Data Architect

Addison Group

Austin, TX, United States

3 months ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

7 years minimum

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

careerboard.com

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Data Analysis Software as a Service Data Architecture Data Conversion Information Engineering Data Governance Data Integrity Extract Transform Load (ETL) Data Migration Data Profiling Data Security

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Job description

We are seeking a hands-on Data Architect to lead enterprise data strategy, architecture, and migration efforts supporting a large-scale ERP transformation. This role is responsible for guiding the transition from a Legacy on-prem ERP platform to a modern SaaS-based ERP solution, ensuring data integrity, governance, scalability, and successful system integration across the enterprise., The Data Architect will operate at the intersection of business and technology, defining future-state data architecture while leading complex data conversion, migration, and integration initiatives across multiple institutional domains., * Define and own enterprise data architecture aligned with SaaS ERP capabilities

Design conceptual, logical, and physical data models across core domains (student, finance, HR, advancement)
Establish enterprise data standards, naming conventions, and architecture principles

Data Migration & Conversion

Lead end-to-end ERP data migration strategy from Legacy systems to SaaS ERP
Oversee data profiling, cleansing, mapping, transformation rules, and enrichment
Plan and execute migration waves and cutover strategies
Ensure validation, reconciliation, and audit readiness for migrated data

Data Governance & Quality

Establish and mature data governance framework (ownership, stewardship, controls)
Define and monitor data quality KPIs and remediation processes
Partner with business stakeholders to align data definitions and business rules
Design integration patterns between ERP and enterprise systems (CRM, LMS, reporting, IAM, etc.)
Define API, middleware, and event-driven integration strategies
Ensure scalability, performance, and security across the integration ecosystem

Analytics & Reporting Enablement

Design data structures to support reporting, analytics, and regulatory requirements
Partner with BI teams to enable modern reporting and data access strategies

Requirements

7+ years of experience in data architecture or enterprise data engineering roles
Proven experience leading full-cycle ERP data migrations (end-to-end ownership)
API design and integration

Nice to Have

Experience in higher education environments
Experience with Ellucian ecosystem, including Banner and/or Colleague, * 7-12+ years in data architecture, data engineering, or enterprise data roles
Strong experience with ERP environments and large-scale transformation programs
Deep expertise in:
Data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical)
ETL/ELT pipelines and tooling
Data governance frameworks
SQL, data warehousing, and cloud data platforms
Strong integration experience with APIs, middleware, and event-based architectures