Streaming Platform Architect

Job Title : Technical Program / Product Manager - Data Platform & Lakehouse

Location : Plano, TX / Mountain View, CA (Hybrid - 3 days onsite per week)

Duration : [Specify if known, e.g., 12-Month Contract]

We are seeking a highly technical and hands-on Technical Program / Product Manager to drive the end-to-end delivery of our modern data platform. In this role, you will own multi-team programs to design, build, and scale a secure, cost-efficient lakehouse architecture on AWS. You will be the central hub coordinating roadmaps across data engineering, platform, security, and product teams to land critical capabilities in Databricks (Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Workflows / Jobs, Delta Live Tables) and event-driven data products using technologies like AWS EventBridge and Kafka / Kinesis. This role spans real-time streaming and batch pipelines and requires a leader with deep technical fluency and strong delivery discipline.

Key Responsibilities :

• Drive the end-to-end delivery of the modern data platform, managing complex, multi-team programs from conception to launch.
• Own and coordinate roadmaps for data engineering, platform, and security teams to land capabilities in Databricks and event-driven architectures.
• Manage program dependencies, risks, and mitigation strategies proactively.
• Define and track program-level metrics, SLAs, and success criteria.
• Create and maintain program-level dashboards and executive-level reporting decks.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, lead roadmap prioritization efforts, and manage RFC (Request for Comments) processes.
• Lead migrations from legacy ETL systems (e.g., Informatica) to modern lakehouse patterns.
• Drive FinOps initiatives for data compute to optimize cloud costs and efficiency.
• Apply AI-native product thinking and utilize modern prototyping tools (e.g., Cursor) with minimal hand-holding.

Required Skills & Experience :

Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Have) :