integration, analytics, and operational support.
• Balance scalability, performance, cost, maintainability, delivery constraints, and engineering trade-offs when designing solutions.
• Analyze ambiguous, cross-functional technical challenges and explain architecture decisions and trade-offs to technical and executive audiences.
• Influence technical decisions through expertise, collaboration, and hands‑on leadership while staying current with relevant data and analytics technologies.

What You Need

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in data engineering, solution architecture, or technical design roles, including architecture ownership.
• Experience architecting large-scale enterprise data platforms and integration solutions.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud data platforms, data modeling, modern data architecture patterns, Databricks or an equivalent Lakehouse platform, and guiding implementation teams through complex technical challenges.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience with Azure Data Services, Databricks Lakehouse, Delta Lake, Delta Live Tables, Unity Catalog, SQL, Python, ETL/ELT, change data capture, dimensional modeling, medallion architecture, and distributed data processing.
• Experience with ERP and integration ecosystems such as Oracle, JDE, Salesforce, SAP S/4HANA, Kafka, REST, or GraphQL, including commercial, manufacturing, supply chain, or finance data domains.
• Cloud architecture certification such as AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or GCP Professional Cloud Architect; TOGAF or an equivalent enterprise architecture certification.

United States of America Pay Ranges

• USN: $135,600 - $225,900 USD Annual
• US10: $149,200 - $248,500 USD Annual
• US20: $162,700 - $271,100 USD Annual View the U.S. work location and transparency guide to find the pay range for your location.

Travel Percentage: None

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability. Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces! For more information, visit: www.stryker.com

Work Flexibility Remote – Role allows you to work the majority to 100% of time from an alternate workplace.

These roles could have travel expectations, and you must work within the country of the job requisition location.

Field-based – You can expect to regularly work a majority to 100% of time at customer facilities and has a set territory or expectation to travel within a set boundary.

Almost all sales roles would likely be qualified as field-based.

Onsite – Role is 100% located at a Stryker facility.

Some ad hoc flexibility may be available depending on role, level, and job requirements. Manufacturing roles and any role that requires physical presence at the office would qualify under this category.

Hybrid – You can expect to regularly work in both an alternate workplace and a Stryker facility.

Roles that are partially remote or co-located would qualify as hybrid, and the expectation to be onsite would be defined and agreed upon by your manager/supervisor.