Exel
Associate Principal Architect (Data and Analytics Platform)
Alameda, CA · Principal
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$16,432 more — $198,432 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $198,432 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Database Architects" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Database Architects (15-1243) · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: - No supervisory responsibilities.
- The base pay range for this position is $182,000 - $259,000 annually.
- The base pay range may take into account the candidate's geographic region, which will adjust the pay depending on the specific work location.
Responsibilities
- Supports the translation of overall direction and strategy and communicates across organizational levels and functions.
- Guides the successful completion of major initiatives or programs and leads large complex projects.
- Develops and applies complex and often long-term strategies on specific projects.
- Leads strategic initiatives and ensure successful executions.
- Own the oversight of documentation of infrastructure and work instructions for systems and applications.
- Develop approaches and implement solutions to mitigate future incidents.
- Ensure that completed work delivers long-term value and enhances platform performance to maintain maximum functionality.
Requirements
- It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.
- Master's degree in a relevant field and 9 years of experience
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 11 years of related experience
- Advanced level knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS), especially with services related to data storage, data processing, analytics, security, and compute.
Nice to have
- At least 10 years of experience in cloud infrastructure and/or enterprise data platforms in a highly available and production environment.
- Experience working in a SOX and FDA regulated environment is a plus.
Skills
- Master's degree in a relevant field and 9 years of experience; or
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 11 years of related experience; or
- Equivalent combination of education or years of experience.
- Technical certification may be required.
- Advanced level knowledge with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools, especially Terraform.
- Intermediate level knowledge with cloud and infrastructure automation.
- Intermediate level knowledge of modern development and deployment practices of continuous integration and continuous deployment.
- Strong knowledge of Databricks, modern lakehouse architecture, governance, metadata, and data quality principles.
- Strong working knowledge of Python, SQL, Spark, and dbt.
- Proven experience in lakehouse architectures on AWS data technologies (Glue, Lake Formation, Redshift, Athena) and Databricks.
- Expertise in programming languages such as dbt, Python, Spark SQL, and SQL.
- Knowledge of AWS services, including IAM.
Compensation
- The base pay range for this position is $182,000 - $259,000 annually.
- The base pay range may take into account the candidate's geographic region, which will adjust the pay depending on the specific work location.
Company info
- Acts as advisor to management and customers on advanced technical research studies and applications.
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