Remote Data Solutions Architect for AI & Ontology

CSAA Insurance Group; Alabama; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote work policy

Annual discretionary bonus up to 12%

401(k) with company match

Job summary

CSAA Insurance Group is seeking a Data Solutions Architect to lead enterprise data strategy and architecture in a remote-capable role, working with Foundry, AIP, and AI platforms. You will shape data models, governance, and integration standards across Snowflake, Kafka, and AWS, partnering with leaders to realize business outcomes.

You will mentor architects, guide ontology-driven solutions, and ensure secure, scalable data platforms aligned with regulatory requirements and enterprise objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in CS, Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, or related field.
• 10+ years in Enterprise Architecture, Data Architecture, Solution Architecture, or related roles, with 5+ years in an enterprise or domain architect capacity.
• 4+ years designing enterprise Data, Cloud, or AI architectures at scale.
• Deep expertise in enterprise data modeling (conceptual, logical, semantic), ontology/knowledge graph concepts, data mesh and data product thinking, and domain-driven design.
• Strong architecture expertise with AWS, cloud-native patterns, event-driven and API-based integration, high availability, observability, and infrastructure as code.
• Sufficient Python and SQL fluency to evaluate designs and review implementations.
• Experience architecting AI/ML, GenAI, RAG, and Agentic AI solutions, including governance and Responsible AI controls.
• Working knowledge of data governance frameworks, regulatory and privacy requirements, and security architecture.
• Ability to mentor solution architects and establish architecture standards and practices.
• Strong collaboration across Architecture, Engineering, Product, Security, Data Governance, Operations, and business teams.
• Experience leading Palantir platform adoption across multiple business domains strongly preferred.
• P&C insurance experience (Guidewire or comparable core platforms) strongly preferred.
• Willing to travel as needed; remote-friendly culture.

Responsibilities

• Define reference architectures and usage patterns for Foundry and AIP capabilities (Ontology, Pipeline Builder, Functions, Workshop, AIP Logic, Agent Studio) and set guardrails for usage.
• Establish Ontology integration with core systems of record (policy, billing, claims), the data platform, and downstream applications.
• Define the architecture for AI, GenAI, and Agentic workflows grounded in the Ontology, including LLM/RAG patterns and Responsible AI controls.
• Define data architecture target state and roadmap, including data models, data mesh patterns, and data product standards.
• Set standards for data integration, API, and event-driven patterns across Snowflake, Kafka/MSK, and Palantir platform.
• Lead Architecture Review for data and AI initiatives; develop business cases and executive narratives linking data/AI investments to business outcomes.

Skills

AWS

Python

SQL

Data Modeling

Ontology

Data Mesh

Data Product

GenAI

RAG

Governance

Security Architecture

Palantir Foundry

Guidewire

Mentoring

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering/IS/Data Science

Tools

Palantir Foundry

AIP

Snowflake

Kafka/MSK

AWS

Job description

CSAA Insurance Group is seeking a Data Solutions Architect to lead enterprise data strategy and architecture in a remote-capable role, working with Foundry, AIP, and AI platforms. You will shape data models, governance, and integration standards across Snowflake, Kafka, and AWS, partnering with leaders to realize business outcomes.

You will mentor architects, guide ontology-driven solutions, and ensure secure, scalable data platforms aligned with regulatory requirements and enterprise objectives.