Data Architect

Who we are

Jellyvision ALEX® is on a mission to improve lives by helping people choose and use their benefits. We’re raising the bar—for benefits and the employee experience (for our employees and those of the customers we serve)—by scaling personalization, compassion, and an earnest intent to be helpful in all that we do.

Jellyvision people are a group of creative problem solvers who use good judgment, give each other honest feedback, engage in real debate, and snack frequently. We are curious, hungry, and humble—because we know this is how we’ll continue to make an impact. We’re kind, biased towards action, and sweat the details to create great experiences for those we serve.

We are an inclusive, human-first workplace. Respect and trust for each other are foundational, and our equitable total rewards offerings support the lives and holistic well-being of our unique people. At Jellyvision, expect career experiences that challenge you, empower you to have a direct impact on our mission, and enable you to learn, try, and do while having fun along the way.

What’s the role?

We’re looking for an experienced Data Architect to shape and drive the foundational data strategy for our new and existing benefits products. This role will be central to designing scalable, secure, and resilient data systems that power mission-critical services for employers, employees, brokers, and partners.

You’ll lead the development of our data architecture from the ground up—balancing speed, quality, and compliance—while enabling product innovation, reporting, and AI capabilities across the platform.

What you’ll do to be successful 

1.) Build the Data Blueprint 

• You’ll design and own the end-to-end data architecture for our new and existing benefits products, grounded in best practices for data modeling, governance, and interoperability.
• You’ll collaborate with engineering, product, and security teams to define how data should flow, be stored, and be accessed—ensuring it supports real-time decision making, scalability, and regulatory compliance (HIPAA, SOC2, etc.).

We’ll measure success by the strength and clarity of your architecture and how it enables product development, performance, and security.

2.) Architect for Interoperability and Insights

• Benefits platforms need to talk to the world—carriers, payroll systems, brokers, employers, and internal analytics tools. You’ll bring the know-how to architect APIs, data lakes, event streams, and ETL pipelines that connect us to external partners while maintaining internal consistency.
• You’ll also support our analytics and AI capabilities by structuring data so that insights are accessible and scalable across the business.

We’ll measure success by your ability to unlock clean, trusted data pipelines that serve internal and external needs.

3.) Lead with Collaboration and Influence

• You’ll work closely with product managers, software engineers, analysts, compliance experts, and external partners to bring your architectural vision to life.
• You understand the business implications of technical decisions and speak fluently across teams to align priorities and tradeoffs. You’re equally comfortable whiteboarding with engineers or presenting architecture strategy to executives.

We’ll measure success by how clearly your architecture is understood, adopted, and enhanced by teams across Jellyvision.

Experience & skills you’ll need

• 10+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or enterprise systems design, ideally within health tech, insurance, or a similarly complex domain (HL7 FHIR)
• Experience designing modern cloud-native data architectures (e.g., using Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, S3, etc.)
• Experience in building and maintaining RDBMS systems (we favor PostgreSQL)
• Deep knowledge of data privacy and compliance standards (HIPAA, SOC2, HITRUST, etc.)
• Experience integrating with third-party systems via API, file exchange, or EDI (e.g., carriers, payroll providers, or HRIS platforms)
• A strong track record of delivering scalable data models that support transactional systems as well as analytical use cases
• Proficiency with structured and unstructured data, event-driven architectures, and data streaming technologies (Kafka, Kinesis, etc.)
• Exceptional communication skills; you can align executives, developers, and stakeholders around a shared architectural vision
• Demonstrated ability to assess build vs. buy decisions and lead partner evaluations for data tooling or services
• Affinity for creative problem-solving—balancing ideal architecture with real-world constraints to drive rapid innovation

The Details 

• Location: Remote 
• Starting Salary: $165,000 - $185,000

What Jellyvision will give you

Check out our benefits here!

Jellyvision is committed to continuous evolution and fostering a more diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is welcomed, valued, and respected. It doesn’t matter your race, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, country of origin, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), criminal histories consistent with legal requirements or any other basis protected by law...we just want amazing people who are willing to grow along with us.

Although we have a Chicago-based HQ that employees are welcome to work out of whether they’re local or just visiting, this position is also eligible for work by a remote employee out of CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MI, MN, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA or WI.