Enterprise Cloud Data Architect

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Enterprise Cloud Data Platform Architect – Hybrid
Job Code: PA 809076
Client: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – Office of Administration (OA)
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (Hybrid)
Duration: Through 12/31/2026
Work Location: 607 South Drive, Forum Building, 5th Floor, Harrisburg, PA
Work Schedule: Hybrid – 1 day onsite per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday)

 
Position Overview
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is establishing a new Chief Data & AI (CDAI) Office and is seeking an experienced Enterprise Cloud Data Platform Architect to lead the design, implementation, and evolution of enterprise cloud data platforms. The selected consultant will build scalable cloud-native data platforms, establish engineering standards, implement secure cloud infrastructure, and enable enterprise modernization through reusable data products and AI-ready services.

Key Responsibilities

• Define the target architecture and multi-year roadmap for enterprise cloud data platforms. 
• Design, build, and mature enterprise cloud data platforms and shared services. 
• Establish engineering standards, automation, governance, and operational best practices. 
• Design secure multi-tenant cloud environments supporting multiple agencies. 
• Implement enterprise security controls, including IAM, RBAC, encryption, and auditing. 
• Build reusable enterprise platform services rather than agency-specific solutions. 
• Develop onboarding patterns and reusable enterprise data products. 
• Collaborate with Cloud Engineering, Security, CISO, GRC, and Data Engineering teams. 
• Promote API-first architecture and product-based information sharing. 
• Lead enterprise engineering best practices and modernization initiatives. 

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience) 
• 10+ years of experience building large-scale cloud data platforms
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in: 
  • Modern Data Architecture 
  • Platform Engineering 
  • Cloud Infrastructure 
• 5+ years of experience designing and implementing: 
  • Enterprise Security Controls 
  • IAM 
  • RBAC 
  • Cloud Security 
• Experience building and managing Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or equivalent)
• Hands-on experience implementing DevSecOps and Shift-Left security practices 
• Experience collaborating with: 
  • Cloud Engineering 
  • CISO 
  • GRC Teams 
• Strong experience with: 
  • Snowflake 
  • Databricks 
  • AWS 
  • Azure 
  • Containerized Applications 
• Experience building enterprise-scale reusable cloud data platforms 
• Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders 

Preferred Skills

• Enterprise modernization experience 
• AI-ready cloud infrastructure 
• API-first architecture 
• Enterprise platform engineering 
• Experience leading enterprise engineering initiatives across multiple teams 
• Strong leadership through influence in cross-functional environments 

Technical Environment

• AWS 
• Azure 
• Snowflake 
• Databricks 
• Terraform 
• Platform Engineering 
• Cloud Infrastructure 
• Cloud Data Platforms 
• IAM 
• RBAC 
• DevSecOps 
• Containerized Applications 
• Cloud Engineering 
• API-First Architecture 
• Enterprise Data Platforms 

Primary Skills
Cloud Data Platforms, Platform Engineering, Modern Data Architecture, Cloud Infrastructure, AWS, Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), IAM, RBAC, DevSecOps, Cloud Engineering, Containerized Applications, Enterprise Security, Enterprise Modernization, API-First Architecture, AI Data Platforms