What you’ll do

Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following:

• Install, configure, and maintain AI platform and tools.
• Design, deploy, and operate infrastructure supporting ML and LLM workloads.
• Build, containerize, and deploy AI services using Docker.
• Build and maintain Machine Learning CI/CD pipelines for training, testing, and deployment.
• Deploy and manage AI services across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code best practices.
• Monitor system performance, reliability, and scalability of AI platforms.
• Implement observability for agentic AI systems to ensure reliability, transparency, and debuggability.
• Perform regular security updates, patching, access control, and vulnerability remediation.
• Integrate AI tools with APIs, data platforms, and internal systems.
• Research, evaluate, and prototype new AI, LLM, and MLOps tools.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, data, and deployment issues.
• Research, test, and prototype emerging AI technologies.
• Document system architecture, deployment processes, and operational runbooks.

Location & Travel Expectations:

• This role is based out of the Scout Motors corporate headquarters in Charlotte, NC.
• This role requires 4-5 days per week in the office, with regular in-person meetings and events. 
• Applicants should expect that the role will require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and travel to participate in events on behalf of the company from time to time.

What you’ll bring 

We expect all Scout employees to have integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, and strive to exhibit a positive attitude, as well as a growth mindset. You’ll be comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. You’ll take a collaborative approach to achieve ambitious goals. Here's what else you'll bring: 

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years Practical experience with LLM platforms, LLMOps, and MLOps.
• Experience deploying and maintaining AI or data platforms in production.
• Hands-on experience with AI/automation tools.
• Experience designing and orchestrating agentic automation workflows.
• Strong experience with Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Proven experience deploying applications using Docker (Docker files, image optimization, container lifecycle).
• Expertise with cloud platforms such as AWS.
• Expertise with CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).
• Strong Knowledge of Kubernetes and orchestration.
• Solid understanding of networking.
• Experience supporting high-availability, production AI systems.
• Scripting skills (Python, PySpark, Bash).
• Knowledge of security best practices, patch management, and access controls.
• Collaborate with engineering, data, and product teams to support AI initiatives.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. When a problem occurs, you run towards it not away.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills. You treat colleagues with respect. You have a desire for clean implementations but are also humble in discussing alternative solutions and options.
• A teaching and coaching approach to guiding engineers and teams in approaches.
• Minimum of High School Diploma, GED or equivalent required for all roles at Scout Motors, Inc.

What you'll gain

The benefits of joining Scout include the chance to build products and a company from the ground up.  This is a chance to create something new and lasting – with an iconic brand at its foundation.  In addition, Scout provides competitive compensation and benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing. Program specifics are detailed in company policies and employee benefit guides, select highlights:

• Competitive insurance including:
  • Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with:
  • An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including:
  • 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
  • 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
  • Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
  • Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave

Pay Transparency

This is a full-time, exempt position eligible to receive a base salary and to participate in an annual performance bonus program. Final salary offered will be determined based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience. The annual performance bonus program is preset and not candidate dependent.

Initial base salary range = $140,000.00 - $170,000.00

Internal leveling code: IC8

Method is a global design and engineering consultancy founded in 1999. We believe that innovation should be meaningful, beautiful and human. We craft practical, powerful digital experiences that improve lives and transform businesses. Our teams based in New York, Charlotte, Atlanta, London, Bengaluru, and remote work with a wide range of organizations in many industries, including Healthcare, Financial Services, Retail, Automotive, Aviation, and Professional Services.

Method is part of GlobalLogic, a digital product engineering company. GlobalLogic integrates experience design and complex engineering to help our clients imagine what’s possible and accelerate their transition into tomorrow’s digital businesses. GlobalLogic is a Hitachi Group Company.

We are seeking an experienced Principal Data Architect to join our Data & AI team. In this leadership role, you will help shape modern data and AI architecture strategies that enable organizations to achieve business outcomes through scalable, reliable, and secure data platforms. You will work closely with senior stakeholders, client teams, and engineering teams to define architectural direction, guide implementation approaches, and support the delivery of data-driven capabilities across analytics, AI, and operational use cases. You will exemplify Method culture and values by driving standards of excellence and mentoring and educating those who are accountable to you on projects or within the data engineering discipline. You will be reporting into the head of the Data & AI team. 

This role requires a strong blend of technical depth, architectural thinking, client engagement and team mentorship. You will be expected to navigate ambiguity, align business and technology priorities, and help teams deliver practical, high-quality solutions that support long-term value creation. In addition to shaping solution direction, you will play an important role in guiding and developing data engineering teams through coaching, knowledge sharing, and hands-on support.

Travel for team, client and sales meetings is required, typically up to 25%. This is a US-based position in the East Coast or Mid-Central time zone.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead complex data and AI platform initiatives, addressing architectural concerns while enabling delivery teams to meet defined standards, timelines, and budgets.
• Provide client-facing technical leadership on data architecture, data engineering, analytics platforms, and AI/ML infrastructure.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects and senior technology stakeholders to align on architectural decisions, trade-offs, and implementation approaches.
• Communicate architectural concepts clearly to both engineering teams and business stakeholders.
• Design architectures that bridge operational systems and analytical platforms, enabling data products, advanced analytics, and AI capabilities.
• Define and implement architectures for data governance, security, privacy, and regulatory compliance.
• Establish and integrate data quality frameworks, observability practices, and data reliability processes.
• Partner with sales and pre-sales teams to shape solution approaches, validate technical feasibility, and support proposals.
• Develop new value propositions and offerings for the data engineering at Method, create go to market strategies, test and refine the offerings during the sales pursuits.
• Grow and maintain the data engineering team. Provide career guidance and facilitate career development opportunities across Method. 
• Create an environment that brings together the best of various data disciplines with care for the uniqueness of each project. 
• Foster a culture of curiosity and learning, creating opportunities for employees to learn and grow into our future leaders.

Skills Required
Technical Skills

• 8+  years of experience in data engineering, with 3+ years in a technical leadership role. 
• Experience designing and implementing modern data architectures, including lakehouse, data mesh, and real-time data platforms, and evaluating technology trade-offs.
• Strong background in distributed systems and data-intensive applications.
• Experience building and operating large-scale data platforms, including data warehouses, streaming systems, and data lakes.
• Expertise in data modeling, data platform operations, observability, and reliability engineering for data systems.
• Proficiency with modern data and distributed technologies such as Spark, Kafka, Flink, Trino/Presto, Iceberg/Delta/Hudi, and distributed storage systems.
• Experience designing streaming and low-latency architectures and understanding their operational trade-offs.
• Experience designing and deploying AI/ML platforms, including feature stores, model training pipelines, and model serving systems.
• Familiarity with MLOps and ML productionization practices, including CI/CD, model monitoring, and governance.
• Strong experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud-native data services.
• Experience with modern data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, or similar analytics environments.
• Understanding of data governance frameworks, data cataloging, lineage, and privacy controls.
• Experience implementing data-driven decision systems, advanced analytics, and machine learning solutions in enterprise environments.

Professional Skills

• Advise C-suite executives on data strategy, AI investment, and digital transformation at the highest organizational level.
• Strong experience supporting pre-sales, solution shaping, and technical discovery engagements.
• Support client partners in growing key accounts by identifying new opportunities, navigating complex situations, and educating clients on the value of our work beyond data and AI.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to build trust with both business and technical leaders.
• Ability to cultivate strong partnerships across organizations to drive adoption of modern data and AI capabilities.
• Strong influencing skills, with the ability to galvanize, inspire, and align others around a shared direction.
• Contribute Thought Leadership through presentations, blogs, or public talks
• Strong conflict resolution and risk management skills.
• Team player with the capacity to mentor, guide, and champion engineering teams and architects.
• Commitment to technical excellence, pragmatic delivery, and continuous improvement. 

Why Method?

We look for individuals who are smart, kind and brave. Curious people with a natural ability to think on their feet, learn fast, and develop points-of-view for a constantly changing world find Method an exciting place to work. Our employees are excited to collaborate with dispersed and diverse teams that bring together the best in thinking and making. We champion the ability to listen, and believe that critique and dissonance lead to better outcomes. We believe everyone has the capacity to lead and look for proactive individuals who can take and give direction, lead by example, enjoy the making as much as they do the thinking, especially at senior and leadership levels.

We believe in work/life balance. Seriously. We offer a ton of competitive perks, including:

• Continuing education opportunities 
• Flexible PTO and work-from-home policies 
• Pension 
• Health and dental benefits
• Company lunches, company outings, along with a lot of snacks 
• Health and wellness programs 
• Other location specific perks (just ask!)

Next Steps

If Method sounds like the place for you, please submit an application. Also, let us know if you have a presence online with a portfolio, GitHub, Dribbble or other platform.

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Colorado Applicants (Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act Disclosure):  The starting salary range for this role to be performed in Colorado is estimated to be between $160,000 to $200,000 annually.  This salary range is specific to Colorado residents only, and provided as a general estimate.  The amount offered may be higher or lower. Method  takes many factors into making an offer, including candidate qualifications, work experience, operational needs, travel and onsite requirements, internal peer equity, prevailing wage, responsibilities, and other market and business considerations. 

New York City Applicants (New York City Local Law 32;  Pay Transparency Law):  The starting salary range for this role to be performed in New York City is from $192,000 to $205,000. This salary range is specific to New York City residents only, and provided as a general, good faith estimate. The amount offered may be higher or lower. Method takes many factors into making an offer, including candidate qualifications, work experience, operational needs, travel and onsite requirements, internal peer equity, prevailing wage, responsibilities, and other market and business considerations.

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Candidates located anywhere within the Central or Eastern Time Zones are also eligible for consideration for this role.

As a Senior Big Data Solutions Architect (Sr Resident Solutions Architect) in our Professional Services team you will work with clients on short to medium term customer engagements on their big data challenges using the Databricks platform. You will provide data engineering, data science, and cloud technology projects which require integrating with client systems, training, and other technical tasks to help customers to get most value out of their data. RSAs are billable and know how to complete projects according to specification with excellent customer service. You will report to the regional Manager/Lead.

The impact you will have:

• You will work on a variety of impactful customer technical projects which may include designing and building reference architectures, creating how-to's and productionalizing customer use cases
• Work with engagement managers to scope variety of professional services work with input from the customer
• Guide strategic customers as they implement transformational big data projects, 3rd party migrations, including end-to-end design, build and deployment of industry-leading big data and AI applications
• Consult on architecture and design; bootstrap hands-on projects which leads to a customers' successful understanding, evaluation and adoption of Databricks.
• Provide an escalated level of support for customer operational issues.
• You will work with the Databricks technical team, Project Manager, Architect and Customer team to ensure the technical components of the engagement are delivered to meet customer's needs.
• Work with Engineering and Databricks Customer Support to provide product and implementation feedback and to guide rapid resolution for engagement specific product and support issues.

What we look for:

• 9+ years experience in data engineering, data platforms & analytics
• Comfortable writing code in either Python or Scala
• Working knowledge of two or more common Cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP) with expertise in at least one
• Deep experience with distributed computing with Apache Spark™ and knowledge of Apache Spark™ runtime internals
• Familiarity with CI/CD for production deployments
• Working knowledge of MLOps
• Capable of design and deployment of highly performant end-to-end data architectures
• Experience with technical project delivery - managing scope and timelines.
• Documentation and white-boarding skills.
• Experience working with clients and managing conflicts.
• Experience in building scalable streaming and batch solutions using cloud-native components
• Travel to customers up to 20% of the time
• Nice to have: Databricks Certification