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Senior Principal Architect, Senior Director

United States, California Employment contract 217300.00 - 325900.00 USD / Year · Job Posted May 10, 2026
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Job Responsibility

  • Define and steward Teradata's enterprise-wide technical architecture vision, ensuring coherent design across compute, storage, query processing, AI/ML pipelines, and cloud integration layers
  • Lead architectural strategy for Teradata's highest-complexity, highest-risk platform initiatives—including Teradata Factory data lakehouse, Agentic Platform AI workloads, and MCP Integration framework
  • Serve as Teradata's primary external technical voice in industry forums, standards bodies (e.g., cloud data alliances, open-source governance boards), and with strategic enterprise customers and partners
  • Chair the Enterprise Architecture Review Board, establishing architectural principles, evaluating major design proposals, and resolving cross-team technical conflicts with speed and clarity
  • Develop and operationalize a comprehensive AI productivity framework for the Core Platform engineering org—defining tooling standards, measurement baselines, and a roadmap for AI-assisted design, testing, and documentation
  • Mentor a portfolio of Principal and Senior Staff Architects
  • serve as a career sponsor and technical role model for Teradata's most senior engineering talent
  • Produce landmark technical assets—platform blueprints, architecture whitepapers, technology evaluations—that are used directly in Board reporting, investor communications, and enterprise sales cycles
  • Partner with the CPO and Chief Data Officer to ensure architecture investments align with Teradata's five-year AI platform strategy and business outcomes
  • foundational AI skills to explore and implement ways AI can enhance productivity, innovation, and impact across our workforce

Requirements

  • 20+ years of software or systems engineering experience, with 8+ years in a principal, distinguished, or fellow-level architectural role at a software product company or hyperscaler
  • Recognized technical authority in at least two of the following domains: cloud-native data platforms, distributed query processing, AI/ML infrastructure, elastic compute architecture, or enterprise integration
  • Demonstrated ability to set and communicate a multi-year technical vision that influences both internal engineering decisions and external market positioning
  • Proven track record of deploying AI tools, LLM-assisted workflows, and automated engineering practices at an organizational scale—with measurable productivity outcomes
  • Outstanding communication skills with experience presenting to Boards of Directors, institutional investors, and enterprise C-suite executives

Nice to have

  • Prior experience as a Chief Architect, Distinguished Engineer, or Fellow at a major cloud, data, or enterprise software company
  • Deep familiarity with Teradata Cloud, competitive platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery), and the evolving landscape of AI-native data platforms
  • Experience in standards bodies, open-source project governance, or public technical thought leadership (published research, conference keynotes, industry whitepapers)
  • Ability to operate as both a hands-on technical reviewer—diving into code, design docs, and performance profiles—and a high-altitude strategic communicator
  • A passion for building AI-forward engineering cultures and demonstrated success integrating AI tools into the core of how engineering teams operate day to day
  • Track record of attracting, developing, and retaining exceptional technical talent in a globally distributed environment
  • A passion for how AI can unlock potential to help our teams, our customers, and our communities achieve great things

What we offer

  • Healthcare
  • Life and disability insurance plans
  • 401(k)-retirement savings plan
  • Time-off programs

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