Data Architect and Team Lead, Instructional and Information Technology Services

California State University San Marcos; San Marcos (CA); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

California State University San Marcos seeks a Data Architect and Team Lead (Database Administrator IV) reporting to the Director of Enterprise Systems to advance the campus data platform strategy, including Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, and CSU datalake initiatives.

This role provides hands-on technical leadership for scalable, secure, and governed data solutions, sets architectural standards, and partners with campus and Chancellor’s Office stakeholders to enable trusted data for analytics,

Job description

Job Overview

Reporting to the Director of Enterprise Systems, the Data Architectand Team Lead serves as the university’s senior technical authorityfor enterprise data architecture, database platforms, and analyticsdata structures. The position defines and advances the campus dataplatform strategy in alignment with CSU systemwide initiatives,including Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, and the evolving CSU datalake environment.

This role provides hands-on technical leadership in the design anddelivery of scalable, secure, and governed data solutions;establishes architectural standards and integration patterns; andelevates the technical capabilities of the Data Administration andAnalytics team. The incumbent partners with campus and Chancellor’sOffice stakeholders to enable trusted data for analytics,operations, compliance, and institutional decision-making and playsa foundational role in the development of the university’s datagovernance framework.

Position Summary

Data Architect and Team Lead (Database Administrator IV)

This is a full-time, exempt position, which will lead towardpermanent status following the successful completion of aprobationary period.

For a complete list of responsibilities and requiredqualifications, please review the position description linked atthe top of the page.

Pay, Benefits, and Work Schedule

Anticipated Hiring Salary Range: $10,438 - $11,299 per month

CSU Classification Salary Range: $8,231 - $11,990 per month

Salary is commensurate with the background and experience of theindividual selected.

This position is eligible for a broad range of benefits, includingmedical, dental, vision, life and disability insurances, retirement(CalPERS), tuition waiver, vacation and sick leave. In addition, 15paid holidays are offered each year; 14 scheduled on specific daysand a Personal Holiday that may be taken any time during theyear.

A comprehensive benefits summary for this position is availableonline by visiting our Benefits Portal. The CSU Total CompensationCalculator demonstrates the significance of the benefitspackage.

This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule.

California State University San Marcos

A mid-size university located in San Diego's vibrant North County,we are dedicated to service, innovation, leadership and studentsuccess. We have an attentive faculty and state-of-the-artfacilities which offer our students hundreds of opportunities tolearn, lead, play and serve.

California State University San Marcos is a new kind of university,pushing the boundaries of innovation to prepare tomorrow's leaders,build stronger communities and solve pressing issues.

Cutting-edge research meets hands-on application at our campus andin the real world.

Supplemental Information

Following a conditional offer of employment, satisfactorycompletion of a background check (including criminal records check)is required prior to beginning employment. Any offer of employmentrescinded if the background check reveals disqualifyinginformation, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowinglywithheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorilycomplete the background check may affect the continued employmentof a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered theposition.

California State University San Marcos is an Equal OpportunityEmployer. We consider qualified applicants for employment withoutregard to age, physical or mental disability, gender or sex,genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, maritalstatus, medical condition, nationality, race or ethnicity, religionor religious creed, sexual orientation, and veteran or militarystatus.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and CampusCrime Statistics Act or Clery Act Notification can be found at https://www.csusm.edu/clery/annualreports.html.

Pursuant to the CSU Out-of-State Employment Policy, as of January1, 2022, the California State University is prohibited from hiringemployees to perform CSU-related work outside the state ofCalifornia.

Applicants will be required to disclose whether they have receiveda final administrative decision or final judicial decisiondetermining that they have committed sexual harassment within thelast 7 years only after a determination is made that they meet theminimum qualifications for the position, and before an offer ofemployment is extended. Applicants that reach the final stages ofthe application process must also sign a release form thatauthorizes the release of information by the applicant's currentand/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiatedallegations of misconduct.

California State University San Marcos is not a sponsoring agentfor staff or management positions (i.e. H1-B visas).