Apple
Senior Data Architect, Legal Operations
$185K–$278K
Cupertino, California · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years, including at least 4 years in a senior architecture or leadership role.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience); Master's degree preferred.
About the job
Owns Legal Operations’ data architecture and leads the Data Management Office, building trusted data foundations for analytics and AI.
What you'll do
- Define and implement the unified data model, semantic layer, integration architecture, and legal ontology.
- Establish entity resolution, data quality, and governance standards across legal systems.
- Lead and mentor the DMO team and set its technical direction.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 10+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or related fields, including at least 4 years in a senior architecture or leadership role.
- Deep enterprise data architecture expertise, including data modeling, dimensional modeling, data lake design, and ETL/ELT patterns.
- Experience with cloud data platforms, particularly Snowflake; proficiency in SQL and Python; experience with data integration tools and entity resolution or master data management.
Nice to have
- Master's degree.
- Legal tech or legal operations experience; semantic layers, knowledge graphs, or ontology design; AI/ML-enabling data architecture; or data observability and quality tools.
Pay
$184,700 and $277,600 USD base salary
Tools
Snowflake, SQL, Python, dbt, Fivetran, dbt Semantic Layer, Cube, AtScale
AI focus
Build trusted, connected data foundations that enable accurate production AI systems; preferred familiarity includes RAG, embeddings, vector databases, and context management.
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