Chief Data Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Florida, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the strategic design for the complete data and ontology architecture within the enterprise Palantir implementation.

• Develop the ontology strategy to ensure seamless data integration.

• Establish the operating model, architectural principles, and governance for cross-functional teams.

• Choose architectural tools, design architectures, evaluate key technical decisions, mentor architects, and engage with senior stakeholders.

• Foster a robust technical culture that prioritizes principled design, collaborative problem-solving, continuous learning, speed, performance, and compliance.

• Create training and mentorship initiatives, along with architecture communities of practice.

• Design and implement the architecture operating model and governance framework.

• Develop the enterprise data ontology strategy that represents organizational entities, relationships, and business concepts.

• Establish data integration architecture across approximately 100 legacy systems, including real-time and batch flows, master data management, and data quality frameworks.

• Formulate a metadata strategy, governance standards, and lineage tracking.

• Define analytical and operational data models for financial analysis, supply chain optimization, engineering insights, and strategic planning.

• Collaborate with IT leadership to formalize enterprise architecture standards, data governance policies, and integration patterns.

• Specify naming conventions, data classification schemes, security models, and compliance requirements, including ITAR.

• Integrate architects within product teams to facilitate implementation decisions and translate architectural vision into actionable requirements.

• Collaborate with product development teams to validate approaches and address technical constraints.

• Engage with business stakeholders across finance, operations, supply chain, and engineering.

• Lead design reviews addressing complex integration challenges, ontology extensions, and cross-cutting architectural decisions.

• Stay informed about Palantir best practices, emerging data architecture trends, and industry benchmarks.

• Propel architectural innovation while overseeing timelines, budgets, and technical debt.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with at least 15 years of relevant experience, or a Graduate Degree with a minimum of 13 years of relevant experience.

• In the absence of a degree, a minimum of 19 years of relevant experience is required.

• Proven experience in building and scaling engineering organizations, including recruitment, training curricula, and career development frameworks.

• Demonstrated expertise with Palantir or similar graph platforms, with a preference for Palantir experience.

• Proven capability in designing ontologies, taxonomies, and data models that encapsulate complex domain semantics and support diverse use cases.

• Experience integrating over 10 systems across varied platforms (ERP, PLM, databases, APIs, legacy systems).

• Exceptional communication skills; ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and define strategies aligning business needs with technical constraints.

• Experience in heavily regulated industries (defense, financial services, utilities, or healthcare); familiarity with DoD security standards is a plus.

• Background in formal ontology methodologies or semantic modeling frameworks.

• Proven track record working with systems integrators and managing vendor relationships in large-scale programs.

• Direct experience with large-scale Palantir implementations; familiarity with Palantir Ontology API, Foundry, and configuration frameworks.

• Background in one or more domains: supply chain, operations, financial systems, or defense/aerospace.

• Experience with MDM (Master Data Management), data quality frameworks, and enterprise-scale data governance.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health and disability insurance.

• 401(k) match.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Education assistance.

• Parental leave.

• Paid time off.

• Company-paid holidays.

• 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.