Sr Principal Data Architect

Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Job Description

Your Career

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Principal Data Architect to lead our data architecture, governance, and quality frameworks, supporting the company's vision to achieve maximum leverage from all our data assets. This role is essential in developing and maintaining a robust data infrastructure that serves as a reliable foundation for analytics, insights, and decision-making. You will oversee the establishment of our Enterprise Data Model (EDM) including Single Sources of Truth (SSOTs) for critical data assets, ensuring data consistency and reliability across the organization.

Your Impact

• Architectural Strategy & Design - Lead the design, development, and optimization of scalable data architectures, including data warehouses, data lakes, and other data platforms that support high-volume and high-velocity data processing
• SSOT Implementation & Management - Design and implement Single Sources of Truth (SSOTs) for critical datasets, ensuring consistent and reliable data across the organization - Define processes and standards to centralize, govern, and validate SSOTs, promoting data integrity across multiple business functions
• Data Governance - Develop and enforce data governance policies and frameworks to ensure responsible and compliant data usage - Partner with cross-functional teams to establish data stewardship, ownership, and accountability across departments, maintaining SSOTs
• Data Quality Management - Establish and manage data quality standards, processes, and metrics to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and completeness - Deliver initiatives to monitor, improve, and report on data quality, particularly for SSOTs
• Technical Leadership - Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the data engineering and architecture teams, fostering best practices in data management, governance, and quality - Encourage a culture of continuous learning and innovation
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement - Drive in data quality/governance/architecture discussions across IT and business teams, aligning data architecture and SSOT decisions with business objectives, and translating complex concepts into actionable insights
• Scalability & Performance Optimization - Design and support the implementation of  scalable data systems capable of handling large datasets efficiently, ensuring performance that meets SLAs and maintains system reliability
• Data Security - Work closely with Infosec team to incorporate data privacy and security best practices into data architectures and SSOTs, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA)
• Innovation & Emerging Technologies - Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in data architecture, governance, quality management, and SSOT frameworks to continuously enhance our data ecosystem

Qualifications

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