Data Architect

General Description

We are looking for a Data Architect with strong experience in AI and ML to design, build, and govern data architectures that enable advanced analytics, machine learning, and generative AI. This role will define the data infrastructure, operating model, and roadmap in a highly regulated environment (banking), ensuring compliance, performance, security, and scalability.

Responsibilities

Define architectures for data pipelines (batch and streaming) to support AI/ML, including feature extraction, feature stores, model serving, inference, and monitoring.
Design and implement storage solutions for structured and unstructured data.
Establish standards for data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical), schema evolution, governance, metadata, and lineage.
Ensure data security, PII protection, encryption at rest and in transit, key management, and compliance with regulations (BCBS 239, PCI DSS, GDPR).
Collaborate with Data Science, Analytics, Product, Risk, and Compliance teams to define requirements and deliver AI/ML solutions.
Design platform components: orchestration, containerization, monitoring, logging, and scaling.
Mentor data engineers, influence the roadmap, evaluate new tools, and modernize legacy systems.

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field (advanced degree is a plus).
7–10 years in data architecture/engineering roles; 2–3 years in AI/ML pipeline architectures.
Strong expertise in data modeling and SQL/NoSQL databases.
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) and related storage/governance tools.
Knowledge of batch and streaming pipelines (Kafka, Spark, Flink).
Data governance, lineage, metadata, and regulatory compliance in finance.
Excellent stakeholder management skills.

Important: The candidate must provide evidence of academic preparation or courses related to the job posting, if necessary.

ABOUT US

Popular is Puerto Rico’s leading financial institution and have been evolving since it was founded over a century ago. From a small bank it has developed into a large corporation that offer a wide variety of services and financial solutions to our customers, with presence in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America.

As employees, we are dedicated to making our customers dreams come true by offering financial solutions in each stage of their life. Our extensive trajectory demonstrates the resiliency and determination of our employees to innovate, reach for the right solutions and strongly support the communities we serve; therefore, we value their diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds.

We reaffirm our commitment to always offer essential financial services and solutions for our customers and communities, including during emergency situations and/or natural disasters. Popular’s employees are considered essential workers, whose role is critical in the continuity of these important services even under such circumstances. By applying to this position, you acknowledge that Popular may require your services during and immediately after any such events.

If you have a disability or need more information about requesting an accommodation, please contact us at asesorialaboral@popular.com. This email inbox is monitored for such types of requests only. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed exemptions or reasonable accommodations. Any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Are you ready for a rewarding career?

Popular is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vets
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