Lead - Data & Analytics

Location: Addison, TX | On-site, 5 days/week Type: Full-time

About the Role We are seeking a hands-on Principal — Data & Analytics to be the senior technical voice for our data platform: the architect, the standard-setter, the engineer who builds the data foundation our next decade runs on.

This is a Principal IC role — architecture and execution, not management.

• Define and execute the data platform strategy across modern cloud data warehouses and lakehouses (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, SQL Server) — ingestion, transformation, governance
• Architect a single source of truth for enterprise KPIs, operational reporting, and AI-ready datasets
• Set engineering standards: data modeling, SQL discipline, dbt patterns, testing, lineage, observability
• Partner with the Data Manager and engineering team — provide technical depth, mentorship, and architectural leadership
• Own data governance in a regulated environment: sensitive data handling, access controls, audit trails, masking, retention
• Bridge to BI and AI: model the data layer that powers both reporting and AI/ML workloads
• Modernize legacy reporting patterns into scalable analytics infrastructure

• 10+ years in data engineering and analytics; 4+ years at Principal / Staff / Lead Architect level
• Deep expertise across modern cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, SQL Server), SQL, Python, dbt, and modern ELT patterns
• Strong data modeling fundamentals — dimensional, Data Vault, or equivalent
• Experience designing data platforms in HIPAA, SOC 2, or similarly regulated environments
• Healthcare or regulated-industry experience strongly preferred
• Track record of leading by architecture and example