Sr Enterprise Data Architect

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island • Providence, RI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

At BCBSRI, our greatest resource is our people. We come from varying backgrounds, different cultures, and unique experiences. We are hard-working, caring, and creative individuals who collaborate, support one another, and grow together. Passion, empathy, and understanding are at the forefront of everything we do—not just for our members, but for our employees as well. We recognize that to do your best work, you have to be your best self. It’s why we offer flexible work arrangements that include remote and hybrid opportunities and paid time off. We provide tuition reimbursement and assist with student-loan repayment. We offer health, dental, and vision insurance as well as programs that support your mental health and well-being. We pay competitively, offer bonuses and investment plans, and are committed to growing and developing our employees. Our culture is one of belonging. We strive to be transparent and accountable. We believe in equipping our associates with the knowledge and resources they need to be successful. No matter where you’re at in the organization, you’re an integral part of our team and your input, thoughts, and ideas are valued. Join others who value a workplace for all. We appreciate and celebrate everything that makes us unique, from personal characteristics to past experiences. Our different perspectives strengthen us as an organization and help us better serve all Rhode Islanders. We’re dedicated to serving Rhode Islanders. Our focus extends beyond providing access to high-quality, affordable, and equitable care. To further improve the health and well-being of our fellow Rhode Islanders, we regularly roll up our sleeves and get to work (literally) in communities all across the state—building homes, working in food pantries, revitalizing community centers, and transforming outdoor spaces for children and adults. Because we believe it is our collective responsibility to uplift our fellow Rhode Islanders when and where we can, our associates receive additional paid time to volunteer. Why this job matters: The Senior Enterprise Data Architect will serve as the strategic and technical leader responsible for designing and governing the enterprise’s next-generation data architecture. This role will focus on unifying data across multiple operational and analytical domains (such as clinical, claims, provider, demographic, and engagement data) to support advanced analytics, personalization, and enterprise decision-making. This role will establish the conceptual, logical, and physical architecture needed to deliver a holistic and longitudinal view, working closely with internal stakeholders and external vendor engineers. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in modern cloud data platforms, specifically Snowflake, data warehousing, ELT, and excels at setting architectural standards, overseeing a distributed delivery team, and ensuring high-quality outcomes from vendor partners. This role focuses on designing, governing, and guiding the implementation of new data capabilities, data models, identity resolution, and integration patterns.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10 or more years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or related disciplines.
• 10 or more years of experience designing logical and physical data models for complex, cross-domain environments (relational, dimensional, and/or canonical).
• 8 or more years influencing enterprise-level technical architecture decisions.
• Experience with modern ELT/ELT development patterns, data orchestration methodologies, and cloud-native architecture best practices.
• Technical Hands-on, advanced expertise with Snowflake as a cloud data platform, including advanced features (Snowpipe, Streams & Tasks, performance optimization, and governance capabilities).
• Experience with modern ELT tools such as Matillion, dbt, or similar.
• Strong experience with modern storage paradigms - NoSQL, data lakes, unstructured content management.
• Strong experience with modern integration patterns - APIs, FHIR, event streaming, real-time data flows.
• Advanced knowledge of industry-leading BI tools (such as Power BI)
• Strong experience with layered/lakehouse architectures (e.g., raw/bronze, conformed/silver, curated/gold).
• Strong background in designing canonical models, conformed dimensions, and large-scale data integration patterns.
• Business Experience in healthcare or health insurance industry, especially with claims, clinical, provider, and member data.
• Strong business acumen, including the ability to understand operational, clinical, and analytical workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage day‑to‑day work of vendor or offshore engineering teams.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders, mentor technical teams, and drive clarity in complex data environments.
• Creativity and innovation in developing modern data solutions.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Information Systems, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Experience with healthcare administrative systems (e.g., Facets) is a plus.
• Experience with HL7 / FHIR / healthcare interoperability standards
• Experience building or governing data products
• Experience with data governance and cost optimization in cloud ecosystems

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise data architecture and modeling: Define the architectural vision, standards, and conceptual/logical/physical models that unify data across clinical, claims, provider, demographic, and engagement domains.
• Provide technical leadership and drive vendor delivery teams: Guide external engineering teams in implementing pipelines, transformations, and models aligned with architectural standards. Conduct design reviews, enforce best practices, and ensure quality, performance, and cost efficiency in Snowflake.
• Translate business needs into scalable architectures: Partner with stakeholders across IT, analytics, clinical, and operations to convert requirements into actionable roadmaps and technical designs.
• Champion modern cloud data engineering patterns: Promote Snowflake-native and cloud-native design patterns including semi-structured/unstructured data handling, streaming ingestion, and cost/performance optimization.
• Strengthen governance & data quality: Collaborate with governance and security teams to define metadata standards, lineage practices, PHI protection, and stewardship models.

Benefits

• flexible work arrangements that include remote and hybrid opportunities and paid time off
• tuition reimbursement
• student-loan repayment
• health, dental, and vision insurance
• programs that support your mental health and well-being
• competitive pay
• bonuses and investment plans
• paid time to volunteer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level