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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Architect - **Company:** Tech Inc - **Location:** Tallahassee, FL, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Data Analysis, Microsoft Azure, Backup Devices, Big Data, Configuration Management, Code Coverage, Information Systems, Data Architecture, Data Conversion, Data Deduplication, Data Governance, Data Integration, Data Integrity, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Loss, Data Mapping, Data Migration, Data Profiling, Data Retention, Data Sharing, Relational Databases, Database Design, Disaster Recovery, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Network Interface Controllers, IT Management, Interoperability, Microsoft Data Access Components, Metadata, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Databases, Microsoft PowerPoint, Systems Development Life Cycle, Power BI, Requirements Management, Requirements Traceability, Microsoft SharePoint, Software Engineering, System Integration Testing, Systems Integration, Test Data, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Azure Data Factory, Sql Optimization, System Availability, HybridCloud, Enterprise Integration, Physical Data Models - **Published:** August 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/74498422-data-architect ## About the Role We're looking for candidates with strong experience in: * Enterprise Data Architecture * Conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling * Relational database architecture and advanced SQL * Large-scale data migration / data conversion * Source-to-target mapping and transformation * ETL / ELT and enterprise data integration * Data profiling, cleansing, reconciliation, and data-quality management * APIs, interfaces, messaging, and multi-system integrations * Data governance, metadata, lineage, and auditability * Requirements management and traceability * SDLC, system integration testing, acceptance testing, and implementation readiness * Legacy-system modernization * Technical architecture reviews and risk assessments * Executive-level technical documentation and stakeholder communication Preferred Technology Experience Candidates with experience in the following environments will be especially attractive: * Microsoft Azure / Hybrid Cloud * Oracle Database and/or Microsoft SQL Server * Power BI / Microsoft data technologies * ETL/ELT and enterprise integration technologies * API and messaging architectures * XML-based data exchange * Modern Azure data integration, analytics, warehouse/lake, or governance technologies * SharePoint, Visio, Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word Highly Desirable * Previous U.S. federal, state, or local government IT modernization experience * Florida public-sector technology experience * CJIS / Criminal Justice Information (CJI) experience * Law-enforcement, public-safety, courts, corrections, or justice-information systems * Records-management, case-management, investigative, or criminal-history systems * NIEM, XML, IEPD, or Interface Control Document (ICD) experience * Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) * Project assurance, technology assessment, IT governance, or architecture-review experience * Florida DMS Rule 60GG-1 / Category 4 project oversight knowledge * Experience with high-volume, mission-critical transactional systems * High availability, disaster recovery, backup/recovery, data retention, and auditing ## Description We are seeking an experienced Data Architect to support our customer. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior data professional with experience supporting large-scale enterprise modernization, legacy-system replacement, data migration, data integration, and highly regulated information environments. The Data Architect will serve as a senior technical subject-matter expert supporting Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) activities. This role is focused on independently assessing architecture, data migration, quality, integrations, testing, security, and modernization readiness-not owning day-to-day application development. What You'll Be Doing * Review current-state and proposed enterprise data architectures, database designs, schemas, and data models. * Evaluate conceptual, logical, and physical data models and ensure architectural consistency across the solution. * Assess data migration and conversion strategies, including source-to-target mappings, transformation logic, sequencing, reconciliation, and cutover readiness. * Evaluate data profiling, cleansing, deduplication, completeness, accuracy, and data-quality controls. * Identify risks involving historical data, referential integrity, duplicate identities, incompatible data formats, downstream dependencies, and potential data loss. * Review ETL/ELT processes, APIs, system interfaces, messaging, XML/data-exchange structures, and batch/real-time integrations. * Assess interoperability and data exchanges between AIMS, other FDLE systems, and external criminal-justice partners. * Review functional and non-functional data requirements and verify requirements traceability through architecture, development, testing, and implementation. * Evaluate system integration testing, interface testing, test data, test coverage, acceptance criteria, and cutover readiness. * Review data governance, metadata, lineage, access controls, auditability, retention, configuration management, and change-control practices. * Evaluate backup/recovery, high availability, operational readiness, and disaster-recovery considerations. * Identify architecture and data risks and provide clear, actionable remediation recommendations. * Contribute to IV&V assessments, periodic review reports, risk findings, executive briefings, and project-status reviews. * Work with technical teams, project leadership, business stakeholders, and oversight organizations while maintaining the independence required of an IV&V function. ## Related Videos - [Beyond Dashboards: Fixing Text-to-SQL with Semantic RAG](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2036-beyond-dashboards-fixing-text-to-sql-with-semantic-rag) - [A Data Mesh needs Open Metadata](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/505-a-data-mesh-needs-open-metadata) - [Alibaba Big Data and Machine Learning Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/37-alibaba-big-data-and-machine-learning-technology) - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) - [Data Analytics with Microsoft Fabric: End-to-End Use Case with Data Agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1547-data-analytics-with-microsoft-fabric-end-to-end-use-case-with-data-agents) - [REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and more: A comparison of modern API styles](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100247-rest-graphql-grpc-and-more-a-comparison-of-modern-api-styles) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [Top Big Data Technologies That You Need to Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/108-top-big-data-technologies-that-you-need-to-know) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again)