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Addison Group lists this Data Architect opportunity in austin, Texas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Position: Data Architect
Duration: 12 months to start, project up to 2 years
Work Location: Austin, TX
Hybrid: M & F remote, Tuesday-Thursday onsite
Pay: $85-90/HR
This position is eligible to enroll in medical, dental, vision after 60 days. In addition, this position is eligible to enroll in a 401(k) after 90 days.
We're hiring a hands-on Data Architect to lead the data strategy, architecture, and migration for a large-scale ERP transformation. This role is critical to successfully transitioning from our on-premise ERP to a new SaaS-based ERP platform, ensuring data integrity, governance, and long-term scalability. You'll operate at the intersection of business, technology, and institutional data - designing a future-state architecture while guiding complex data conversion and integration efforts.
Key Responsibilities
Data Strategy & Architecture
Define and own the enterprise data architecture aligned to SaaS-based ERP capabilities and constraints
Design conceptual, logical, and physical data models across student, finance, HR, and advancement domains
Establish data standards, naming conventions, and architecture principles for the program
Document user stories, journeys, process models, and create data models to support them.
Ensuring data architecture supports strategic initiatives, such as accelerating AI readiness or improving operational efficiency
Data Migration & Conversion
Lead end-to-end migration strategy from on-prem ERP to SaaS-based ERP, including:
Data profiling, cleansing, and enrichment
Data mapping and transformation rules
Migration waves and cutover planning
Oversee validation, reconciliation, and audit processes to ensure accuracy and completeness
Establishing standards for data security, data lineage, and data management to ensure accuracy and compliance.
Data Governance & Quality
Define and document data governance framework (ownership, stewardship, controls, roles)
Define and monitor data quality KPIs and remediation processes
Partner with functional leaders to align on data definitions and business rules
Define and establish data lifecycles
Define and establish archival and accessibility of cold data.
Establish data management and access roles
Integrations & Ecosystem
Architect integrations between SaaS-based ERP and other enterprise systems (CRM, LMS, reporting, identity management, etc.)
Define API, middleware, and data flow patterns with the data integration team.
Ensure scalability, security, and performance across the data ecosystem
Analytics & Reporting Enablement
Design data structures to support reporting, analytics, AI and regulatory/compliance needs
Partner with BI teams to enable modern reporting platforms and data access strategies
Create subject area data models and catalogs
Leadership & Delivery
Serve as the data authority within the program, advising executive stakeholders and workstream leads
Collaborate closely with PMO, functional SMEs, and system integrators
This strategic role aligns data technology with business goals to enable analytics, AI, and regulatory compliance.
Mentor data engineers, analysts, and data stewards
Required Qualifications
7-12+ years in data architecture, data engineering, or enterprise data roles
Hands-on experience leading full-cycle ERP data migrations
Demonstrated expertise in:
Data modeling (conceptual/logical/physical)
ETL/ELT processes and tools
Data governance frameworks
SQL, data warehousing, and cloud data platforms
Experience with integration patterns (APIs, middleware, event-based architecture)
Experience creating Self-Service Reporting and Analytics environments.
Experience standing up data quality strategies
Problem-solving and decision-making skills
Strong communication and leadership skills to align teams on standards
Expert-level skills in creating conceptual, logical, and physical data models (star/snowflake schemas).
Prior consulting or large-scale transformation program experience
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in SaaS transformation
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Experience shifting to "Data as a Strategic Asset" approach.
Knowledge of compliance and regulatory reporting in higher ed (IPEDS, FERPA, etc.)
Addison Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Addison Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Addison Group complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.
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Worksite address
austin, TX, 78716, US
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