Enterprise Architect

What You'll Do

Join our dynamic Enterprise Architecture team as an Enterprise Architect focused on the Data Domain, where you'll help shape the future of Principal's data landscape. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to developing foundational data standards and strategies that support our company's data-driven initiatives. You'll be part of transforming how we manage and utilize data across the enterprise.

As part of Principal's Enterprise Architecture Practice focusing on Data, you'll help build and enhance our modern data architecture capabilities. You'll learn to align technical solutions with business objectives while gaining hands-on experience in data modeling and design. This role requires someone who can adapt to rapidly evolving data technologies and collaborate with teams across the organization. As an individual contributor, you'll work alongside experienced architects to develop architectural guidelines and help implement effective data solutions. This position offers an excellent foundation for growing your career in enterprise data architecture.

• Drive the development and implementation of enterprise data modeling standards, evaluating technologies, and architecting cloud platform data solutions and reference architectures.
• Define and establish data architecture standards and governance frameworks, ensuring enterprise-wide alignment of processes and technology solutions with architectural principles and policies.
• Spearhead the integration of artificial intelligence into our data architecture practices, creating innovative solutions to modernize and automate data modeling and design processes.
• Design and implement advanced data architecture services, including knowledge graphs and metadata management capabilities, to transform how our organization understands and utilizes data assets.
• Lead the evaluation and selection of data modeling technologies and tools, providing strategic recommendations that shape our technical roadmap.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and thought leader across the organization, building partnerships with key stakeholders and driving adoption of data architectural best practices through influence, education, and mentoring.

Operating at the intersection of financial services and technology, Principal builds financial tools that help our customers live better lives. We take pride in being a purpose-led firm, motivated by our mission to make financial security accessible to all. Our mission, integrity, and customer focus have made us a trusted leader for more than 140 years.

Who You Are

We are looking for someone with :

Additional preferred experience :

Salary Range Information

Salary ranges below reflect targeted base salaries. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and / or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Salary Range (Non-Exempt expressed as hourly; Exempt expressed as yearly)

$81900 - $182400 / year

Time Off Program

Flexible Time Off (FTO) is provided to salaried (exempt) employees and provides the opportunity to take time away from the office with pay for vacation, personal or short-term illness. Employees don't accrue a bank of time off under FTO and there is no set number of days provided.

Pension Eligible

Yes Job Level

We'll consider talent at the next level with the right experience and skills.

Work Environments This role offers in-office, hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek), and remote work arrangements (only if residing more than 30 miles from Des Moines, IA, Charlotte, NC or Raleigh, NC). You'll work with your leader to figure out which option may align best based on several factors. Work Authorization / Sponsorship

At this time, we're not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO : F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For additional information around work authorization needs please use the following links.

Nonimmigrant Workers and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants

Investment Code of Ethics

For Principal Global Investors positions, you'll need to follow an Investment Code of Ethics related to personal and business conduct as well as personal trading activities for you and members of your household. These same requirements may also apply to other positions across the organization.

Experience Principal

While our expertise spans the globe, we're bound by one common purpose : to foster a world where financial security is accessible to all. And our success depends on the unique experiences, backgrounds, and talents of our employees - individually and all of us together. Explore our core values, benefits and why we're an exceptional place to grow your career.

Principal is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Posting Window

We will accept applications for 3 full days following the Original Posting Date, after which the posting may remain open or be removed based upon applications received. If we choose to post the job again, we will accept additional applications for at least 1 full day following the Most Recently Posted Date. Please submit applications in a timely manner as there is no guarantee the posting will be available beyond the applicable deadline.

Original Posting Date

10 / 7 / 2025

Most Recently Posted Date

10 / 7 / 2025

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