Job Ref 174909
Location Providence RI 02903
Location Flexibility Remote
Category IT
Job Type Full-time
Job Status Exempt
Anticipated Closing Date March 11 2026
Pay Basis Yearly
Pay Range 131400.00 - 253600.00 Annually 63.17 - 121.92 Hourly
Brand UNFI
Compensation Range - 180000-200000
Job Overview The Principal IT Solutions Data Architect leads end-to-end data architecture on AWS leveraging Databricks for computing governance and platform evolution defines data product patterns domain models and best practices partnering with engineering analytics security and business teams to deliver resilient high-performance governed data solutions.
What does it mean to be part of the Information Technology Team A role in Information Technology at UNFI involves being a part of the transformation of food for all through many innovative technology products such as myUNFI our customer ordering platform or our warehouse management systems that optimize service. You will have an opportunity to be a part of the technology journey to transform food for all through collaboration and building solutions across teams that directly contribute to our OneUNFI strategy. Roles include network automation infrastructure unification and modernization data services and analytics and digital offering.
Job Responsibilities
Enterprise Architecture Own the enterprise data architecture vision and roadmap across batch streaming ML and BI workloads on AWS Databricks.
Establish reference architectures canonical models and standards for medallion Lakehouse design Bronze Silver Gold Delta Lake Unity Catalog and data product contracts.
Lead design for high throughput ingestion CDC streaming file API and domain data products supply chain commercial finance with SLOs for freshness quality and cost.
Define governance-by-design data classification lineage access patterns attribute- and purpose-based privacy retention and audit using Unity Catalog and AWS services.
Architect scalable cost-efficient processing autoscaling clusters SQL warehouses optimized Delta design Z-Order OPTIMIZE clustering photon-aware pipelines job orchestration.
Drive interoperability with SAP define patterns for SAP extract CDC e.g. ODP SLT SDI model alignment with SAP Business Data Cloud Datasphere and harmonized semantics.
Design and review near real-time data flows Spark Structured Streaming Delta Live Tables Auto Loader Kafka Kinesis MSK for operational analytics and event-driven use cases.
Champion data quality observability great expectations Deque Delta expectations lineage and SLAs with incident management and FinOps guardrails.
Partner with InfoSec to implement platform security IAM Lakehouse permissions token secret management private networking encryption and data masking tokenization patterns.
Collaborate with analytics and data science to productionable features MLAI workloads and vector semantic search where appropriate ensuring reproducibility and MLOps readiness.
Strategic Leadership and Coaching Provides strategic advice on project costs design concepts or design changes included risks and assessment of decisions
Communicate project information to senior stakeholders that includes technical reporting and high visibility presentations
Train data engineers in new concepts and AI knowledge
Job Requirements
Education Certifications Bachelors degree in computer science systems analysis or a related study.
Experience 10 years in data architecture including 5 years designing at enterprise scale in cloud data platforms. Hands-on expertise with Databricks Delta Lake Unity Catalog SQL Warehouses Spark DLT Workflows ML Stack and AWS core services S3 Glue Lambda EMR or MSK Kinesis Step Functions IAM CloudWatch. Strong data modeling experience across operational analytical and semantic layers 3NF data vault dimensional star and data product contract design with tools like Erwin ER Studio. Proven track record building resilient streaming and batch data pipelines with performance tuning cost optimization and observability. Experience with SAP Business Data Cloud SAP Datasphere and SAP data integration ODP SLT CDS views BTP services or prior SAP BW ERP data models.
Knowledge Skills Abilities Deep understanding of governance security and privacy RBAC ABAC PII handling masking tokenization retention lineage and access approvals. Presentation skills that include all levels within organization Excellent stakeholder engagement ability to convert business outcomes into clear architecture options and trade-offs strong documentation and standards leadership. Familiarity with MLAI on Databricks Feature Store Model Serving vector search and MLOps patterns CICD model lineage governance. Exceptional interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork facilitation and negotiation Good judgment is required for this position as there may be times when direct supervision may not be immediately available.
Work Environment Remote Role This position is classified as remote where the associate will perform remote work from their primary residence. Remote associates are welcome to work from the office but are not required to do so. While remote associates are not required to work from an office on a regular basis they may be required to come to the office or other UNFI locations for necessary business reasons or if directed to do so by their manager.
About UNFI We are North Americas premier grocery wholesaler delivering the widest variety of fresh branded and owned brand products to community grocers and retail chains alike. A pioneer in natural and organic foods we are growing and transforming to meet the needs of an evolving workplace. Our 29000 employees work across America in our 50 Distribution Centers and corporate offices. Learn more Organic Natural and Conventional Food | Wholesale Food Distributors | UNFI
Benefits Competitive 401k Flexible PTO Remote Health benefits - first of the month following 30 days of employment mentorship program developmental opportunities.
UNFI is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment for all. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race color age religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin disability protected veteran status or other protected ground. Accommodation is available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the job selection process. - MF Veteran Disability. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
Company United Natural Foods Inc.
Compensation UNFI anticipates paying the above-referenced pay rate or within the above-referenced pay range for this position. Actual Pay where applicable will depend on a number of factors including but not limited to education experience training and any requirements under applicable collective bargaining agreements. UNFI is committed to transparency in pay in compliance with applicable state provincial and local laws.
Benefits For Washington positions or positions that may be performed remotely from Washington Click HERE for Washington-specific paid time off details. Candidates hired into this position will also be eligible to participate in the following benefits programs Paid Time Off Sick Time paid holidays and parental leave 401K Program or retirement savings plan if in Canada medical dental vision life and accidental death dismemberment insurance short-term and long-term disability insurance program Flexible Spending Account and/or Health Savings Account U.S. only subject to meeting the eligibility requirements and the terms and conditions of these programs and subject to any requirements under applicable collective bargaining agreements. Sales Positions Only For sales positions that are commission-based the above range is an estimate of total potential commission-based compensation during an associates first year but UNFI offers an introductory period minimum of 680 per week. After the introductory period as a 100 commission-based role there is no set salary. UNFIs commission plans are uncapped and average earnings vary depending on territory and sales achieved among other factors. UNFIs compensation benefits and paid time off policies are subject to change in the Companys sole discretion consistent with applicable law. This job posting should not be construed as an offer of employment with certain terms nor should it be construed as a guaranteed minimum. Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act or for Canadian applicants in accordance with provincial human rights legislation.