VP of Data Platform Architecture & Migrations

Axon; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Axon seeks a senior data engineering leader to own migration, integration, and conversion architecture across Fusus, Records, Standards, Gravity, and Vision. You will replace bespoke pipelines with reusable, tested frameworks and leads teams overseeing CAD/RMS data extraction and device integration.

You will collaborate with Product and R&D to bake migration capabilities into new products, enforce governance, and guide tooling choices. Strong leadership and strategic vision are essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in data engineering, integration, or migration leadership.
• 5+ years in hands-on architecture, systems, or build capacity.
• Proven experience designing data migration/conversion platforms at scale.
• Deep fluency in ETL/ELT design, data modeling, mapping, and validation frameworks.
• Familiarity with AI/ML-assisted mapping for faster conversion.
• Experience with enterprise data integration platforms.
• Strong SQL and Python or equivalent scripting ability.
• Experience decommissioning legacy systems with minimal downtime.
• Ability to build and scale technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Owns data migrations and integrations architecture across multiple Axon product lines.
• Lead the design of a modern migration platform with configurable, reusable components.
• Direct engineering and solution-architecture teams for legacy data extraction and conversion.
• Define common data mapping, transformation, and validation standards.
• Collaborate with Product to embed migration complexity into new products.
• Enforce data governance, security, and chain-of-custody in workflows.
• Evaluate and decide which tooling to build in-house vs. license.
• Set KPIs for migration velocity and data quality; drive improvements.
• Mentor and scale a team of data engineers, integration engineers, and architects.
• Coordinate with PSO, Delivery, Sales to align capacity and pricing.

Skills

Data leadership

Architecture leadership

ETL/ELT design

Data modeling

API-based integration

Data quality/validation

Python scripting

SQL proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication to execs

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Informatica

MuleSoft

Fivetran

Talend

Databricks

Snowflake

Palantir Foundry

Boomi

Snowflake

AWS Glue/DMS

Job description

Axon seeks a senior data engineering leader to own migration, integration, and conversion architecture across Fusus, Records, Standards, Gravity, and Vision. You will replace bespoke pipelines with reusable, tested frameworks and leads teams overseeing CAD/RMS data extraction and device integration.

You will collaborate with Product and R&D to bake migration capabilities into new products, enforce governance, and guide tooling choices. Strong leadership and strategic vision are essential.