Lead Data Architect

Job Summary For Lead Data Architect

Summary Of Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of enterprise-wide data architecture strategy for the OBIS Modernization Project.
• Oversee design and maintenance of operational data stores, data warehouses, and data marts.
• Maintain and enhance logical and physical data models; manage source-to-target data mappings.
• Direct, mentor, and allocate resources among a team of Data Architects and technical staff.
• Establish and enforce data modeling standards, governance practices, and documentation consistency.
• Define and implement metadata standards, naming conventions, data lineage, and modeling principles.
• Lead enterprise data quality and compliance initiatives.
• Collaborate with engineering, analytics, business leaders, solution architects, and program managers to design scalable, cloud-based data platforms.
• Guide ETL optimization, data loading, and recovery strategies, especially within Azure cloud environments.
• Evaluate emerging technologies for modernization and scalability.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation, and review/approve data models, mappings, and migration strategies.
• Ensure regulatory and governance compliance (including CJI, HIPAA, PII if possible).

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 7+ years managing large-scale enterprise database systems and technical teams.
• Extensive experience in data modeling, cloud data ecosystems, and modern data engineering.
• 7+ years of ETL/data engineering experience.
• 3+ years hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse Analytics, and Purview.
• Proficiency in Spark, Python, Scala, and advanced SQL development/optimization.
• Experience with data governance, security protocols, and Azure RBAC.
• Ability to build scalable and resilient ETL architectures.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AWS Data Warehouse, S3, and DataSync.
• Knowledge of CJI, HIPAA, and PII compliance standards.
• Microsoft certifications (Azure Data Engineer, Solutions Architect, Fundamentals) and Databricks Data Engineer Associate certification preferred.

Work Environment

• Fully onsite at Carlton Building, 501/315 South Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, FL.
• Level II background check and security awareness training required.