Data Architect

About MasterControl:

MasterControl Inc. is a leading provider of cloud-based quality and compliance software for life sciences and other regulated industries. Our mission is the same as that of our customers to bring life-changing products to more people sooner. The MasterControl Platform helps organizations digitize, automate and connect quality and compliance processes across the regulated product development life cycle. Over 1,000 companies worldwide rely on MasterControl solutions to achieve new levels of operational excellence across product development, clinical trials, regulatory affairs, quality management, supply chain, manufacturing and postmarket surveillance. For more information, visit www.mastercontrol.com.

SUMMARY:

As a member of the architecture team, you will be working across the product team including product management, data science/ML, and various engineering teams to help define, drive, and implement our Data Strategy. You will design processes and drive decisions related to data architecture, tooling, best practices and execution tactics. You will provide guidance to the Data Platform teams, Product teams and senior leadership in evaluating and implementing the tools and products needed to execute our Data Strategy. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide architectural leadership for data solutions, data architectures, data warehousing, strategic data design, and infrastructure initiatives. 

• Design and develop high volume data ingestion components and ETL solutions to collect data from various internal and external sources. 

• Define a robust and extensible data architecture and plan for iterative implementation. 

• Architect and guide the development of Proof-of-Concept projects to validate data designs and solutions. 

• Architect for performant, durable, and scalable cloud-centric data models and validation supporting ever-evolving data versions and layouts. 

• Design and enhance our cloud-based data analytics solutions to address AI/ML, data insights, security, privacy, and reliability concerns. 

• Architect for agentic coordination and data discovery 

• Design systems that enable AI governance, security and auditability 

• Architect the overall data strategy including security, data models, data infrastructure, software selection, and performance. 

• Understand existing databases, warehouses, and lake structures to drive the evolution of our current practices. 

• Create technical design documentation which includes current and future functionality, database/data storage, specifications, flow, and diagrams. 

• Help determine data storage based on the use case (relational, document, NoSQL, vector, graph, etc.) 

• Collaborate and work with Cloud/Security architects and subject matter experts (SMEs). 

• Ensure data quality and controls are in place to support various data ingestion inflows and outflows processes. 

• Mentor Data Platform team members. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS/BA in Computer Science, Master's degree in Computer Science preferred. 

• At least 10 years of experience as an architect for data and analytics solutions. 

• Experience with relevant architecture standards, processes, and methodologies. 

• Experience with cloud data platforms (e.g. Snowflake, Databricks, Flink, Kafka, Managed data services, etc.) 

• Public cloud providers and relevant data services (AWS, Google, and/or Azure). 

• Experienced with operationalizing event data from microservice architectures. 

• Experience utilizing data architecture for AI/ML processing. 

• Working knowledge of IAC and AWS or GCP fundamentals (Dynamo, Redshift, EC2, Terraform, EKS, S3, Containers, Microservices, etc.) 

• Experience supporting mission critical production environments. 

• Experience handling sensitive customer data to maintain compliance with data protection standards such as HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Some travel is required, typically to i meet with customers, team and organizational meetings, etc. 

• Must be able to work exceptionally well with people of varying backgrounds and personality types. 

• Ability to operate a computer and work at a desk for extended periods of time. 

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing, in person, over the telephone and through various collaborative tools such as Zoom, Confluence and Slack. 

Why Work Here?

#WhyWorkAnywhereElse?

MasterControl is a place where Exceptional Teams come together to do their best work. In fact, hiring Exceptional Teams is a core value of ours. MasterControl employees are surrounded by intelligent, motivated, and collaborative individuals. We like to call it #TheBestTeamOnThePlanet.

We work hard to develop and challenge our employees' skillsets, recognize their contributions, encourage professional development, and offer a one-of-a-kind culture. This is why we say #WhyWorkAnywhereElse?

MasterControl could be your next (and last) career move!

Here are some of the benefits MasterControl employees enjoy:

• Competitive compensation
• 100% medical premium coverage (yes, you read that right!)
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Generous PTO packages that increase with tenure
• Schedule flexibility
• Fitness clubs (you get paid to have fun and be active!)
• Company parties and employee recognition programs
• Wellness programs (free Fitbit, gym membership and athletic shoe reimbursements, etc.)
• Onsite physician and massage therapist
• Innovation center and gaming rooms at the office
• Dental/vision plans
• Employer paid life insurance policy
• Much, much more!

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $250,000 - $300,000 + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

MasterControl is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact MCTalent@MasterControl.com or call (801) 942-4000 and ask to speak with a member of Human Resources.
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