Platform Architect

Role Overview

• Define and evolve a cohesive application and data platform architecture that aligns application services, databases, integrations, and pipelines.
• Establish and maintain platform standards, patterns, and guidance to support consistent implementation across engineering and data teams.
• Analyze and reconcile disparate database schemas, designing shared and standardized schema definitions where appropriate.
• Define canonical data models that enable consistent interpretation of data across products and services.
• Design automated solutions to replace complex, multi-step, and manual data workflows.
• Develop scripts and tooling to orchestrate data ingestion, transformation, and validation processes.
• Enable turn-key data ingestion pipelines to support consistent onboarding of new data sources.
• Design controlled, scalable data egress patterns to support downstream systems and application databases.
• Design data structures and integration patterns optimized for analytics and reporting consumption.
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure data is accessible, reliable, and optimized for Power BI and other reporting tools.
• Promote data consistency, quality, and traceability across operational and analytical use cases.
• Evaluate and influence platform and data technologies used across the product ecosystem.
• Collaborate with Software Engineering, Data Development, DevOps, and Application Support teams to align implementations with platform standards.
• Provide architectural guidance during solution design and implementation without serving as a direct people manager.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working with application platforms, data systems, or solution architecture.
• Strong experience with relational databases and schema design (e.g., SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Demonstrated experience integrating data across multiple systems with differing schemas.
• Proficiency writing scripts or developing tooling to automate data, integration, or platform workflows.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills applied to complex technical and data challenges.
• Ability to document and clearly communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work hands-on while maintaining a holistic, end-to-end view of platform solutions.

Tech Stack

• MySQL
• Postgres
• SQL

Benefits

• Comprehensive paid training
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• HSA and FSA available
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Wellness Time and Holidays
• Employer paid life insurance and long-term disability
• Internal growth opportunities