Senior Data Platform Architect & Tech Leader

NextGen; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

NextGen Healthcare is seeking a Sr. Staff Data Engineer to provide architectural leadership across data domains and steer the design of enterprise-scale data platforms for analytics and AI/ML.

The role defines standards, influences strategy, and leads large cross-functional initiatives. Key responsibilities include defining data lakehouse architecture, guiding streaming and batch processing, establishing best practices for modeling and orchestration, and mentoring senior engineers while driving

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience designing and scaling enterprise data platforms with leadership of cross-team initiatives.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong knowledge of data lakehouse architectures, streaming systems, and batch processing.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive architecture standards for data lakehouse, streaming, and batch processing systems.
• Lead cross-team design and delivery of complex data platform initiatives.
• Mentor senior engineers and shape engineering best practices across teams.
• Drive platform reliability, cost optimization, and operational excellence.
• Partner with security, compliance, and governance to ensure regulatory adherence.

Skills

Data architecture

Streaming systems

Cloud-native design

Cross-team leadership

Healthcare regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Data Science / AI

Job description

NextGen Healthcare is seeking a Sr. Staff Data Engineer to provide architectural leadership across data domains and steer the design of enterprise-scale data platforms for analytics and AI/ML.

The role defines standards, influences strategy, and leads large cross-functional initiatives. Key responsibilities include defining data lakehouse architecture, guiding streaming and batch processing, establishing best practices for modeling and orchestration, and mentoring senior engineers while driving