Remote Data Architecture Leader

Colorado Psychiatric; Colorado; On-site; USD 144,000 - 288,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Bonus program

Equity awards

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Principal Data Architect to lead data architecture across Aetna Technology, defining reference architectures and strategy for a multivendor data estate across clouds. This senior IC shapes data models, pipelines, and governance with emphasis on PHI controls and data-mesh patterns.

The role supports AI/analytics enablement and sets design authority with cross-functional teams. Remote work from anywhere in the continental USA is allowed, with a base pay range and

Qualifications

• 12+ years in technology with deep, hands-on data architecture experience.
• Expert-level data platform architecture across multivendor, multicloud environments (Snowflake, GCP/BigQuery, AWS).
• Strong ownership of enterprise data architectures and golden-path patterns for data products.
• Knowledge of data governance, lineage, quality, and regulated-data controls (PHI).

Responsibilities

• Own data reference architectures across a multivendor, multicloud estate.
• Define data mesh operating model with domain-owned data products and clear contracts.
• Establish systems of record ownership and data publishing patterns for scalable analytics.
• Embed governance, lineage, and quality as automated gates in data pipelines.

Skills

Data architecture

Multicloud

Data governance

Domain ownership

Influence without authority

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Snowflake

GCP/BigQuery

AWS

Data mesh

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Principal Data Architect to lead data architecture across Aetna Technology, defining reference architectures and strategy for a multivendor data estate across clouds. This senior IC shapes data models, pipelines, and governance with emphasis on PHI controls and data-mesh patterns.

The role supports AI/analytics enablement and sets design authority with cross-functional teams. Remote work from anywhere in the continental USA is allowed, with a base pay range and