Principal Architect, Data Engineer - Pursuit and Capture

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Job Overview
We are seeking a principal data architect to design, build, and own T-Mobile's pursuit intelligence platform (The Machine) - integrating GovWin IQ, SAM.gov, Salesforce, and D&B into an AI-assisted system that drives Go/No-Go decisions and account prioritization for the Pursuit & Capture program. It involves technical leadership through code reviews, coaching engineers, documenting standards, and evolving best practices in data architecture. The role differentiates itself by combining hands-on development with strategic collaboration across leadership and development teams. Success is measured by the effectiveness of data models, adherence to standards, and the ability to support business intelligence strategies. The work impacts the organization by enabling consistent data definitions and improving the efficiency of engineering efforts to meet business requirements.

** This is a hybrid role (minimum 3 days/week in the office) and remote work is not available. The office locations can be Bellevue, WA; Overland Park, KS; Frisco, TX; Herndon, VA; or Washington DC **

Job Responsibilities:

• Communicate solution designs clearly using diagrams, documents, and verbal presentations to ensure shared understanding
• Support senior architects by providing assessments and work-effort estimates during project intake and planning processes
• Build and maintain API integrations connecting GovWin IQ, SAM.gov, Salesforce, and D&B/Leadership Connect into the pursuit intelligence platform, owning all architecture decisions, data quality SLAs, and documentation
• Support product lifecycle activities including requirement refinement and data design to align with business needs
• Build and maintain the account scoring and tiering engine that ingests buying signals, incumbency data, and competitive inputs to produce real-time Go/No-Go scores for Capture Managers
• Lead strategic, regulatory, and tactical software development lifecycle projects to deliver data architecture solutions
• Also responsible for other duties/projects as assigned by business management as needed

• Bachelor's Degree plus 7 years of related work experience OR Advanced degree with 5 years of related experience (Required)
• Acceptable areas of study include Information Technology, Computer Science or Business (Required)
• 7-10 years experience with ETL/ELT pipeline development, cloud data platform architecture (Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Snowflake), and Salesforce CRM API integration in a production sales or BD environment. (Required)
• 7-10 years progressive experience in software engineering/enterprise architecture/technology leadership across multiple products, systems and/or platforms coupled with strong business acumen and executive presence. (Required)
• 7-10 years experience working in solutions design and enterprise architecture delivering IT solutions. (Required)

• Cloud Computing (Required)
• Collaboration (Required)
• Data Architecture (Required)
• Data Engineering (Required)
• Data Management (Required)
• Databricks DBRX (Required)
• Prototyping (Required)
• SQL Databases (Required)
• Snowflake (Platform) (Required)
• Solutions Development (Required)

• At least 18 years of age
• Legally authorized to work in the United States