Be unstoppable with us!T-Mobile is synonymous with innovation-and you could be part of the team that disrupted an entire industry! We reinvented customer service, brought real 5G to the nation, and now we're shaping the future of technology in wireless and beyond. Our work is as exciting as it is rewarding, so consider the career opportunity below as your invitation to grow with us, make big things happen with us, above all, #BEYOU with us. Together, we won't stop!Job OverviewA principal data architect is a senior-level position responsible for designing and implementing the overall data architecture for an organization. This includes developing and maintaining the data models, data integration systems, and data storage systems that are used to manage and analyze the organization's data. The principal data architect also works closely with other teams and departments to ensure that the data architecture supports the organization's goals and objectives. Additionally, a principal data architect is often responsible for developing and implementing data governance policies and procedures to ensure data integrity and security.T-Mobile is synonymous with innovation-and you could be part of the team that disrupted an entire industry! We reinvented customer service, brought real 5G to the nation, and now we're shaping the future of technology in wireless and beyond. Our work is as exciting as it is rewarding, so consider the career opportunity below as your invitation to grow with us, make big things happen with us, above all, #BEYOU with us. Together, we won't stop!T-Mobile is America's supercharged Un-carrier, delivering an advanced 4G LTE and transformative nationwide 5G network that will offer reliable connectivity for all.Job Responsibilities:Define the data architecture strategy in alignment with business and data strategy.Socialize and gain agreement across the product and delivery teams.Implement the data architecture strategy with the technology and platform teams.Lead discovery, conceptualization and selecting the architecture opportunities.Decide on overall architecture and approve tools evaluation.Drive the definition and approval of various architecture patterns and components.Identify the inefficiencies and technical debt in the data architecture and drive continuous improvements.Review and provide guidance for critical projects and products architecture design.Provide direction and approvals for data architecture for various business needs across real time and batch data, structured and unstructured data, different data storage ranging from relational to NoSQL and graph DBs, different access patterns etc.Engage with vendors to understand off the shelf product capabilities and value proposition.Leverage industry best insights and emerging architecture patterns gained via network of telco and domain peers.Critical issue and resolution point for complex data architecture decisions.Build and lead a successful team of architects, modelers, and solution designers capable of building next generation data architecture for T-Mobile.Define learning objectives and growth path for the team members.Guide team with innovative design patternsDefine and/or approve the data architecture patterns to be embraced by the teams.Skill Requirements:Advanced skills on following categories of toolsCloud Platforms - AzureOn-Prem Platforms - Hadoop (Cloudera)Data Tools and Workload Processors - Databricks, Snowflake, Azure Data and Analytics servicesAgile Frameworks - Kanban, ScrumCI/CD - Git, Jenkins, Ansible, TerraformData Lake, Data Lakehouse and Data Warehouse concepts, data modeling and tools preferable on the cloud e.g., Azure Data Lake (ADLS), Snowflake, Databricks Lake House etc.Designing and crafting data pipelines via tools like Apache Nifi, Azure Data Factory, Apache SparkKafka, Event Hu