Principal Data Lead

Blueprint; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 174,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Flexible Spending Account

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Blueprint is seeking a Principal Data Lead to drive data strategy, governance, quality, and coordination across a complex federal healthcare data environment. You will ensure reliable, discoverable data and oversee data engineering, metadata, and lineage across multiple domains.

You will collaborate with data owners, product and engineering teams, and program stakeholders to translate objectives into clear standards and roadmaps, delivering measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience leading enterprise data strategy and governance across complex environments.
• Ability to coordinate decisions across multiple data domains and stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of data engineering, lineage, and metadata practices.
• Proven ability to translate data concepts into actionable decisions for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of data strategy across a large multi-domain federal healthcare program.
• Establish data supply chain and metadata maturity practices.
• Define governance for trusted-data promotion and data quality standards.
• Coordinate priorities across source-system teams and program stakeholders.
• Provide senior oversight for data engineering, schema design, and pipeline reliability.
• Translate objectives into data standards and measurable outcomes.
• Communicate data strategy and progress to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Skills

Enterprise data strategy

Data governance

Data quality

Stakeholder alignment

Leadership

Cross-domain coordination

Tools

Databricks

Spark

Python

SQL

Unity Catalog

Job description

About Blueprint

Blueprint is a technology solutions firm headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, with teams across the United States. We help organizations turn complex challenges into meaningful outcomes by connecting strategy and execution across AI, cloud, data, product development, and emerging technology.

Our culture is built by people who care deeply about doing exceptional work. We set high standards, take ownership, and continually challenge ourselves and one another to be better. We work hard, support each other, and take genuine pride in what we deliver for our clients, partners, and teams.

At Blueprint, you’ll work alongside talented people with different experiences, expertise, and perspectives. You’ll have opportunities to take on meaningful challenges, expand your skills, and see the impact of what you build.

Bring your perspective. Raise the standard. Build what matters.

About the Role

Blueprint is seeking a Principal Data Lead to provide senior leadership for data strategy, governance, quality, and coordination across a complex federal healthcare data environment. This person will be accountable for turning data strategy into practical standards and operating practices that improve the reliability, discoverability, and trusted use of data.

The Principal Data Lead will collaborate with data owners, technical leaders, product teams, engineering teams, and program stakeholders across multiple source systems and data domains. The role also provides senior oversight across data engineering, metadata management, lineage, documentation, and trusted-data promotion.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the execution of data strategy across a large, multi-domain federal healthcare program.
• Establish and advance data supply chain and metadata maturity practices.
• Define governance for trusted-data promotion, including the standards and controls data must meet before broader use.
• Set and maintain data quality standards, measurement practices, and accountability across data domains.
• Coordinate priorities and decisions across source-system teams, data owners, engineering teams, and program stakeholders.
• Provide senior oversight for data engineering practices involving Databricks, Spark, Python, SQL, jobs and workflows, schema design, optimization, and pipeline reliability.
• Guide data governance and metadata practices involving Unity Catalog, machine-readable documentation, lineage, and data discoverability.
• Translate program objectives into clear data standards, roadmaps, operating practices, and measurable outcomes.
• Identify cross-domain dependencies, risks, and quality issues and drive them to resolution.
• Communicate data strategy, governance decisions, and delivery progress to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Participate in proposal-related oral presentation preparation and presentation activities as required for this key personnel role.

What You’ll Bring

• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise data strategy, governance, data quality, or data management across complex environments.
• Experience coordinating data decisions across multiple source systems, data domains, and stakeholder groups.
• Strong understanding of modern data engineering, metadata management, lineage, schema design, and reliable data pipeline practices.
• Experience establishing standards and governance processes that improve data trust, quality, documentation, and reuse.
• Ability to lead through influence and align technical teams, data owners, and program stakeholders around shared priorities.
• Ability to translate complex data concepts into clear decisions, plans, and communications for technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Experience operating at a principal, enterprise, or program leadership level.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal healthcare, public-sector healthcare, or similarly regulated data environments.
• Experience with Databricks, Spark, Python, SQL, and Unity Catalog.
• Experience developing machine-readable documentation and end-to-end data lineage practices.
• Experience leading data governance or data modernization across multiple teams or delivery workstreams.
• Experience participating in client presentations, solution reviews, or proposal oral presentations.

Compensation

At Blueprint, we strive to offer competitive pay that reflects the value of our team members. Compensation for this role is influenced by a variety of factors, including skills, education, responsibilities, experience, and geographic market.

The anticipated compensation range is $174,300 to $205,900 USD annually, with a midpoint of $190,100. Please note that we typically do not hire new employees at the top of the posted range. Actual starting pay will be determined based on experience, skills, and internal equity. The final compensation and job title may vary depending on the selected candidate’s qualifications.

Location and Work Arrangement

This role is primarily remote, but candidates must reside in the Washington, D.C., Maryland, or Northern Virginia area. Occasional onsite attendance in Baltimore, Maryland, will be required for key kickoffs and other important program activities.

Benefits

Blueprint believes that healthy, supported employees do their best work. Eligible employees have access to a comprehensive benefits package that may include:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Competitive paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional growth and development opportunities

Benefits and eligibility may vary based on role, employment status, and location.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blueprint Technologies, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Applicant Accommodations

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