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Job Summary
We are seeking a Principal - Information Architect & Data Modeling expert to define, design, and govern our enterprise information architecture. The ideal candidate will be a thought leader who sets industry-aligned standards for data modeling and architecture, driving data interoperability, semantic consistency, and enterprise data governance. This role is central to enabling our cloud-native, AI-enabled data platform vision and ensuring trusted, high-quality data is available for business insights and innovation.
Responsibilities
Information Architecture & Data Modeling
- Design conceptual, logical, and physical data models for cloud data platforms, ensuring scalability, performance, and flexibility
- Develop and maintain canonical data models (CDM), shared taxonomies, and semantic models for assigned business domains
- Translate business requirements into well-structured data models that support operational, analytical, and AI/ML use cases
- Partner with engineering teams to design data contracts, APIs, and integration patterns that ensure data consistency across services
Data Architecture Design
- Contribute to the development of domain-specific data architectures that align with enterprise data strategies and cloud platform standards
- Design and guide implementation of data lake, data warehouse, and lakehouse solutions using platforms such as GCP BigQuery, Dataplex, Dataflow or equivalents
- Support the integration of AI/ML models into data pipelines with a focus on data readiness, lineage, and governance
Data Governance & Quality
- Ensure data models and designs align with governance, security, and compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, CCPA)
- Collaborate with data governance teams to implement metadata standards, data quality rules, and lineage tracking
- Support stewardship processes to maintain model integrity and alignment with evolving business needs
Collaboration & Influence
- Act as a technical leader and subject matter expert on data modeling and information architecture for engineering, analytics, and business teams
- Participate in architecture reviews, providing guidance on data design decisions and best practices.
- Contribute to the definition and enforcement of data architecture standards across assigned domains
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Data Science, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in data modeling, information architecture, or data engineering, including 2+ years in an architecture or principal-level role
- Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Scala, and experience with SQL
- Proven experience in designing and implementing data architectures, ETL processes, and MLOps practices
- Knowledge of machine learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch) and experience in deploying ML models in production
Strong expertise in:
- Data modeling techniques: relational (3NF), dimensional (Kimball), Data Vault 2.0, hierarchical, NoSQL, graph models
- Cloud-native data architecture: GCP (BigQuery, Dataplex, Dataflow), AWS, or Azure equivalents
- Semantic modeling for BI / analytics (Looker Modeler / LookML, dbt, Dataform)
- Data governance, lineage, and metadata management practices
Solid experience with:
- Defining data contracts and API data schemas
- Supporting data quality frameworks and data stewardship
- Designing cloud-native data solutions that balance performance, cost, and scalability
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder collaboration skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience implementing data architectures in a data mesh, data fabric, or lakehouse environment
- Hands-on experience with modern catalog, lineage, and observability tool
- Familiarity with MLOps pipelines and AI/ML data requirements
What You Bring
- Passion for designing data solutions that enable trust, reuse, and agility
- Ability to translate complex data concepts into actionable solutions
- Strong sense of ownership, with a focus on delivering high-quality architectures that stand the test of time
Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.
Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.