BI Platform Architect
Princeton, NJ - USA
Job Summary
Job Title: BI Platform Architect
Location: Princeton New Jersey - Hybrid role
Experience: 10 years in Business Intelligence Data Engineering or Analytics Architecture
Start Date : 23-Mar-2026
Role Overview:
The BI Platform Architect will be responsible for defining designing and implementing the overall architecture of the Business Intelligence (BI) ecosystem. This role focuses on building scalable secure and high-performance BI platforms that integrate data from multiple sources support advanced analytics and enable self-service reporting across the enterprise. The architect will work closely with data engineers BI developers and business stakeholders to ensure alignment of BI strategy with organizational goals.
The BI Platform Architect will be responsible for defining designing and implementing the overall architecture of the Business Intelligence (BI) ecosystem. This role focuses on building scalable secure and high-performance BI platforms that integrate data from multiple sources support advanced analytics and enable self-service reporting across the enterprise. The architect will work closely with data engineers BI developers and business stakeholders to ensure alignment of BI strategy with organizational goals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement enterprise BI architecture ensuring scalability performance and data governance.
- Define standards and best practices for BI development data modeling and visualization.
- Lead the selection configuration and integration of BI tools (Tableau Power BI Qlik Spotfire etc.).
- Oversee data flow design across data warehouses data lakes and visualization layers.
- Collaborate with data engineering teams to ensure optimized data pipelines and model structures.
- Establish security access control and compliance frameworks for BI environments.
- Drive modernization initiatives including migration to cloud-based BI platforms.
- Support automation monitoring and performance tuning across the BI ecosystem.
- Mentor BI developers and analysts on architectural standards and reusable frameworks.
- Partner with business and IT leaders to define BI strategy and roadmap.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Strong experience in BI architecture and data integration design.
- Hands-on expertise with leading BI platforms (Power BI Tableau Qlik or Spotfire).
- Proficiency in SQL data modeling (star/snowflake schemas) and ETL/ELT design.
- Deep understanding of data warehousing concepts and tools (e.g. Snowflake Redshift Databricks).
- Experience with cloud BI and data platforms (AWS Azure GCP).
- Knowledge of data governance metadata management and security best practices.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with API integrations automation and CI/CD for BI deployments.
- Exposure to machine learning integration within BI platforms.
- Certification in BI or cloud technologies (e.g. AWS Certified Data Analytics Azure Data Engineer).
- Prior experience in leading BI modernization or enterprise transformation programs.