Altria Group, Inc

Manager, Platform Architecture

Altria Group, Inc$137K — $199K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
  • 5+ years in data engineering, platform engineering, or cloud architecture with ownership at scale.
  • 3+ years architecting solutions specifically on Azure Databricks.
  • Strong expertise in Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and Databricks Lakehouse architecture.
  • Excellent communication and technical leadership skills.

Responsibilities

  • Own the reference architecture for Azure and Databricks Lakehouse including medallion design.
  • Partner with IT teams to co-design landing zones and ensure platform security.
  • Provide architectural direction to managed service providers, defining standards and accountability.
  • Establish Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD standards for effective delivery.
  • Drive performance tuning and cost-efficiency in data processes through FinOps principles.
  • Run proofs-of-concept for emerging Azure/Databricks capabilities and improve architecture.
  • Define architectural governance and best practices, leading design reviews.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model offering flexibility.
  • Opportunity to work with Fortune 500 clients and iconic brands.
  • Role focused on strategic architecture and leadership rather than hands-on engineering.
  • Engagement in cutting-edge data technologies like Azure and Databricks.
  • Potential for innovation through the pilot of emerging capabilities.
Full Job Description
Job Title: Manager, Platform Architecture

Req Id: 3010

Work Model: Hybrid

Company: Altria Client Services

State/Province: Virginia

Job Description:

Design and govern an enterprise-scale data platform on Microsoft Azure and Databricks for a fortune 500 company with some of the most iconic brands! Have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field? Have five years in data engineering, data platform engineering, or cloud data architecture with architecture ownership at scale, including 3+ years architecting solutions on Azure Databricks? If so, we want to speak with you!

We are actively recruiting a Manager, Platform Architecture, to join our team in Richmond, VA.

This role will own the architectural blueprint for a unified Lakehouse ingestion, transformation, governance, and serving, that powers analytics, data engineering, and AI/ML across the organization. The architect sets technical standards, leads architecture decisions across initiatives, partners across IT and with external delivery partners, and connects platform investments to business value, while balancing performance, security, scalability, and cost. This is a strategic architecture and leadership role rather than a hands-on engineering position.

What you'll be doing:
  • Platform Architecture: Own the reference architecture for the Azure + Databricks Lakehouse - medallion design, Delta Lake standards, and Unity Catalog and multi-workspace topology.
  • Cross-Functional IT Partnership: Partner with enterprise IT - cloud infrastructure, network engineering, and security teams - to co-design landing zones, connectivity, and platform guardrails aligned to enterprise standards and shared services.
  • Vendor & Managed Service Oversight: Provide architectural direction and quality governance to managed service providers and system integrators; define standards and acceptance criteria, review deliverables, set and monitor SLAs, and hold partners accountable to the reference architecture and security controls.
  • CI/CD & Automation: Establish Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD standards (Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions, Terraform, Databricks Asset Bundles) for repeatable, governed delivery across environments.
  • Performance & Cost Optimization (FinOps): Drive tuning and cost-efficiency across compute, pipelines, and SQL workloads; embed FinOps discipline, tagging, and chargeback.
  • Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Run proofs-of-concept, pilot emerging Azure/Databricks capabilities (including Microsoft Fabric), and evolve architecture patterns to improve performance, cost, and capability.
  • Standards & Leadership: Define and enforce architecture governance and best practices; lead design and architecture reviews; and shape the platform's multi-year roadmap.


We want you to have
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
  • 5+ years in data engineering, data platform engineering, or cloud data architecture with architecture ownership at scale, including 3+ years architecting solutions on Azure Databricks.
  • Strong expertise in Apache Spark / PySpark, Delta Lake, and Databricks Lakehouse architecture, including Unity Catalog governance and Databricks administration (provisioning, RBAC, cluster policies, security controls).
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and technical leadership skills
  • Databricks certifications (e.g., Certified Data Engineer Professional/Associate) and/or Microsoft Azure certifications (Azure Data Engineer, Azure Solutions Architect Expert),preferred.


The starting salary is based on but not limited to experience, knowledge, and qualifications in determining compensation decisions. The Salary Range for this position is: $137,500.00 - $199,450.00.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

About Altria Group, Inc

Altria’s companies have built some of the brands in the world – Marlboro, Copenhagen, Skoal, and Black &? Mild – that today are their respective categories.??? Altria Group owns three premier tobacco companies in the United States.? Philip Morris USA, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, and John Middleton have positions in the cigarette, smokeless tobacco, and large machine-made cigar categories. Altria also has a substantial position in the alcohol business with Ste. Michelle Wine Estates and economic interest in SABMiller plc?.

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Learn more about Altria Group, Inc
Size
6,000 employees
Market Cap
$82.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$4.4 billion
Founded
1985
5 Year Trend
+0.2%
Revenue
$26.1 billion
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