Senior Data Architect

WE ARE HIRING: Senior Data Architect

Location: Tallahassee, FL (On-site)

⏱️ Duration: 7-Month Initial Contract (with two 1-Year Renewal options – up to 2.5+ years)

Experience Required: 7+ Years

Work Type: On-site/Contract

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Architect to lead enterprise data strategy, governance, and platform architecture for a major State Enterprise initiative in Tallahassee, FL .

In this key role, you will establish data architecture standards, define cloud and database frameworks, oversee data security and compliance, and drive robust data governance across complex systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning & Vision: Define long-term data architecture goals, tactical roadmaps, disaster recovery plans, and enterprise lifecycle management strategies.

• Data Governance & Quality: Establish governance frameworks, tracking metrics for data quality/completeness, and metadata management using tools like Microsoft Purview .

• Cloud & Platform Architecture: Design and optimize enterprise data platforms leveraging Azure Cloud services (ADLS Gen2, ADF, Databricks), Snowflake, and relational database systems.

• Technical Documentation & Blueprints: Produce Solution Architecture Documents (SAD), Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), Data Models (ERDs), and Source-to-Target Mapping (STTM) matrices.

• Data Security & Infrastructure: Implement RBAC, Row/Object-Level Security, key vault management, and Infrastructure-as-Code ( IaC via Bicep/Terraform).

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate with application developers, project managers, and executive leaders to drive seamless enterprise integrations.

Qualification Requirements

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise data architecture and large-scale database management systems.

• Strong expertise in data modeling (Relational, Star/Snowflake schemas, NoSQL) and ETL/ELT pipeline design.

• Hands-on experience with multiple database platforms: Azure SQL Database, Snowflake, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and Oracle .

• Proven experience with data governance tools, metadata management, and Power BI platform services.

• Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code ( IaC ) templates (Bicep/ARM/Terraform) and version control.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.

Preferred / Bonus Experience

• Experience working on Florida State Agency IT projects.

• Exposure to state financial data transformations (e.g., FLAIR / PALM systems).

• Hands-on experience with Snowflake pipeline creation and TeamDynamix iPaaS.