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# Data Architect (Remote from Anywhere in CO)

- **Company:** The State Of Colorado
- **Location:** Denver, CO, United States (Remote available)
- **Salary:** $120,000.0 - $135,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cyber Security, Data Architecture, Data Dictionary, Data Governance, Data Visualization, Data Streaming, Data Strategy, Data Analytics, Data Management
- **Published:** June 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=f42a18d30f9dc58a

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Stakeholder management?

## Description

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please review your application to ensure completion. For the most equitable applicant experience, OIT's hiring team considers only the contents of your application to review your qualifications. Please do not include any attachments (such as resume or cover letter) with your application as these items are not used by OIT's hiring team.
We're looking for a strategic and collaborative Data Architect to advise, develop and facilitate data architecture strategy including cloud, advanced technologies & platforms for OIT and partner agencies. In this role you will support efforts as an expert and leverage technology and innovation to provide scalable solutions to complex and diverse business problems. You will approve all relevant data architecture decisions and ensure alignment with agency needs, considering both the current and future needs of the agency.
Some of the important duties that you will perform include:
Consulting as a resource on data strategy and architecture to OIT and agency partners. Advise in strategic direction and ideation, removes roadblocks, and assure on-track alignment with executive expectations.
Driving innovations, collaborations, and insights establishing a strong data-driven approach to decision-making across the organization.
Bring best-in-class technologies, innovation, and creativity to the table in developing technical solutions to solve complex multi-dimensional problems.
Providing technology expertise by architecting, prototyping, researching, recommending, documenting, and assisting in implementing and evaluating technical solutions for business issues whether purchased or developed.
Assessing new data initiatives to determine compliance with the architecture, information security and data standards. Coordinate the review processes with project planners.
Interfacing with vendor technology/solutions, as well as appropriate involvement of OIT architecture, throughout the entire project lifecycle.
Performing Data Management Maturity Assessments (DMMA).
Author artifacts including Conceptual, Logical & Physical Models, Data Flows, Data Dictionaries, Business Data Glossary, etc.
Support and guide Data Engineers, Data Analysts, Data Scientists, and Data Visualization Designers in the execution of their duties.
Manage multi-agency schema integration, requiring the reconciliation of data definitions and structures across datasets from various agencies across the state.
Maintain strong stakeholder management skills and collaborate with multiple agencies and vendors.


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