Senior Data Platform Architect: Cloud & Platform Strategy

CliftonLarsonAllen

Madison (WI)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) is seeking an experienced Senior Data Platform Architect to guide platform architecture and engineering across cloud, data, and developer platforms. You will lead a small team of platform architects, set technical direction, and partner with Cloud Architecture, DevOps, and security to define scalable, secure delivery patterns.

The role emphasizes governance, reliability, and platform lifecycle management, with responsibilities spanning architecture reviews, roadmaps, and

Qualifications

6 years relevant experience required.
Experience in platform engineering, cloud architecture, SRE, or infrastructure engineering preferred.
Supervisory experience preferred.
Bachelor's degree required. Combination of relevant experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of degree.
Degree in Information Management, Computer Science, or a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

Define and evolve platform reference architectures, standards, guardrails, and deployment patterns that enable engineering teams to deliver software safely and efficiently.
Lead architecture and design reviews for complex platform initiatives and provide technical leadership across multiple engineering teams.
Define enterprise CI/CD architecture standards, deployment patterns, automation frameworks, and software delivery guardrails.
Partner with DevOps leaders to establish and continuously improve build, release, deployment, and environment management practices.
Ensure platform solutions meet non-functional requirements including availability, performance, resilience, security, compliance, and operability.
Drive adoption of platform capabilities through reference implementations, reusable patterns, technical guidance, and governance.
Translate complex topics into clear decisions for technical and non-technical stakeholders.