Senior Data Engineer - Cloud-Native Data & AI Architect

NABP is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that aims to ensure the public’s health and safety through working with its member state boards of pharmacy. The Associationisan equal opportunity employer.

We offer rewarding opportunities for professionals from a variety of backgrounds, including pharmacy-focused, information technology, communications, and more. Apply to one of our current employment opportunities below, and learn more about what it’s like to work at NABP by checking out our culture, values, and employee benefits.

As the Solution Architect, you will be a senior technical leader and hands‑on practitioner who shapes how our engineering team designs, builds, and shapes software. You will work closely with a collaborative team of internal engineers and offshore contractors to set the technical direction for cloud, AI, and security across our product and platform – without the overhead of large‑organization governance structures.

As the Solution Architect, you should be equally comfortable with whiteboarding a solution with a developer and presenting a technical recommendation to leadership. The ideal candidate brings strong cloud‑native and AWS experience, a practical understanding of how to responsibly integrate AI into software products, and a security‑first approach that keeps our systems and data protected – all while staying grounded in the realities of a lean, fast‑moving team.

• Owns the technical design of new and evolving product features from initial whiteboard to documented solution ensuring they are scalable, maintainable, and secure.
• Establishes and communicates practical coding standards, design patterns, and architectural guardrails that the team can apply consistently day-to-day.
• Leads design sessions and code/architecture reviews with internal and offshore engineers, providing clear and constructive guidance.
• Evaluates new tools, frameworks, and vendors and makes grounded recommendations that fit our team size and delivery cadence.
• Designs and guides the implementation of cloud‑native solutions on AWS, including migrations, modernization efforts, and new platform capabilities.
• Identifies practical opportunities to integrate AI and ML features such as intelligent automation, NLP‑powered workflows, or LLM‑based tools into our products.
• Runs hands‑on working sessions with engineers to introduce and apply AI development techniques relevant to our stack and use cases.
• Champions cloud operations best practices: cost awareness, observability, resilience, and right‑sized infrastructure for our scale.

• Applies security‑by‑design thinking to every solution, conducting lightweight threat modeling, enforcing least‑privilege access, and reviewing common vulnerabilities.
• Collaborates with GRC and Cloud Operations to ensure solutions meet our compliance obligations, including NIST 800 and SOC 2 requirements.
• Guides the team on secure coding practices, secrets management, API security, and data protection across cloud environments.
• Supports vulnerability management and incident response readiness by ensuring security considerations are built into the delivery process not bolted on.
• Acts as a go‑to technical resource for internal engineers and offshore contractors by unblocking problems, answering design questions, and lifting team capability.
• Mentors mid‑level and senior engineers through design challenges, code reviews, and career conversations.
• Drives adoption of Agile and Dev Sec Ops  practices and helps the team improve its delivery rhythm without introducing unnecessary processes.
• Partners with engineering leads to close skill gaps through targeted knowledge‑sharing sessions, documentation, and tooling improvements.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline required;
  Master’s degree a plus.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional.
• AWS Certified Security – Specialty is a strong plus.
• CISSP or CISA – is beneficial but not required.

• 5–8 years of progressive experience in software architecture, cloud engineering, or full‑stack development.
• Hands‑on experience designing and operating cloud‑native…