Principal Data Architect

Verisk Analytics, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Verisk Analytics is seeking a Data Architect to set the architecture, standards, and roadmap for trusted data across our AWS‑based products and platforms. You will model, govern, secure, and consume data, working with software and data engineers, analytics, product, security, and business teams to turn complex insurance data into durable data products.

The role requires practical architecture across relational, NoSQL, and data‑driven platforms, with ownership of data modeling, governance, and

Qualifications

• Significant experience in data engineering or database architecture with AWS ownership.
• Proven track record designing enterprise data platforms and data‑intensive products.
• Deep expertise in data modeling across relational, dimensional, domain‑driven, event‑based, and NoSQL patterns.
• Strong SQL and database engineering across PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, Aurora, Redshift, and DynamoDB.
• Experience with data governance, metadata, lineage, privacy, security, retention, and access controls.

Responsibilities

• Define the target data architecture and phased roadmap for operational systems, data lakes, warehouses, integration services, analytics platforms, and customer‑facing data products.
• Establish domain‑oriented data models and product boundaries that clarify ownership, reduce duplication, and support consistent use of core business data.
• Design logical and physical models, canonical schemas, event structures, data contracts, and master/reference data approaches across relational, dimensional, and NoSQL environments.
• Set architecture standards for data ingestion, transformation, storage, sharing, retention, archiving, and deletion across batch, streaming, API, and event‑driven patterns.
• Architect AWS data solutions using appropriate services such as S3, Lake Formation, Glue, Redshift, Aurora, RDS, DynamoDB, Kinesis, Lambda, Step Functions, SQS, SNS, and API Gateway.
• Connect transactional applications with reporting, BI, advanced analytics, ML, and external use cases without compromising operational integrity.
• Define expectations for metadata, cataloging, lineage, provenance, quality, observability, semantic consistency, and service levels.
• Embed privacy and security into data design, including IAM, encryption, masking, tokenization, tenant isolation, policy‑based access, and retention.
• Guide database and workload design across relational, NoSQL, warehouse, and object storage technologies.
• Partner with product and business teams to translate information needs into data capabilities and make dependencies explicit.
• Evaluate new AWS services and data patterns through proofs of concept and evidence‑based recommendations.
• Provide architecture oversight from discovery through production and coach data engineers, software engineers, analysts, and technical leads.

Skills

Data architecture

AWS data platforms

SQL & relational DBs

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or related discipline

Tools

AWS S3

AWS Lake Formation

AWS Glue

Amazon Redshift

Aurora

RDS

DynamoDB

Kinesis

Lambda

Step Functions

SQS

SNS

API Gateway

Job description

Job Description

We are looking for a Data Architect to establish the architecture, standards, and roadmap that enable trusted data to move effectively across our AWS-based products and platforms. You will connect operational, analytical, and external data needs, defining how data is modeled, integrated, governed, secured, and consumed. The role requires a practical architect who can work across software engineering, data engineering, analytics, product, security, and business teams to turn complex insurance data into durable, reusable data products.

Job Description

We are looking for a Data Architect to establish the architecture, standards, and roadmap that enable trusted data to move effectively across our AWS-based products and platforms. You will connect operational, analytical, and external data needs, defining how data is modeled, integrated, governed, secured, and consumed. The role requires a practical architect who can work across software engineering, data engineering, analytics, product, security, and business teams to turn complex insurance data into durable, reusable data products.

Responsibilities

• Define the target data architecture and phased roadmap for operational systems, data lakes, warehouses, integration services, analytics platforms, and customer-facing data products.
• Establish domain-oriented data models and product boundaries that clarify ownership, reduce duplication, and support consistent use of core business data.
• Design logical and physical models, canonical schemas, event structures, data contracts, and master and reference data approaches across relational, dimensional, and NoSQL environments.
• Set architecture standards for data ingestion, transformation, storage, sharing, retention, archiving, and deletion across batch, streaming, API, and event-driven patterns.
• Architect AWS data solutions using appropriate services such as S3, Lake Formation, Glue, Redshift, Aurora, RDS, DynamoDB, Kinesis, Lambda, Step Functions, SQS, SNS, and API Gateway.
• Connect transactional applications with reporting, business intelligence, advanced analytics, machine learning, and external customer use cases without compromising operational integrity.
• Define expectations for metadata, cataloging, lineage, provenance, quality, observability, semantic consistency, and service levels so data can be understood and trusted.
• Embed privacy and security into data design, including IAM, encryption, masking, tokenization, tenant isolation, policy-based access, auditability, retention, and permitted-use controls.
• Guide database and workload design across relational, NoSQL, warehouse, and object storage technologies, including partitioning, indexing, query patterns, scalability, reliability, and cost.
• Partner with product and business teams to translate information needs into data capabilities, making dependencies, constraints, and trade-offs explicit.
• Evaluate new AWS services, data patterns, and platform capabilities through focused proofs of concept and evidence-based recommendations.
• Provide architecture oversight from discovery through production and coach data engineers, software engineers, analysts, and technical leads in effective data design

Qualifications

• Significant experience in data engineering, database architecture, analytics engineering, or software engineering, including recent ownership of data architecture in AWS environments.
• A strong record of designing enterprise data platforms and data-intensive products that serve both operational and analytical workloads.
• Deep expertise in data modeling, including relational, dimensional, domain-driven, event-based, document, key-value, and other NoSQL approaches.
• Strong SQL and database engineering knowledge across technologies such as PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, Aurora, Redshift, and DynamoDB.
• Practical understanding of data lake, lakehouse, warehouse, streaming, event-driven, and API-based architecture patterns on AWS.
• Experience designing data pipelines and integrations using services such as AWS Glue, Kinesis, Lambda, Step Functions, SQS, SNS, and APIs.
• Strong knowledge of data governance, metadata, lineage, quality, privacy, security, retention, access control, and the operational ownership of data products.
• Experience using infrastructure as code and CI/CD practices to make data platforms repeatable, controlled, testable, and supportable.
• Ability to communicate complex data concepts, architecture choices, dependencies, and risks to technical teams, product leaders, and business stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

About Us

For over 50 years, Verisk has been the leading data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry by delivering value to our clients through expertise and scale.

We empower communities and businesses to make better decisions on risk, faster.

At Verisk, you'll have the chance to use your voice and build a rewarding career that's as unique as you are, with work flexibility and the support, coaching, and training you need to succeed.

For the eighth consecutive year, Verisk is proudly recognized as a Great Place to Work® for outstanding workplace culture in the US, the fourth consecutive year in the UK, Spain, and India, and the second consecutive year in Poland. In addition, we’ve been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as one of the Best-Managed Companies and by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer, testaments to the value we place on workplace culture.

We’re 7,000 people strong. We relentlessly and ethically pursue innovation. And we are looking for people like you to help us translate big data into big ideas. Join us and create an exceptional experience for yourself and a better tomorrow for future generations.

Verisk Businesses

• Underwriting Solutions — provides underwriting and rating solutions for auto and property, general liability, and excess and surplus to assess and price risk with speed and precision
• Claims Solutions — supports end-to-end claims handling with analytic and automation tools that streamline workflow, improve claims management, and support better customer experiences
• Property and Restoration Solutions — offers property estimation software and tools for professionals in estimating all phases of building and repair to make day-to-day workflows the most efficient
• Specialty Business Solutions — provides an integrated suite of software for full end-to-end management of insurance and reinsurance business, helping companies manage their businesses through efficiency, flexibility, and data governance
• Catastrophe and Risk Solutions — provides risk modeling solutions to help individuals, businesses, and society become more resilient to catastrophic events.
• Marketing Solutions — delivers data and insights to improve the reach, timing,relevance, and compliance of every consumer engagement
• Life Insurance Solutions – offers end-to-end, data insight-driven core capabilities for carriers, distribution, and direct customers across the entire policy lifecycle of life and annuities for both individual and group.
• Verisk Maplecroft — provides intelligence on sustainability, resilience, and ESG, helping people, business, and societies become stronger

Verisk Analytics is an equal opportunity employer.

Verisk invests in a benefits package for all employees that includes the following: Health Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Disability benefits, and a Paid Time Off program. We offer a competitive total rewards package that includes base salary determined based on role, experience, skill set, and location.

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