Data Architect (Immediate Opening)

Description

Data Architect Software Development Role Mission : IDEA is currently undergoing a significant digital transformation initiative to modernize our data and analytics infrastructure. As the new Data Architect, you will play a pivotal role in leading the architecture, design, and implementation of our next-generation data solutions. In this hands-on role, you will architect and engineer data pipelines, platforms, integrations, and products on modern cloud platforms, such as Snowflake, Databricks, Azure, and / or GCP. Collaborating closely with the data leadership team, you will shape the long-term vision, cloud adoption roadmaps, future-state analytical architecture, and data governance frameworks necessary for this transformation. Location : This is a national, full-time, remote position.Quarterly travelisrequired for visits to our headquarters office located in Weslaco, Texas. What You’ll Do - Accountabilities Essential Duties :

• Design future-state analytical architecture and cloud migration roadmap.
• Lead platform evaluation and hands-on build-out of data infrastructure on cloud technologies.
• Define and implement data integration, security, governance, and metadata retention strategies.
• Implement methodologies and reuse strategies to enhance quality whileoptimizingdevelopment.
• Define metadata strategy and lineage tracking capabilities.
• Drive initiatives to improve system reliability, availability, and performance.
• Lead cloud adoption while ensuring continuity of existing analytical initiatives.
• Continuouslymonitorpost-implementation architecture health, performance, and scalability.
• Provide guidance to software engineering teams on design, scalability, and performance.
• Maintain continuity of existing analytics and data engineering initiatives during transformation.
• Improve architecture health, scalability, and efficiency as changesemerge.
• Design and document the Logical Data Model and develop a Physical Data Model.
• Create and execute Data Definition Language (DDL) statements for Snowflake and / or Delta Lake objects.
• Lead the team in designing 3NF logical and physical models in Erwin.
• Drive and build data model and architecture, implementing frameworks to ensure adherence to data architecture.
• Reverse engineer and understand the existing SQL / processes.
• Assistin developing data strategies for cloud data platform, master data management, metadata management, analytics, and data integration.
• Provide deepexpertisein databases, data modeling, data architecture, and operating systems.
• Support end-to-end data asset lifecycle management activities.
• Design robust, scalable, real-time data pipelines and data platform architecture.
• Lead the review and design of new data products,maintainingproduct documentation.

What You Bring - Competencies Qualifications : Education :

Licenses or Certifications :

Knowledge and Skills : Required

Preferred

What We Offer : Compensation & Benefits : Salaries for people entering this role start between $89,600 and $105,300, commensuratewith relevant experience and qualifications and in alignment with internal equity.This role is also eligible for performance pay based on organizational performance and goal attainment.Additionally, we offer medical, dental, and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, referral bonuses, professional development, and a 403(b) plan. You can find more information about our benefits at.

IDEA Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability, in admission or access to, or treatment of employment in its programs and activities. Any person having inquiries concerning the organization's compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), or Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), may contact IDEA Human Resources at (956) 377-8000.