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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Architect, EDT Data Platform Engineering (Hybrid) - **Company:** Stryker Corporation - **Location:** Mahwah, NJ, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $135,600.0 - $225,900.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Unity 3d, Business Logic, Microsoft Azure, Information Systems, Continuous Integration, Data Validation, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Data Systems, Data Warehousing, Software Debugging, High-Level Architecture, Python (Programming Language), Metadata, SQL Azure, Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, Power BI, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Azure Data Lake, SQL Databases, Data Streaming, Azure Data Factory, Apache Spark, Microsoft Fabric, Data Lakes, Pyspark, Information Technology, Build Process, Data Management, Terraform, Data Pipelines, Databricks - **Published:** September 16, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3392082160&tx=JT9587TTZ&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or an equivalent field of study. * Minimum 8 years of experience in data engineering, data warehousing, and data and analytics platforms, including recent hands-on delivery on Azure and Databricks Lakehouse platforms. * Experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure SQL, Databricks Delta Live Tables, Delta Lake, Spark, Workflows, and Unity Catalog. * Advanced experience with PySpark or Python and SQL, including batch and streaming pipeline design. * Experience with Azure DevOps pipelines, repositories, and policies; PowerShell automation; CI/CD; and Infrastructure as Code. * Experience with schema enforcement, data contracts, data quality frameworks, metadata-driven design, monitoring, debugging, and performance tuning., * Master's degree in Management Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related discipline, or an Azure analytics certification. * Experience with Microsoft Fabric * Experience within the medical device or another regulated industry. ## Description * Build and maintain ingestion frameworks using Azure Data Factory, Databricks, and Spark. * Implement Bronze-to-Silver transformations with data quality checks, schema validation, and data contract rules. * Optimize batch and streaming pipelines for performance and cost. * Own CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps and automate project onboarding, including repositories, pipelines, policies, and templates. * Maintain Infrastructure as Code and automation using Terraform, PowerShell, and Python; troubleshoot pipeline failures and permission issues. * Design curated Gold-layer data models, including star and snowflake schemas, fact tables, dimensions, surrogate keys, and slowly changing dimensions. * Align reusable models, KPI definitions, and business logic with the enterprise semantic layer in Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, and downstream tools. * Manage model changes through impact analysis, backward compatibility, regression support, and documented column derivation logic. * Implement Unity Catalog standards, naming conventions, metadata policies, data quality frameworks, and role- and attribute-based access controls. * Translate high-level architecture into low-level designs, reusable templates, and engineering playbooks. Leadership & People Management Responsibilities: * Guide delivery teams through onboarding, debugging, and design reviews. * Create reusable assets and hands-on guidance that build engineering capability and reduce repeat questions. Knowledge and Capabilities: * Assess complex data systems, identify patterns, and recommend practical solutions. * Explain technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders. * Partner with business representatives and data stewards to define requirements, validate metrics and edge cases, and guide solution decisions. * Identify opportunities for process optimization, redesign, and new or updated policies. ## Related Videos - [PySpark - Combining Machine Learning & Big Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/44-pyspark-combining-machine-learning-big-data) - [Reality and Beyond: Coding a Drone Using {Unity 3D .NET} and ChatGPT AI!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/702-reality-and-beyond-coding-a-drone-using-unity-3d-net-and-chatgpt-ai) - [Beyond Dashboards: Fixing Text-to-SQL with Semantic RAG](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2036-beyond-dashboards-fixing-text-to-sql-with-semantic-rag) - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Empowering Retail Through Applied Machine Learning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/976-empowering-retail-through-applied-machine-learning) - [Blueprints for Success: Steering a Global Data & AI Architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1577-blueprints-for-success-steering-a-global-data-ai-architecture) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Why Event-Driven Architecture Isn’t About Speed (and When You Actually Need It)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/745-why-event-driven-architecture-isn-t-about-speed-and-when-you-actually-need-it) - [The Best X (Twitter) Accounts for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/294-the-best-x-twitter-accounts-for-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk)