Data Architect

City : Austin State : Texas Neos is Seeking an E nterprise Data Architect (MDM/ Data Catalog/AI) for a long-term contract role with our client in Austin, TX. REMOTE (TEXAS) - ONLY CANDIDATES CURRENTLY RESIDING IN TEXAS WILL BE CONSIDERED No calls, no emails, please respond directly to the "apply" link with your resume and contact details.

Description of Services

The Database Architect will implement an enterprise-wide Data Catalog/MDM solution covering both structured and unstructured data, and setup and configure the semantic layer and lineage needed for AI tools discovery/enablement. The ideal candidate will bridge data engineering, governance, and AI consumption needs to ensure high-quality, well-documented data assets are available for analytics, machine learning, and generative AI use cases. A continuous process should be established to keep the catalog/MDM solution updated when changes are made, and ensure data quality and consistency is maintained. This position will perform the following duties, working across various teams.

Enterprise Data Modeling, Semantics & AI Enablement

• Develops conceptual, logical, physical models across domains.
• Maps transformations & integrations, and drive clarity across systems.
• Reverse-engineers legacy data structures to modernize, streamline, and rationalize system designs.
• Uses ER/Studio & model automation to ensure standards and performance.
• Governs design-to-implementation alignment with engineering.
• Expands taxonomy and ontology usage across domains.
• Applies semantic tagging to improve discovery, trust, and reuse.
• Aligns semantic attributes with lineage & classification rules.

Data Governance, Metadata & Catalog Management

• Maintains and enriches data dictionaries while automating metadata ingestion and scanning processes.
• Applies lineage and classification standards (Purview/Unity Catalog).
• Connects catalog to BI and ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Expands glossary coverage with stewards.
• Implements catalog APIs for programmatic queries/updates.
• Trains users on catalog practices and continuously monitors metadata quality KPIs.

Data Strategy & Readiness

• Translates business needs into structured data designs and metadata deliverables.
• Prioritizes modeling/governance work with product owners.
• Provides status & risk updates; manage dependencies.
• Supports business-led analytics and stewardship routines.

Team Enablement & Knowledge Transfer

• Facilitates design/model reviews while maintaining standards and templates.
• Supports cross-enterprise stewardship and governance routines.
• Creates training materials and onboarding guides for business users.

Candidate Skills and Qualifications Requirements

• 7 years Required - Working as an Enterprise Database Architect experience with MDM/Data Catalog implementation.
• 4 years Required - Experience as a Data Modeler/DBA with Oracle and SQL Server RDBMS.
• 4 years Required - Expertise in various enterprise data catalog platforms like Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Alation, etc.
• 3 years Required - Experience in AI/ML technologies and semantic/context layer design and integration.
• 3 years Required - Experience with cloud technologies and tools in AWS and Azure including data platforms like AWS Data Lake.
• 3 years Required - Data Governance, classification and security.
• 2 years Required - Data Lineage, Integration and Transformation tools like Informatica, Fivetran, etc.
• 2 years Required - Experience in API design in metadata harvesting, automation and event driven integration.
• 2 years Preferred - Vector databases, feature stores experience.
• 2 years Preferred - Experience in scripting using Python.
• 2 years Preferred - Experience working with Texas state government agencies.
• 1 year Preferred - Experience using GitHub.

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