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Principal Data Architect

Qualys
Foster, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/17/2025 CLOSED ON 1/4/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Data Architect position at Qualys?

Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world!

Key Responsibilities

  • Architecture:
  • Design and lead the development of a scalable, reliable, compliant and secure data architecture that spans enterprise applications, analytics, reporting needs and guarantees real-time delivery of accurate data
  • Define standards and best practices for data modeling, governance, integrations and managing data lifecycle
  • Develop conceptual, logical, and physical data models to ensure alignment with business requirements
  • Define reusable data integration patterns, data flows, and pipelines across systems, applications, and platforms
  • Strategy and Leadership:
  • Partner with enterprise applications delivery teams and enterprise architecture to ensure our solutions keep data consistent, accurate, and secure
  • Collaborate on the implementation of cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks, Azure Synapse, Big Query) and support the enterprise wide roll out
  • Governance:
  • Monitor and optimize database performance, scalability, and storage strategies.
  • Work with security operations org to ensure compliance with data privacy, security, and regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, SOC 2, PCI).
  • Establish governance frameworks ensuring data quality, privacy, lineage, and compliance across all sources. 
  • Implement robust data security practices, including RBAC, encryption, and access auditing
  • AI and emerging tech:
  • Infuse AI into the data landscape by setting direction and giving guidance on the development of ML models and other AI based capabilities
  • Enable data democratization and advanced insights through curated datasets, semantic layers, and analytical products


Qualifications:

  • 15 years of hands-on experience in the world of data architecture, data warehouses, enterprise-wide analytics, data democratization
  • Strong knowledge of relational and non-relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra), data security, and privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA)
  • Proficiency and prior hands-on experience in cloud-based data platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake, Redshift, Big Query)
  • Strong understanding of APIs, data contracts, and platform-as-a-product concepts.
  • Proven expertise in data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical), data governance, master data management (MDM), data lineage and metadata management.
  • Proven experience in implementing data lakes and data ingestion technologies
  • Prior with BI/reporting tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker etc.,)


Communication Skills:

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication skills to work with both technical and business teams.
  • Ability to translate complex technical details into business-friendly terms.
  • Self-starter with the ability to lead cross-functional data initiatives.


Preferred Certifications (Nice to Have):

  • AWS Certified Data Analytics or Solutions Architect
  • Google Professional Data Engineer
  • Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Associate
  • DAMA Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)


Annual Salary Guidelines: $150,000 - $195,000

Qualys is an Equal Opportunity Employer, please see our EEO policy.

Salary : $150,000 - $195,000

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