Senior Staff Data Architect Engineer

Senior Staff Data Architect EngineerCorning is one of the world's leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science. From the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space, our technologies push the boundaries of what's possible. At Corning, there are endless possibilities for making an impact. You can help connect the unconnected, drive the future of automobiles, transform at-home entertainment, and ensure the delivery of lifesaving medicines. And so much more.Corning's businesses are ever-evolving to best serve our customers, industries, and consumers. Today, we accelerate and transform life sciences, mobile consumer electronics, optical communications, display, automotive, and solar markets. We are changing the world with:Trusted products that accelerate drug discovery, development, and delivery to save livesDamage-resistant cover glass to enhance the devices that keep us connectedOptical fiber, wireless technologies, and connectivity solutions to carry information and ideas at the speed of lightPrecision glass for advanced displays to deliver richer experiencesAuto glass and ceramics to drive cleaner, safer, and smarter transportationSolar polysilicon, wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, enabling low-cost solar energy solutionsRole Purpose Corning is seeking a Senior Staff Data Architect Engineer to lead enterprise data architecture supporting R&D and other large business domains. This role will define scalable data models, architecture standards, and data-product patterns that allow teams to bring complex data together in consistent, reliable, and reusable ways.Key ResponsibilitiesLead the design and evolution of enterprise data architecture, including conceptual, logical, and physical data models, canonical models, shared dimensions, and reusable data productsDefine scalable data-ingestion, transformation, storage, and serving patterns across modern cloud or lakehouse platformsEstablish architecture standards for data products, pipelines, documentation, versioning, lineage, lifecycle management, and CI/CD-enabled reference implementationsPartner with data engineers, product owners, analysts, governance teams, security teams, and business stakeholders to translate complex needs into practical data designsEmbed data quality, access controls, PII handling, compliance, metadata, and governance requirements into models and pipelinesProvide technical leadership, architecture guidance, and mentorship to data engineers and analystsEvaluate emerging architecture approaches, including lakehouse, data mesh, semantic-layer, streaming, and event-driven patternsCommunicate architecture decisions, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to technical and nontechnical stakeholdersExperiences/Education - RequiredBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experienceSeven or more years of relevant data and technical experience, including at least four years in a Data Architect, Senior Data Engineer, or comparable role focused on data design and architectureDemonstrated experience designing enterprise data models for analytics and operational reporting, including dimensional, normalized, data-vault, or comparable modeling approachesStrong hands-on experience designing or guiding end-to-end ETL/ELT pipelines on cloud or modern data platformsExperience with Databricks or another large-scale cloud or lakehouse data platformExperience with dbt or a comparable data-transformation frameworkStrong SQL skills and proficiency in Python, Scala, or another data-engineering languageExperience with Git, DevOps tooling, and CI/CD practicesExperiences/Education - DesiredExperience with Delta Lake, medallion architecture, data-product design, data lineage, metadata, or cataloging toolsExperience with streaming or event-driven data architecture using Kafka, Kinesis, or comparable technologiesFamiliarity with data mesh, domain-oriented architecture, data fabric, semantic layers, or related modern architecture patternsExperience developing architecture in a large manufacturing, R&D, pharmaceutical, financial, or similarly complex data environmentExperience working with distributed or international technical teamsAbility to work from Sullivan Park is preferred; highly qualified candidates may be considered for a remote arrangementThis position does not support immigration sponsorship. The range for this position is $129,143.00 - $177,572.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.