Principal Data Architect — Remote & Enterprise Data Platform

Mercury Insurance; United States; Hybrid; USD 107,344 - 300,603; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Education assistance

Health and wellbeing resources

Job summary

Mercury Insurance is seeking a Principal Data Architect to lead the strategy and evolution of our enterprise data ecosystem. This hands-on role involves close partnership with engineering and business teams to deliver high-performance data solutions.

Key responsibilities include driving the enterprise data architecture strategy, ensuring data governance, and mentoring teams. The role offers competitive compensation and flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in data engineering or architecture.
• 5–10 years of experience leading high-performing teams.
• Proven experience in defining enterprise data strategy.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the enterprise data architecture strategy.
• Provide technical direction and architectural leadership.
• Ensure scalable batch and streaming data pipelines.

Skills

Expert-level SQL

Python skills

Data modeling

Informatica

dbt

Data engineering best practices

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Airflow

Kafka

Snowflake

Databricks

AWS

Job description

Mercury Insurance is seeking a Principal Data Architect to lead the strategy and evolution of our enterprise data ecosystem. This hands-on role involves close partnership with engineering and business teams to deliver high-performance data solutions.

Key responsibilities include driving the enterprise data architecture strategy, ensuring data governance, and mentoring teams. The role offers competitive compensation and flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States.