Data Architect

Apex Systems; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k with match

HSA

EAP with counseling

Training & certification discounts

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking a Data Architect to prepare the SPI data estate for a GenAI platform. The role involves defining onboarding approaches, identifying source structures, and designing performant access patterns.

This is a hybrid position with three days onsite across Plano, TX and other listed locations. The candidate will document SPI Oracle schemas, validate metadata, and collaborate with data SMEs to ensure data accuracy for downstream AI context layers.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in enterprise data architecture or related fields.
• Experience with Oracle databases and analytics/AI-enabled queries.
• Expertise in metadata onboarding, data catalogs, and semantic modeling.

Responsibilities

• Document SPI Oracle schemas, tables, views, and columns for GenAI.
• Define onboarding scope for structured data across source systems.
• Extract and validate technical metadata from Oracle with SQL scripts.
• Maintain metadata standards for descriptions, definitions, data types.
• Collaborate with SMEs to validate data accuracy.
• Design optimized views or materialized views for GenAI queries.
• Define aggregation and join strategies for common access paths.
• Map Oracle data structures to business concepts.
• Support mapping of business terminology to tables and columns.
• Validate data quality and referential integrity.
• Identify sensitive data elements and access controls.

Skills

Advanced SQL (Oracle SQL)

PL/SQL concepts

Metadata onboarding

Semantic modeling

Data architecture

Tools

Oracle Database

Starburst

Toad for Oracle

Data catalogs

Git

Job description

Data Architect

Location: Plano, TX/ Charlotte NC/ Jersey City NJ (Hybrid)

Duration: 12 months

Role Overview

The Data Architect will prepare the Strategic Process Inventory (SPI) data estate for use by a GenAI platform. This involves defining the data onboarding approach, identifying required source structures, designing performant access patterns, and ensuring metadata is complete, accurate, and usable by downstream semantic and AI context layers. The role requires a hybrid work model with three days onsite.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and document required SPI Oracle database schemas, tables, views, and columns needed for GenAI.
• Define the onboarding scope for structured data, including source systems, subject areas, and key data products.
• Extract, validate, and organize technical metadata from Oracle using tools like Toad or SQL scripts.
• Establish and maintain metadata standards for table descriptions, column definitions, data types, and classifications.
• Collaborate with business and data SMEs to validate data accuracy and representation.
• Design optimized database views or materialized views to improve performance for GenAI query execution.
• Define aggregation, denormalization, and join strategies for common data access paths.
• Provide canonical source-to-target mapping between Oracle data structures and business concepts.
• Support the mapping of business terminology to physical Oracle tables and columns.
• Validate data quality, completeness, and referential consistency.
• Identify sensitive data elements requiring access controls and document data limitations.

Required Qualifications

Experience: 8+ years of experience in enterprise data architecture, database architecture, or data platform architecture. Strong experience with Oracle relational databases and designing performant data access patterns for analytics, reporting, or AI-enabled query systems. Experience with metadata onboarding, data catalogs, and semantic modeling is also required.

Programming / Query Languages: Advanced SQL, particularly Oracle SQL, and a strong understanding of PL/SQL concepts.

Systems / Tools: Proficiency with Oracle Database, Starburst, Toad for Oracle (or equivalent), data catalog platforms, and Git or other enterprise source control systems. Awareness of CI/CD for database scripts is necessary.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Python for metadata extraction, profiling, or automation.
• Familiarity with YAML / JSON metadata formats.
• Experience with enterprise process management systems such as POP or ARIS.
• Exposure to GenAI platforms and LLM-based enterprise solutions.
• Knowledge of regulatory and compliance-driven data environments.
• Experience with Airflow, dbt, Spark, or enterprise data pipeline tooling.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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