Principal Solution Architect

From Fivetran’s founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required. We’re proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven. About the Role The Professional Services team at Fivetran is growing and you can join a function that is building from the ground up. The approaches, methodologies, working practices and team culture that we put in place now will be the template for what is to come, so if you are excited about having a hand in steering the approach of a critical function within the organization, then this may be the role for you! As a Principal Solution Architect at Fivetran Professional Services, you will play a pivotal role in guiding our most strategic, complex, and high-impact customer engagements across the modern data ecosystem — with a strong focus on Data Lakes, Transformations, and extended Modern Data Architectures. You will serve as a technical thought leader and trusted advisor, shaping our customers’ data integration and AI journeys, while also mentoring fellow architects and influencing Fivetran’s product and delivery evolution. You will lead by example — defining architectural standards, developing reusable frameworks, and ensuring delivery excellence across engagements. As a trusted partner to Fortune 500 and high-growth customers, you’ll work directly with executive and technical stakeholders to architect secure, scalable, and high-performance data integration frameworks that drive time-to-value and business outcomes. You’ll collaborate closely with Sales, Product, Engineering, Support, and Customer Success to influence roadmap direction, drive innovation, and enable field and customer teams through scalable technical enablement programs. This is a full-time position based remotely in the US. Technologies You’ll Use

Fivetran Data Integration Products:

Including SaaS Connectors, HVR, and Customer-Managed (formerly “Hybrid Deployment”) options

Databases (Source & Target Systems):

Relational and enterprise systems: Oracle, SAP HANA, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM Db2, MySQL, PostgreSQL

Cloud Data Warehouses & Lakehouses:

Snowflake, BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, Databricks

Cloud Object Storage & Data Lakes:

Amazon S3, Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS), Google Cloud Storage (GCS) Modern open table formats: Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake

Cloud Platforms & Infrastructure:

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure

Operating Systems:

Linux and Unix-based systems, Windows Server environments

Containerization & Orchestration:

Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, Helm

Modern Data Transformation, Orchestration, and Activation:

dbt, SQLMesh, Apache Airflow, Prefect, Census

Developer, Scripting & Infrastructure Tools:

Git, REST APIs, Python, Bash, PowerShell Infrastructure as Code: Terraform CI/CD tooling experience is a plus

Security, Secrets & Governance (Optional but Valued):

Vault, AWS KMS, and enterprise IAM integrations (optional, relevant for sensitive deployments) What You’ll Do

As a key leader of our customer-facing team, you’ll be directly leading the customer implementation journey successfully and optimize Fivetran products across various data environments. Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead Enterprise Architectures: Design and deliver complex, enterprise-grade data integration and transformation architectures across cloud, hybrid, and on-prem environments.
• Drive Customer Success: Partner with senior customer stakeholders to define business objectives, translate them into scalable technical designs, and drive measurable business value.
• Scale the Field: Develop and maintain reference architectures, delivery frameworks, and internal training assets that uplift the PS organization and enable efficient scaling.
• Mentor & Guide: Serve as a mentor and coach to architects and consultants, uplifting team skills in advanced data replication, hybrid deployments, and lakehouse integrations.
• Engage Cross-Functionally: Partner with Product and Engineering to influence roadmap decisions, and guide enterprise customers through the rollout of new features and deployment models.
• Thought Leadership: Represent Fivetran in customer workshops, partner discussions, and executive briefings — contributing to our industry presence as a strategic advisor.
• Innovation & AI Readiness: Lead engagements that help customers prepare for AI workloads (LLMs, ML pipelines), advising on best practices for data quality, lineage, and compliance.
• Customer Enablement: Produce enablement assets and lead sessions that help customers adopt new architectures confidently — ensuring long-term success and self-sufficiency.
• Skills We’re Looking For

12+ years of progressive experience in enterprise data architecture, solution engineering, or consulting leadership, with specialization in modern data integration platforms, data lakes, transformation pipelines, and large-scale implementation programs. Deep technical fluency with the modern data stack, including data ingestion tools, cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift), orchestration tools (Airflow, dbt, SQLMesh, Prefect), and observability or metadata catalog solutions. Demonstrated expertise in enterprise replication from transactional databases (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, SAP) into analytical or data lake platforms — with experience designing and tuning log-based replication, schema mapping, and network/security controls within customer-managed environments. Practical implementation experience with open table formats like Delta Lake or Apache Iceberg, including schema evolution, time travel, compaction strategies, file pruning, and optimization for cost-effective, high-performance analytics. Strong command of containerized environments, Linux-based deployments, and infrastructure orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Vault, KMS), particularly in customer-managed deployment architectures. Proven ability to architect solutions at scale—leading end-to-end design for large enterprise clients, optimizing ingestion and transformation flows, driving data governance alignment, and ensuring platform reliability and scalability. Highly proficient in SQL and scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell — with the ability to build automation frameworks, troubleshoot deployments, and guide teams in operational hand-offs and best practices. Experience producing internal frameworks, reusable assets, and technical enablement collateral for onboarding, delivery excellence, and team-wide knowledge sharing. Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional collaboration — working with Sales, Product, Customer Success, and Engineering stakeholders to influence roadmap priorities, surface customer feedback, and drive delivery quality. Ability to engage executive stakeholders and technical sponsors to articulate architectural trade-offs, business value, and ROI in complex enterprise environments. Experience working with Fortune 500 or high-growth enterprise customers, including those undergoing data modernization, cloud migration, or building AI/ML-enabled pipelines on open lakehouse architectures. Passion for mentoring solution architects, sharing architectural vision, and enabling delivery teams through direct coaching, scalable documentation, and strategic advisory input.

#LI-REMOTE#LI-MM1 The compensation range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire compensation for the target position and level, and may include sales incentives or target bonuses depending on the role. Our compensation ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Our job titles may span more than one career level. Within the range, individual compensation is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training, business need, market demands. The compensation range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your location during the hiring process. Pay Range $196,560—$245,700 USD Perks and Benefits 100% employer-paid medical insurance* Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays, and volunteer days off RSU stock grants* Professional development and training opportunities Company virtual happy hours, free food, and fun team-building activities Monthly cell phone stipend Access to an innovative mental health support platform that offers personalized care and resources in areas such as: therapy, coaching, and self-guided mindfulness exercises for all covered employees and their covered dependents. *May vary by country and worker type - please reach out to your recruiter for more information Click here to learn more about Fivetran's Benefits by Region. We’re honored to be valued at over $5.6 billion, but more importantly, we’re proud of our core values of Get Stuck In, Do the Right Thing, and One Team, One Dream. Read about us in Forbes. Fivetran brings together high-quality talent across the globe to make data access as easy and reliable as electricity for our customers. We value and recognize that our customers benefit from having innovative teams made of people from many backgrounds, experiences, and identities. Fivetran promotes diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging through attracting, recruiting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce, not only because it is the right thing to do, but because it helps us build a world-class company to better serve our customers, our people and our communities. To learn more about Fivetran’s culture and what it’s like to be part of the team, click here and enjoy our video. To learn more about our candidate privacy policy, you can read our statement here. We are committed to ensuring that all candidates have an equal opportunity to participate in our interview process. If you require accommodations at any stage of the process due to a disability, medical condition, or any other circumstance, please don't hesitate to submit your request by filling out this form. We will work with you to provide reasonable accommodations to facilitate your participation and ensure a fair and accessible interview experience. Your request and any information provided will be kept confidential and will not impact your candidacy. We look forward to hearing from you and accommodating your needs to the best of our ability.