Protective Life
Data Solutions Architect
$124K–$170K
Birmingham, AL +2 · Remote · Full-time · Posted Sep 10, 2026
- Location
- Birmingham, AL
Work From Home
Nebraska - Virtual - Experience
- Significant progressive experience required; no specific number of years stated.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Designs and guides enterprise data solutions that support analytics, reporting, and AI use cases, translating business priorities into secure, scalable technical plans.
What you'll do
- Design end-to-end data architectures and integration patterns, and establish reusable standards and reference designs.
- Lead design reviews and align delivery teams and stakeholders on architectural decisions and roadmaps.
- Ensure solutions meet business needs while addressing governance, security, compliance, scalability, and reliability.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Significant progressive experience in data engineering, data architecture, or solution architecture, including substantial time in a senior technical or architect-level capacity.
- Experience leading significant data initiatives across multiple teams or domains, designing data solutions for analytics, reporting, or AI/ML, and working hands-on with cloud data platforms and modern data technologies.
- Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction and standards across teams, partner with business leadership, communicate with senior leaders, and mentor engineers or architects.
Nice to have
- Experience in financial services, insurance, or other regulated industries.
- Experience with AI, machine learning, or advanced analytics solutions; data governance and compliance; agile or product-oriented delivery; or enterprise architecture review forums.
Pay
USD 124,500–170,000 base salary per year
AI focus
Design data solutions and enable data products for AI and AI/ML use cases.
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