Data & Analytics Architect — Enterprise AI & Insights

WORCESTER CITY OFC-WATER; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 93,232 - 122,661; Full time

Job summary

The City of Worcester's Department of Innovation and Technology is seeking a Data & Analytics Architect to design data models, develop predictive analytics, and ensure enterprise data integrity and security.

Reporting to the GIS Manager, this role blends data science rigor with architectural oversight to enable data-driven decisions that improve public services, operations, and policy outcomes. Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/DS/IS or related field with 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with data modeling, enterprise data integration, and analytics.
• Proficiency in SQL, Python or R, and data visualization tools.
• Knowledge of data governance, metadata, and lifecycle practices.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with departments to define data strategies, metrics, and governance.
• Design and maintain enterprise data architecture across conceptual to application levels.
• Develop predictive analytics, statistical models, and AI-integrated solutions.
• Create dashboards and visualizations to communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Ensure data quality, privacy, compliance, retention, and disaster recovery readiness.
• Guide IT staff on data best practices and data platform optimization.

Skills

SQL

Python

R

Data governance

Cloud platforms

Big data

Data modeling

Data visualization

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/DS/IS

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Azure

AWS

ETL tools

Hadoop

Spark

Job description

The City of Worcester's Department of Innovation and Technology is seeking a Data & Analytics Architect to design data models, develop predictive analytics, and ensure enterprise data integrity and security.

Reporting to the GIS Manager, this role blends data science rigor with architectural oversight to enable data-driven decisions that improve public services, operations, and policy outcomes. Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.