Principal Domain Architect - Data

Principal Domain Architect – Data – Tampa, FL

Be a part of a revolutionary change!

At Philip Morris International (PMI), we've chosen to do something incredible. We're totally transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future.

With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, if you join us, you'll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions. Our success depends on people who are committed to our purpose and have an appetite for progress.

Your 'day to day':

• Act as a strategic partner with Data Platform Product owners, Engineering leads, Program Leads, Domain Architects and Enterprise Architects and serve as a glue between technology strategy and platform engineering execution.
• Provide technical and architectural oversight for high-impact programs and major transformations; review designs and assess risks while governing the decisions in architecture review boards / forums.
• Drive adherence to platform capability mapping, standards, playbooks, and guardrails across engineering teams and standardize integration patterns across domains (including AI/ML)
• Establish the target-state architecture and influence the multi-year roadmap for the data platform, aligning it with enterprise goals.
• Assess vendor/platform fit (e.g., Snowflake vs. Databricks), total cost of ownership, and integration complexity; recommend decision trees.
• Guide and enforce consistent metadata, lineage, and governance models across all data producers and consumers.
• Define and enforce data exchange standards, contracts, principles and cross-domain integration patterns.
• Driving standardization in canonical models, standardized data pipeline patterns, and reusable components, while truly driving for Data platform as a service.
• Serve as a thought leader for bringing outside-in view for cloud hyper-scalers, industry patterns and modern data architectures.

Who we're looking for:

• Legally authorized to work in the U.S.
• Commutable distance to Tampa, FL.
• 8+ years of experience in Data architecture and engineering, distributed systems and/or platform architecture.
• Deep hands-on experience with modern cloud providers like AWS, Azure or GCP and modern platforms like Snowflake, Databricks, Azure data lake, Lakehouse architectures and Data lakes or equivalent.
• Deep knowledge about various distributed data storage formats like Iceberg, ORC, Parquet etc.
• Strong understanding of Data Engineering and Data Governance, Data Lineage and Privacy frameworks.
• Experience in providing clear guidance on data cataloging, metadata policies, adoption and frameworks.
• Ability to break / decouple data ecosystems into clear capabilities, standards and integration patterns.
• Knowledge of AI/ML platform integration is a huge plus.
• Prior experience in Platform Engineering and building horizontal shared or central capabilities.

Annual Base Salary Range: $136,000 - $195,500

What we offer:

• We offer a competitive base salary, annual bonus (applicable based on level of position), great medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k with a generous company match, incredible wellness benefits, commuter benefits, pet insurance, generous PTO, and much more!
• We have implemented Smart Work, a hybrid model of working that promotes flexibility in the workplace.
• Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We'll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore.
• Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture where everyone's contribution is respected; Collaborate with some of the world's best people and feel like you belong.
• Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress.
• Take pride in delivering our promise to society: To improve the lives of millions of smokers

PMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

PMI is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., and its U.S. affiliates have more than 3,000 employees.