Data Architect

Position DescriptionIf you're looking to be a part of a collaborative environment where your skills can make an impact, explore our current opportunities in creating a better future for public health. About Harris County Public Health: Harris County Public Health (HCPH) includes a network of more than 1,100 public health professionals working together to improve health outcomes for the third most populous county in the United States. HCPH provides a multitude of services such as medical and dental services, community programming, and health education for the approximately 2.3 million people in unincorporated Harris County. Through its core values of innovation, engagement, and health equity, HCPH strives to bring meaningful solutions to public health issues while keeping Harris County healthy and vibrant.Our Values: Transparency - We share information openly and honestly so that staff, partners, and the community understand our actions and the reasons behind them. Integrity - Our actions reflect strong ethical principles, ensuring we remain trustworthy, accountable, and consistent with our mission. Respect - We foster a supportive environment by valuing diverse perspectives, listening intentionally, and treating people with dignity in every interaction. Impact - We focus our efforts on activities that improve health, reduce disparities, and create meaningful, measurable outcomes for the communities we serve. Collaboration - We actively partner across teams, disciplines, organizations, and communities to align our efforts toward common goals.This is a grant-funded position. Position Overview: The Data Architect is responsible for designing and building Harris County Public Health data systems. They will provide expert guidance in identifying internal and external data sources, and collaborating with department heads to determine their data storage and organizational needs. Duties and Responsibilities: Design data warehouses, data lakes, and data pipelines for cloud and on-prem environmentsCreates data transformation processes (ETL, SQL stored procedures, etc.) to support complex business systems and operational data flows.Provide input in optimizing application configuration to achieve departmental analytical goals.Communicate project status, risks, milestones, and assigned roles and responsibilities to cross-departmental stakeholders and executive leadership.Provide data governance oversight by creating policies for data quality, security, and privacy compliance.Other duties as assigned include special tasks involved in responding to an emergency event. Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer If you need special services or accommodations, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io or email View email address on click.appcast.io . This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.