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# Data Architect

- **Company:** Addison Group
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** 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, Data Structures, Data Warehousing, Middleware, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Services, Migration Manager, SQL Databases, Systems Integration, Enterprise Data Management, Enterprise Software Applications, Data Strategy, Banner Advertisement, Physical Data Models, Api Design, Data Pipelines, Legacy Systems
- **Published:** May 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/us/en/find-jobs-in-United-States/-40952A495D2CA36A58/

## About the Role

* 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

## 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


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