Principal Architect, Data Product Delivery (Hybrid)

Stryker Group; Mahwah (NJ); On-site; USD 136,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Group is seeking a Principal Architect, Data Product Delivery, to lead scalable data and analytics architecture across multiple programs. You will partner with Engineering, PM, Data Governance, Security, and platform teams to translate strategy into delivery roadmaps and reusable patterns.

You will define standards, own architecture diagrams, and mentor engineers through design and implementation; drive data privacy and governance alignment with security teams while guiding complex

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Master's degree preferred in related fields.
• 8+ years in data engineering, solution architecture, or technical design roles with architecture ownership.
• Experience architecting large-scale enterprise data platforms and integration solutions.
• Hands-on with cloud data platforms and modern data architecture patterns (Databricks Lakehouse, Delta Lake).
• Ability to guide implementation teams through complex technical challenges.

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, and architecture decision records for Data and Analytics vertical.
• Develop proofs of concept and reference implementations to accelerate delivery and reduce technical debt.
• Evaluate technologies and recommend fit-for-purpose adoption.
• Conduct architecture and code reviews for scalability, performance, security, and reliability.
• Embed data privacy, governance, and compliance into solution designs with Data Governance and Security teams.
• Mentor engineers and architects through solution design and delivery reviews.
• Translate strategic requirements into technical designs and roadmaps with stakeholders.

Education

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

Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline

Tools

Databricks Lakehouse

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

SQL

Python

ETL/ELT

Kafka

REST

GraphQL

Job description

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

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