Senior Cloud Data Architect

Join our dynamic IT team and be part of creating innovative technology solutions as a Senior Cloud Data Architect. You’ll design, build, and maintain our cloud platforms for data and analytics technologies. This role requires strategic thinking to align with our business objectives and technology strategy, ensuring our data and analytics cloud technology footprint evolves and adapts. This role has the opportunity for remote or hybrid work.
As a Senior Cloud Data Architect, you’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the availability, performance, and security of our data and analytics platform, adhering to best practices and industry standards. If you’re passionate about cloud architecture and data analytics, and thrive in a collaborative, innovative environment, we’d love to hear from you.
A Taste of What You’ll Be Doing
Cloud Platform Strategy and Roadmap - Create a comprehensive plan that outlines the strategic direction and milestones for the organization’s cloud-based data and analytics initiatives. The roadmap ensures alignment with business goals and technological advancements.
Cloud Architecture and Implementation - Design and implement the cloud architecture, components, and technologies required to deliver best-in-class data and analytical capabilities. Create and deploy a robust cloud infrastructure, selecting appropriate technologies and components to support advanced data analytics, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.
Data Security and Integration - Define and implement data security measures, including data access controls, encryption, and data masking. You’ll focus on safeguarding data through stringent security protocols. Design architecture and integration patterns to ensure smooth, efficient, and secure data flows across platforms with the most optimal performance, storage, and cost efficiency.
Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement - Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data engineers, data scientists, and business stakeholders, to understand their requirements and enable our cloud architecture accordingly. Partner with IT security and data governance to ensure cohesive and secure data management practices.
We’re Looking for Someone With
Minimum 10 years’ experience in designing, implementing, and integrating data, analytics, and cloud technology components, with at least 5 years leading cloud platforms architecture/engineering.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields.
Strong knowledge of cloud data platform technologies, including data ingestion, storage, processing, sharing, consumption, and analytics.
Proficiency in data warehouse design, analytics technology integrations, and cloud platforms like AWS and Azure.
Proficient in big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, and distributed storage systems.
Familiarity with data governance, security, privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA), and CI/CD, DevOps, and MLOps development processes.
Strong leadership skills to build business cases, secure resources, and design strategic recommendations for future architecture improvements.
What’s Next
If you join our team, you’ll be rewarded for the difference you make. Our comprehensive benefits offer you the support you need through your life events, big or small. Visit our benefits page & be sure to ask your recruiter for more specific information.
Get to Know Us
At Kellanova, we are driven by our vision to be the world’s best-performing snacks-led powerhouse, unleashing the full potential of our differentiated brands and our passionate people. Our portfolio of iconic, world-class brands include Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, MorningStar Farms, Special K, Krave, Zucaritas, Crunchy Nut, among others.
Kellanova’s Culture of Best means we bring our best to all that we do in pursuit of our vision to be the world’s best performing snacks-led powerhouse. Our culture celebrates boldness and empowers our people to challenge the status quo, achieve results, and win together.
Our focus on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) enables us to build a culture of belonging where all employees have a place at the table and are inspired to share their passion, talents and ideas to work.
The best brands. The best people. The best you.
Kellanova is an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to provide an inclusive work environment, a seat for everyone at the table, and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding our efforts to advance Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, please visit our website here.