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CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA Insurer lists this Data Solutions Architect - Remote opportunity in kansas city, Missouri. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
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Data Solutions Architect - Remote
R8044 Data Solutions Architect - Remote (Open)
CSAA Insurance Group (CSAA IG), a AAA insurer, is one of the leading personal lines property and casualty insurance groups in the United States. We build innovative, human-centered solutions that help AAA members prevent, prepare for, and recover from lifes uncertainties. Data Solutions Architect - Remote
Enterprise Data Architect
to lead the strategy and architecture for enterprise data, ontology, and AI platforms. This role will establish scalable standards and solutions across Palantir, Snowflake, and AWS, creating a strong semantic foundation for analytics, operational workflows, and AI solutions. You’ll partner with technology and business leaders to define architecture standards, patterns, and roadmaps that enable secure, governed, and cost-effective use of enterprise data.
Ontology & Palantir Platform Architecture
Define reference architectures and usage patterns for Foundry and AIP capabilities (Ontology, Pipeline Builder, Functions, Workshop, AIP Logic, Agent Studio) and set guardrails for when and how each is used.
Establish how the Ontology integrates with core systems of record (policy, billing, claims), the enterprise data platform, and downstream applications.
Define the architecture for AI, GenAI, and Agentic workflows grounded in the Ontology, including LLM/RAG patterns, agent boundaries, human-in-the-loop controls, and Responsible AI requirements.
Data Architecture
Define the data architecture target state and roadmap, including conceptual and logical data models, domain boundaries, data product standards, and data mesh/lakehouse operating patterns.
Set standards for data integration, API, and event-driven patterns across structured and unstructured data, spanning Snowflake, Kafka/MSK, and the Palantir platform.
Establish data governance, lineage, metadata, quality, privacy, and security requirements in partnership with Data Governance, Security, and Compliance.
Rationalize the data and analytics platform portfolio and define platform interoperability (Snowflake, Palantir, AWS data services).
Cloud & Enterprise Integration
Provide architecture direction for AWS-based data and AI capabilities (S3, Lambda, API Gateway, EventBridge, SQS/SNS, Step Functions, MSK, Bedrock, SageMaker), focusing on patterns, security, resiliency, observability, and cost.
Define integration standards between the data platform, ontology layer, and enterprise applications.
Lead the Architecture Review process for data and AI initiatives; Develop business cases, capability maps, and executive-level architecture narratives that connect data and AI investments to business outcomes.
Bachelors or masters degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
10+ years in Enterprise Architecture, Data Architecture, Solution Architecture, or related roles, with 5+ years in an enterprise or domain architect capacity.
4+ years designing enterprise Data, Cloud, or AI architectures at scale.
Deep expertise in enterprise data modeling (conceptual, logical, semantic), ontology/knowledge graph concepts, data mesh and data product thinking, and domain-driven design.
Strong architecture expertise with AWS, cloud-native patterns, event-driven and API-based integration, high availability, observability, and infrastructure as code.
sufficient Python and SQL fluency to evaluate designs and review implementations.
Experience architecting AI/ML, GenAI, RAG, and Agentic AI solutions, including governance and Responsible AI controls.
Working knowledge of data governance frameworks, regulatory and privacy requirements, and security architecture.
Ability to mentor solution architects and establish architecture standards and practices.
Strong collaboration across Architecture, Engineering, Product, Security, Data Governance, Operations, and business teams.
Experience leading Palantir platform adoption across multiple business domains strongly preferred.
P&C insurance experience (Guidewire or comparable core platforms) strongly preferred.
supporting employee resource groups, mentoring employees, volunteering, joining cross-functional projects)
willing to have cameras when it matters: helping onboard new team members, building relationships, etc.)
Travels as needed for role, including divisional / team meetings and other in-person meetings
Fulfills business needs, which may include investing extra time, helping other teams, etc
Please note we are hiring for this role remote anywhere in the United States with the following exceptions: At CSAA IG, we are a mission-driven organization proudly committed to empowering our members, our employees, and our communities to thrive .
We offer a total compensation package, annual bonus eligibility for most roles, 401(k) with a company match, and so much more! Flexible Workplace:
We embrace a remote-first culture through our Flexible Workplace. Most employees hold Home-Flex roles, working primarily from home, often with the flexibility to work from various locations including CSAA offices. Our flexible workplace empowers you to balance remote work with intentional in‑person moments that deepen connection and collaboration.
Inclusion and Belonging:
As climate change leads to more frequent and severe weather events, we are taking bold action to build more resilient communities and reduce our environmental impact. Submit your application to be considered. CSAA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities or other limitations. If you would like to request an accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact you apply and are selected to continue in the recruiting process, we will schedule a preliminary call with you to discuss the role and will disclose during that call the available salary/hourly rate range based on your location. Please do not apply for this role if at any time (now or in the future) you will need immigration support (i.e., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT Training Plans, etc.).
However, we have a location-based compensation structure. This role also includes an opportunity for a company-wide annual discretionary bonus, through our Annual Incentive Plan (AIP), of up to 12% of eligible pay.
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