Abbott
Principal Data Architect
United States - California - Pleasanton · Principal
Sponsorship not specified$114k-$228kDetected 1 day ago
Distributed SystemsSQLRedshiftDatabricksAWSAzureKafkaMachine LearningSparkData EngineeringData ScienceMLOpsComplianceAccessibilityStakeholder ManagementAuditingUnityHIPAAHL7/FHIREHR/EMRMedical DevicesLeadershipCommunication
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About the role
- The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in Databricks, AWS, Azure, modern data architectures, and data engineering practices with strong business acumen and leadership capabilities.
- Healthcare and EMR/EHR experience is highly desirable as Abbott continues to expand the use of clinical, operational, and commercial data assets to accelerate innovation and business outcomes.
- Architect and oversee batch, streaming, and real-time data pipelines supporting analytics, AI, machine learning, and operational use cases.
Responsibilities
- Abbott is seeking a highly skilled and strategic Lead Data & Solutions Architect to support the development, management, and modernization of the enterprise data ecosystem that powers our next-generation business capabilities.
- Partner with business, product, analytics, AI, and engineering teams to translate strategic objectives into scalable data solutions.
- Support enterprise AI initiatives by ensuring high-quality, governed, and scalable data foundations.
- Drive automation of data workflows, orchestration processes, monitoring, and operational support to enable near real-time data access.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity, legal, and compliance teams to implement appropriate controls for sensitive and regulated data.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical discipline.
- 8+ years of experience in data architecture, solution architecture, data engineering, or related enterprise technology roles.
- 5+ years of experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale cloud data platforms.
- Deep hands-on experience with Databricks, including:
- Strong expertise with AWS services such as S3, Glue, IAM, Redshift, Lambda, Kinesis, and Lake Formation.
- Strong expertise with Microsoft Azure services such as Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS), Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Azure Key Vault, and Microsoft Purview.
- Strong understanding of data architecture patterns, distributed systems, data modeling, and enterprise integration concepts.
- Experience implementing data governance, security, compliance, encryption, access controls, monitoring, and auditing frameworks.
- Strong proficiency in SQL and Python.
Nice to have
- Experience with streaming technologies such as Kafka, Spark Structured Streaming, or equivalent platforms.
- Experience implementing self-service analytics and data product strategies.
- Knowledge of MLOps, AI governance, and modern AI platform architectures.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Databricks Certified Professional, or comparable certifications.
- Experience operating within regulated environments and supporting compliance requirements including HIPAA and other data privacy regulations.
- Experience working in a global, matrixed organization.
- Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
- Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott, and on Twitter @AbbottNews.
Skills
- Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life.
- Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
- Guide cloud strategy across AWS and Azure environments, ensuring scalability, reliability, cost optimization, and operational excellence.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to advance Abbott's data, analytics, and AI capabilities.
Compensation
- The base pay for this position is
Benefits
- Support enterprise initiatives involving healthcare, EMR/EHR, clinical, operational, and commercial data when applicable.
Equal opportunity
- Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
- EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf
- EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf
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