Principal Data Platform Architect - Hybrid/Remote

Stryker; Mahwah (NJ); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 226,000; 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

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