Remote AI-First Data Architect for AI/BI

*US AMR-Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 196,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with matching

Medical, Dental & Vision care

Paid parental leave

Paid Time Off

Daily Pay

Job summary

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) is seeking a hands‑on Principal Data Architect to transform data consumption and enable AI‑driven use cases. You will set strategy for semantic/context layers, work with product/platform teams, and lead architecture for enterprise data platforms using Databricks on Azure or AWS.

Mentoring senior engineers and guiding governance are key components of this role. The position emphasizes building semantic models, ontologies, and scalable data solutions that support

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 12+ years of enterprise data architecture or technology leadership experience.
• Designing and implementing enterprise AI/BI solutions in production environments.
• Expertise in semantic layers, ontologies, and data consumption patterns.

Responsibilities

• Establish the strategic direction for AI/BI, including semantic and context layers.
• Partner with product/platform teams to drive adoption of data platform patterns.
• Design ontologies, knowledge graphs, and semantic models for AI-driven consumption.
• Lead cloud-native data architecture initiatives using Databricks on Azure or AWS.
• Build and deploy AI-first data consumption solutions with SQL/text-to-SQL agents.

Skills

Data architecture

Enterprise ontology

AI/BI strategy

Databricks

Azure/AWS

Text-to-SQL

RAG agents

Cloud-native data platforms

Leadership & mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering

Tools

Databricks Genie

Spark

Job description

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) is seeking a hands‑on Principal Data Architect to transform data consumption and enable AI‑driven use cases. You will set strategy for semantic/context layers, work with product/platform teams, and lead architecture for enterprise data platforms using Databricks on Azure or AWS.

Mentoring senior engineers and guiding governance are key components of this role. The position emphasizes building semantic models, ontologies, and scalable data solutions that support