Data Architecture Leader (AI-Ready Enterprise Platforms)

CESO, Inc.

Columbus (OH)

On-site

USD 114,000 - 151,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

CESO, Inc. is seeking a Data Architect Manager in Columbus to lead the enterprise data architecture strategy, standards, and technology direction.

You will mentor data teams, design scalable data models, and govern data integration across platforms and AI initiatives. The role partners with governance and business stakeholders to ensure data quality, security, and regulatory compliance while driving modernization of data platforms and cloud migrations.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, Engineering, or related discipline.
10+ years of progressive experience in data architecture/engineering/analytics.
5+ years of technical leadership, mentoring, or leading data teams.
Understanding of security, access controls, privacy requirements, and compliance for enterprise data.
Knowledge of RBAC, data security, privacy, retention, and regulatory considerations.
Ability to evaluate emerging technologies and translate to leadership.
Experience establishing enterprise architecture standards and governance.
Experience partnering with senior leaders to set technical priorities.
Experience managing multiple concurrent initiatives.
Experience with MS Fabric, SQL Server, Azure SQL, data warehouses/lakes, Data Factory or lakehouse architectures.
Proficiency in SQL and relational/analytical data structures.
Strong knowledge of DAMA-DMBOK and data governance practices.
Experience designing data models for BI and KPI analytics.
Experience supporting AI/ML initiatives is preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and evolution of CESO's enterprise data architecture strategy, standards, and technology roadmap.
Mentor and develop Data Architects and data professionals, setting priorities and direction.
Design and govern logical/physical/semantic data models and enterprise database architectures.
Provide architectural oversight for data integration solutions, APIs, ELT/ETL, cloud platforms, and reporting environments.
Partner with Data Governance and data owners to establish standards for quality, lineage, cataloging, and privacy.
Establish architecture review practices ensuring alignment with security and governance policies.
Oversee enterprise data architecture documentation, diagrams, catalogs, lineage, and reference architectures.
Shape database/platform architecture for scalability, performance, HA, backup, and DR requirements.
Lead AI-ready data platforms for BI, analytics, ML, Copilot, and automation initiatives.
Coordinate with Data Engineers, infra, cybersecurity, analytics teams and vendors to deliver solutions.
Supervise direct reports; perform other duties as assigned.