Lead Data Architect

"I can be myself at work."

You are more than a job title. We want you to feel comfortable doing great work and bringing your best, authentic self to everything you do. We value your talents, traditions, and uniqueness-and we’re committed to fostering a strong sense of belonging in a respectful workplace.

We intentionally seek diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds, investing in a culture designed to celebrate differences. We believe that belonging leads to better outcomes and a stronger community of associates united by our mission. At Capital, we live our core values every day:
Integrity, Client Focus, Diverse Perspectives, Long‑Term Thinking, and Community.

You want to feel recognized r performance will be reviewed annually, and your compensation will be designed to motivate and reward the value that you provide. You'll receive a competitive salary, bonuses and benefits. Your company‑funded retirement contribution will factor in salary and variable pay, including bonuses.

You bring unique goals and interests to your job and your life. Whether you’re raising a family, you’re passionate about where you volunteer, or you want to explore different career paths, we’ll give you the resources that can set you up for success.

• Enjoy generous time‑away and health benefits from day one, with the opportunity for flexible work options
• Receive 2‑for‑1 matching gifts for your charitable contributions and the opportunity to secure annual grants for the organizations you love
• Access on‑demand professional development resources that allow you to hone existing skills and learn new ones

As a Lead Data Platform Architect, you will serve as the technical domain expert on foundational data and integration technologies to better support our business partners and development teams. You will steer technology strategy direction, define target state architectures, roadmaps, and help build reference architectures/implementations for scalable and resilient data platforms. You will also be responsible for identifying and evaluating emerging technologies beneficial to this domain.

You will be expected to possess hands‑on expertise in modern cloud technologies, including but not limited to Databricks, Dremio, Snowflake, and tools for data governance, protection, and quality. This position requires a practical approach to testing and validating architectural solutions in lab environments before certifying them, ensuring robustness and scalability. You will act as a thought leader in data architecture, providing guidance on governance, security, and compliance.

You will serve as the technical authority on foundational data and integration technologies, driving the technology strategy and target state architecture to support business goals. You will also evaluate emerging technologies, guiding the organization to adopt innovations that deliver value while minimizing disruption to end‑users. Collaboration and thought leadership will be essential as you influence architects, engineers, and stakeholders to achieve strategic goals.

We work with our business partners and the rest of IT to plan, design, enable and mature the capabilities needed for Capital Group to accomplish our mission of delivering superior, long‑term investment results and high‑quality service.

• You have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field or equivalent experience.
• You have demonstrated ability in defining, designing, and delivering enterprise‑scale data strategies and data management solutions leveraging sound architecture principles, approaches, and patterns.
• You have at least 10 years of deep architecture and engineering experience with expertise in:
  Cloud‑native data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, Dremio), relational and No
  
  SQL databases, data warehouse, big data/data lake, master data management, data modelling, data integration, data quality and governance, data engineering, BI reporting and analytics, data science, ML/AI, Python, Spark, AWS, and…