Data Architect

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The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) works to build on strengths of families and communities to keep children and vulnerable adults safe, so they thrive. We do this through investigations, services, and referrals.

When you join the State of Texas, your monthly paycheck is just one part of your real income. Our benefits provide extra value that many private employers simply don’t match—often adding hundreds of dollars each month to what you take home or save.

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• 100% paid health insurance for you, and 50% paid for eligible family members—saving you hundreds every month in out-of-pocket medical costs
• Retirement plans with lifetime monthly payments after five years of state service, plus options to save even more with 401(k) and 457 plans
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave so you can recharge and take care of life outside work (that’s time off you’re actually paid for)
• Optional dental, vision, and life insurance —at rates much lower than most private plans
• Flexible spending accounts for added tax savings on health and dependent care
• Employee discounts on things like gym memberships, electronics, and entertainment

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  Data Architect
• Job Title: Data Architect I
• Agency: Dept of Family & Protectve Svc
• Department: Chief Technology Office-Op
• Posting Number: 15203
• Closing Date: 10/05/2026
• Posting Audience: Internal and External
• Occupational Category: Computer and Mathematical
• Salary Range: $7,716.66-$13,051.00
• Pay Frequency: Monthly
• Salary Group: TEXAS-B-28
• Shift: Day
• Additional Shift:
• Telework: Eligible for Telework
• Travel: Up to 10%
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Full Time/Part Time: Full time
• FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt
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• Job Location City: AUSTIN
• Job Location Address: 4900 N LAMAR BLVD
• Other Locations:
• MOS Codes: No military equivalent

Performs highly complex (senior-level) data architecture work for both analytical and transactional systems. This role establishes and maintains data standards, reference architectures, and data integration patterns that enable operational excellence for reporting and analytics use cases. Other responsibilities include designing and implementing enterprise data models, architecting data solutions for OLTP and OLAP systems, and defining modeling patterns for data warehouses, data lakes, and lakehouse platforms.

Works under limited supervision with moderate latitude for initiative and independent judgment.

• Design, implement and maintain the enterprise data architecture across transactional and analytical systems, including OLTP, OLAP, and data analytics platforms.
• Develop conceptual, logical, and physical data models to support business processes and reporting needs.
• Define enterprise standards for data naming, metadata, reference data, and master data and guide solution architects and development teams in applying enterprise data standards.
• Define enterprise data integration patterns for APIs, event-driven architectures, messaging, and batch data pipelines.
• Lead and support data interoperability, including ETL processes with internal systems, external partners, and third-party platforms.
• Architect data solutions that support reporting, BI, advanced analytics, and data sharing techniques.
• Develop reference architecture, principles, and standards to guide enterprise data initiatives and ensure consistency across systems.
• Collaborate with application architects and development teams to ensure data architecture aligns with application platform architecture and supports application functionality.
• Evaluate and select data management tools and platforms, including cloud and…