Lead Data Architect

Key Responsibilities

Architecture Leadership:
Define technical strategy, architecture standards, and long‑term roadmap; lead design and planning for new platforms, products, and services; establish enterprise‑wide best practices and reusable patterns.

Technology Innovation & Delivery:
Oversee architectural execution of enterprise‑scale data solutions; evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovative, business‑aligned solutions; mentor teams on modern architecture and cloud‑native practices.

Governance, Security & Compliance:
Provide technical governance through architecture review boards and standards enforcement; ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and enterprise security standards; embed data security, privacy, and regulatory compliance in all data architecture designs.

Partner closely with Compliance, Privacy, and Enterprise Governance teams to define and execute a holistic data strategy aligned with regulatory requirements and enterprise risk posture.

Data Strategy & Governance Integration:
Work in close collaboration with Data Governance organizations to operationalize metadata management and lineage by integrating enterprise data assets with governance platforms such as Alation. Ensure consistent capture, enrichment, and stewardship of metadata across data platforms to support discoverability, lineage, data quality, and auditability.

Documentation & Standards:
Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation of data architecture, data dictionaries, and data flow diagrams; ensure consistency, traceability, and quality across platforms.

Degree or equivalent and typically requires 10+ years of relevant experience. Less years required if has relevant Master’s or Doctorate qualifications.

• 10+ years in technology roles with significant architecture experience in complex enterprises.
• Expertise in Azure, Databricks, multi‑cloud architectures, data lakes/lake houses, real‑time streaming, Unity Catalog, and modern data governance frameworks.
• Strong proficiency in data modeling techniques (conceptual, logical, physical) and experience with data modeling tools.
• Advanced data modeling, normalization, ETL/ELT pipeline design, and batch/streaming architectures.
• Experience with relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle, Postgre
  
  SQL) and No
  
  SQL databases (Mongo
  
  DB, Cassandra, Dynamo
  
  DB).
• Familiarity with data governance frameworks, data quality management, and master data management (MDM) principles.
• Integration of external data sources, SFTP‑based ETL, and real‑time pipelines.
• Experience integrating metadata and lineage into enterprise data governance platforms (e.g., Alation) to enable discoverability, auditability, and data quality across the organization.
• Deep understanding of healthcare data standards (HL7, FHIR, ICD‑10) and HIPAA compliance.
• Architecting ML/AI‑ready environments and real‑time analytics platforms.
• CI/CD pipelines, automated deployment, Git Hub version control.
• EMR systems, claims processing, MDM, and IQVIA or similar healthcare datasets.
• Ability to align diverse stakeholders around a clear and compelling technical vision.
• Strong analytical, communicational, and leadership skills.
• Experience participating in and leading architecture review boards and defining reusable enterprise patterns.
• Startup experience (2+ years) strongly preferred.

The selected candidate is expected to work on‑site at our Las Colinas office a minimum of two (2) days per week, with the remaining days worked remotely.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis without the need for employer support or sponsorship now or in the future.

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