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Highmark Health is seeking a Principal Data Architect to lead their enterprise data strategy focused on data movement, enrichment, and orchestration. The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in architecture and data platform modernization, particularly with technologies such as Airflow, Kafka, and Iceberg Lakehouse.
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Job Summary
This role leads the enterprise strategy for data movement, enrichment, and orchestration within a complex hybrid ecosystem.
The successful candidate will drive the modernization of legacy platforms using technologies like dbt, Airflow, Kafka, and Iceberg Lakehouse.
The position requires a thought leader who balances technical innovation with a strong focus on member impact and business goals.
Matching Summary
Match Score: 75
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Highmark Health is seeking a Principal Data Architect to lead their enterprise data strategy focused on data movement, enrichment, and orchestration. The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in architecture and data platform modernization, particularly with technologies such as Airflow, Kafka, and Iceberg Lakehouse.
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Salary
Base: $142,000.00 - $236,000.00; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
10 years architecture experience
5+ years enterprise data transformation
Airflow Kafka Flink Iceberg DBT expertise
Google Cloud Platform GCP knowledge
Medallion architecture framework understanding
Nice-to-have
Mentoring and teaching passion
Business and customer first mentality
Strategic advisor capabilities
Legacy platform deprecation experience
Open source trends tradeoffs knowledge
Key Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
10 years of architecture design and implementation experience