Associate Director, HCM Data Architecture and Integration

Jobtailor; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior data architect to lead the design and evolution of enterprise HCM data architecture across current, transition, and future-state models. You will define standards, canonical models, and integration patterns that support reporting, analytics, and operations.

You will translate HR business requirements into scalable data solutions, create comprehensive architecture documentation, and lead data migration strategies for modernization initiatives, ensuring governance,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field.
• 8+ years of data architecture, data engineering, or related modernization experience.
• Experience designing architectures for HCM platforms, HRIS, or ERP programs.
• Experience with data modeling, profiling, mapping, ETL, and migration validation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of enterprise HCM data architecture across current, transition, and future-state models.
• Define data standards, canonical models, integration patterns, and architecture principles.
• Translate HR business requirements into scalable data solutions for reporting and analytics.
• Create and maintain architecture docs, data flows, and technical design artifacts.

Skills

Data Architecture Design

Data Migration Strategy

Data Governance Frameworks

Integration Patterns Development

Data Modeling

ETL Processes

API Design

Middleware Integration

Data Quality Controls

Source-to-Target Mapping

Data Cleansing

Data Validation

Technical Documentation

Leadership

Mentorship

Collaboration

Communication

Problem-Solving

Enterprise Integration

Public Sector

Data Management

Data Stewardship

Compliance Standards

Cloud Solutions

Cybersecurity Tools

HCM Platforms

HRIS Solutions

ERP Programs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Architecture, Engineering, Data Management, or a related field

Tools

HCM Platforms

HRIS Solutions

ERP Programs

Cloud Solutions

Cybersecurity Tools

Job description

• Lead the design and evolution of enterprise HCM data architecture, including current, transition, and future-state models
• Define data standards, canonical data models, integration patterns, and architecture principles across employee, organizational, workforce, learning, and related HR domains
• Translate HR business requirements into scalable data solutions that support reporting, analytics, and operational processes
• Create and maintain architecture documentation, data flows, technical standards, and design artifacts
• Lead data migration strategy for HCM modernization initiatives, including data discovery, profiling, cleansing, transformation, mapping, validation, and reconciliation
• Define migration architectures, conversion rules, cutover strategies, rollback plans, and post-migration support processes
• Identify data quality issues, legacy system risks, and remediation approaches to ensure successful transformation and implementation
• Establish data governance frameworks, including ownership, stewardship, metadata management, lineage, security, and quality standards
• Develop business glossaries, data dictionaries, governance controls, and data quality monitoring capabilities
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies and support long-term sustainment of governance processes
• Design and review integrations between HCM platforms and enterprise systems, including payroll, finance, recruiting, learning, identity management, and reporting solutions
• Evaluate integration performance, security, scalability, monitoring, and operational support requirements
• Collaborate with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, cloud, and platform teams to deliver secure and reliable solutions
• Lead architecture workshops, technical reviews, and cross-functional decision forums
• Provide guidance and mentorship to architects, engineers, analysts, and implementation teams
• Present technical recommendations to client leadership and support program delivery, business development, recruiting, and thought leadership initiatives

Requirements

• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal Public Trust security clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Architecture, Engineering, Data Management, or a related field
• EIGHT (8) or more years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, enterprise integration, data management, or system modernization
• Experience designing data architectures for complex enterprise applications, HCM platforms, HRIS solutions, or ERP programs
• Demonstrated experience with conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling
• Experience with data discovery, profiling, source-to-target mapping, data conversion, ETL, quality controls, reconciliation, and migration validation
• Experience designing API, middleware, batch, file-based, and real-time integration patterns
• Experience defining metadata, lineage, data ownership, stewardship, access, security, and quality standards
• Experience translating business processes, policies, and reporting needs into data models, architecture requirements, and technical designs
• Experience reviewing technical designs and providing direction to data engineers, analysts, developers, and integration specialists
• Experience supporting federal government clients or complex public-sector organizations

Core Competencies

Expertise in designing and evolving enterprise HCM data architecture, with a strong focus on data governance, integration patterns, and compliance. Proven ability to translate HR business requirements into scalable data solutions and lead data migration strategies for modernization initiatives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Data Architecture Design
• Data Migration Strategy
• Data Governance Frameworks
• Integration Patterns Development
• Federal Public Trust Security Clearance

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Data Modeling
• Data Discovery
• ETL Processes
• API Design
• Middleware Integration
• Data Quality Controls
• Source-to-Target Mapping
• Data Cleansing
• Data Validation
• Technical Documentation

Soft Skills

• Leadership
• Mentorship
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Problem-Solving

Industry Keywords

• Enterprise Integration
• Public Sector
• Data Management
• Data Stewardship
• Compliance Standards

Tools & Technologies

• HCM Platforms
• HRIS Solutions
• ERP Programs
• Cloud Solutions
• Cybersecurity Tools