Senior Data Architect: Enterprise AI & Analytics

Cencora; Darby (Delaware County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision care

Paid parental leave

Backup dependent care

Training programs & mentorship

Wellness and employee resources

Job summary

Cencora is hiring a Principal Data Architect to design, govern, and optimize enterprise data architecture enabling analytics, AI/ML, and strategic goals. You will define data models, integrate with cloud platforms, and ensure secure, governed data across the organization.

Lead architecture reviews, mentor engineers, and partner with governance to implement data contracts and quality SLAs in a dynamic, healthcare-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/Engineering or related field.
• 5–8 years architecting data structures and data platforms in cloud environments.
• Strong expertise in data governance, quality, and security practices.
• Proven ability to mentor solution/data architects and engineers.
• Experience with lakehouse/data warehouse patterns and modern platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and govern enterprise data architecture across analytics, AI/ML, and operations.
• Define data models (3NF, star/snowflake, Data Vault) and data contracts.
• Lead data platform selection and optimization for Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery.
• Guide ingestion, storage, and distribution patterns for batch and streaming workloads.
• Establish RBAC/ABAC, masking, encryption, and security-by-design across envs.
• Mentor architecture teams and engage with senior stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Mentorship

Growth mindset

Education

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

CDMP, Data Modeling certifications, or cloud data certifications

TOGAF or related architecture framework experience

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

BigQuery

SQL

Python

Collibra/Purview

Job description

Cencora is hiring a Principal Data Architect to design, govern, and optimize enterprise data architecture enabling analytics, AI/ML, and strategic goals. You will define data models, integrate with cloud platforms, and ensure secure, governed data across the organization.

Lead architecture reviews, mentor engineers, and partner with governance to implement data contracts and quality SLAs in a dynamic, healthcare-focused environment.