Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Data Architect to define, govern, and evolve the enterprise-wide data architecture that enables analytics, operational excellence, and data-driven decision-making. This role partners closely with business leaders, application architects, engineers, and security teams to ensure data solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with business strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Data Architecture & Strategy

Define and maintain the enterprise data architecture roadmap, standards, and reference architecture
Design conceptual, logical, and physical data models across enterprise platforms
Establish best practices for data integration, storage, metadata, and lifecycle management

Data Platforms & Integration

Architect solutions across data warehouses, data lakes, lakehouses, and cloud-native platforms
Guide integration patterns for ETL/ELT, APIs, streaming, and event-driven data pipelines
Ensure interoperability across cloud, on-prem, and SaaS platforms

Governance, Security & Quality

Partner with data governance teams to implement data stewardship, lineage, and metadata management
Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory requirements (e.g., PII, HIPAA, GDPR, SOX as applicable)
Define data quality frameworks, controls, and monitoring standards

Analytics & Advanced Use Cases

Enable enterprise analytics, BI, AI/ML, and self-service reporting capabilities
Support domain-oriented and product-aligned data architectures (e.g., data mesh where applicable)

Leadership & Collaboration

Act as a thought leader and advisor to senior leadership and project teams
Review and approve solution designs to ensure architectural alignment
Mentor data architects, engineers, and analysts

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