Data Architect: BI & Governance Lead

College of Southern Maryland; La Plata (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The College of Southern Maryland seeks a Data Architect to design and manage its data architecture across enterprise systems, ensuring secure, integrated data for BI and analytics. You will drive data models, governance, and ETL strategies while partnering with IT, academic units, and administrative staff.

You will lead data governance efforts, implement data quality controls, and support reporting initiatives using Power BI and CROA.

Qualifications

• BS/AS in computer technology or related field with data analytics focus.
• Experience integrating data from SIS/LMS/ERP systems.
• Knowledge of data privacy and security standards.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and manage CSM data architecture and data models.
• Support data lake/warehouse initiatives and governance.
• Develop dashboards and reports to aidDecision-making using BI tools.
• Collaborate with IT, faculty and admin on data requirements.

Skills

Data modeling

Data governance

SQL

Data visualization

Problem solving

Collaboration

Architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer technology

3 years’ experience in data reporting/analytics

Associates degree + 5 years experience in data analytics/BI

7+ years experience in data governance/BI/analytics

Tools

Power BI

Colleague Reporting

CROA

Data lake/warehouse

SQL

Job description

The College of Southern Maryland seeks a Data Architect to design and manage its data architecture across enterprise systems, ensuring secure, integrated data for BI and analytics. You will drive data models, governance, and ETL strategies while partnering with IT, academic units, and administrative staff.

You will lead data governance efforts, implement data quality controls, and support reporting initiatives using Power BI and CROA.