Enterprise Architect Remote

At Twilio, we’re shaping the future of communications, all from the comfort of our homes. We deliver innovative solutions to hundreds of thousands of businesses and empower millions of developers worldwide to craft personalized customer experiences.

Our dedication to remote‑first work, and strong culture of connection and global inclusion means that no matter your location, you’re part of a vibrant team with diverse experiences making a global impact each day. As we continue to revolutionize how the world interacts, we’re acquiring new skills and experiences that make work feel truly rewarding. Your career at Twilio is in your hands.

We use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to maintain an efficient, fair and transparent hiring process. Our hiring process is never completely automated, and uses AI in conjunction with our recruiting professionals.

Join the team as Twilio’s next Enterprise Architect.

This position is needed to transform our data ecosystem by designing and implementing a unified, governed data architecture across the company. This role is accountable for the technical rationalization of disparate data lakes, ensuring rigorous governance, and compelling cross‑functional teams to adopt standardized, centralized data tooling.

The Enterprise Architect responsible for the Enterprise Data Domain defines and executes the data strategy, determining the future state of our data ecosystem and bears accountability for its long‑term viability.

• Formulate the enterprise‑wide data strategy to align with long‑term business objectives and forecast future technological requirements.
• Design scalable data architectures that integrate heterogeneous data sources. Ensure all designs adhere strictly to enterprise security and compliance standards.
• Author the policies that govern data access, retention, and sovereignty globally. Establish the enforcement mechanisms.
• Implement rigorous data governance frameworks. Define ownership, stewardship, and quality metrics for data residing in disparate lakes.
• Audit the current portfolio of data tools. Identify redundancies and execute plans to decommission inferior software, thereby reducing technical debt.
• Analyze existing data silos. Engineer integration patterns that expose trapped data to the broader enterprise without compromising integrity.
• Confront business leaders with technical realities. Articulate the cost of sprawl and the value of a unified data model.

Twilio values diverse experiences from all kinds of industries, and we encourage everyone who meets the required qualifications to apply. If your career is just starting or hasn't followed a traditional path, don't let that stop you from considering Twilio. We are always looking for people who will bring something new to the table!

• Minimum 12 years in enterprise technology or data, with at least 5 years dedicated to data architecture.
• Data Warehousing Methodologies: Both TOGAF certification and demonstrated thought leadership in convincing executives to invest in the formalism of full data lifecycle specific to Data Warehousing engineering and governance.
• Technical Leadership: Deep, hands‑on expertise in building architecture and engineering practices around any leading Data Warehouse.
• Database Strategy: Proven mastery in rationalizing complex estates containing disparate relational and non‑relational database system including proven track record of operationalizing data governance in complex environments.
• Leadership: Demonstrated ability to influence C‑level executives and steer large organizations without direct HR authority.
• Complex Rationalization: History of successfully merging multi‑national or multi‑line‑of‑business data estates during M&A activities or massive re‑organizations.
• Recent, hands‑on technical experience with any of the following:
  Snowflake, AWS, Informatica, dbt, Datahub, and Presto, Datahub/Acryl.
• Master’s degree in a quantitative field strongly preferred.

This role will be remote, but is not eligible to be hired in CA, CT, NJ, NY, PA, WA.

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