Data Services Manager & Architect

Adams County; Brighton (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Adams County is seeking a Data Services Manager & Architect to provide strategic and technical leadership for the county's enterprise data environment. You will build the practice, supervise staff, and guide data governance, modernization, and analytics initiatives.

You will oversee databases, data warehouses, and analytics platforms, ensure data security and availability, and partner with departments to align data strategy with county goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/DM or related field.
• 7+ years in enterprise data with architecture, administration, and optimization.
• Experience leading technical projects and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and mentor assigned staff, provide technical leadership, review work assignments, establish priorities, and manage vendor relationships.
• Architect scalable data solutions that support systems, analytics, regulatory compliance, and strategic decision-making.
• Develop and maintain enterprise data models for OLTP, OLAP, reporting, and BI.
• Administer, monitor, secure, and optimize enterprise database platforms through performance tuning, capacity planning, backup and recovery.
• Design and oversee data integration, ETL/ELT processes, APIs, and data migration strategies.
• Evaluate emerging database technologies and cloud services to improve performance and cost-effectiveness.
• Ensure compliance with security, privacy, regulatory and records management requirements.
• Collaborate with IT, GIS, cybersecurity, and business stakeholders to align data solutions with county strategy.

Skills

Data architecture

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Data governance

ETL/ELT design

Cloud platforms

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, or related field

7+ years of enterprise data experience

Tools

SQL Server

Oracle

MySQL

PowerShell

Python

C#

Azure

ETL/ELT tools

Job description

The Data Services Manager & Architect provides strategic and technical leadership for the County's enterprise data environment. Builds the practice of Data Services and supervises technical staff, leads enterprise data initiatives, and provides expert guidance on database technologies, cloud platforms, data governance, and modernization efforts. Oversees data services operations and performance, supports business intelligence and reporting initiatives, and ensures availability, integrity, security, and accessibility of data.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

• Supervise and mentor assigned staff, provide technical leadership, review work assignments, establish priorities, and manage vendor relationships. Works with County departments, cross-functional teams, and external vendors.
• Responsible for the architecture, governance, security, administration, integration, and operational management of enterprise databases, data warehouses, and analytics platforms.
• Develops and maintains enterprise data classification and standards.
• Architect scalable data solutions that support systems, analytics, regulatory compliance, and strategic decision-making.
• Develop and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models supporting transactional (OLTP), analytical (OLAP), reporting, and business intelligence systems.
• Administer, monitor, secure, and optimize enterprise database platforms through performance tuning, capacity planning, backup and recovery, disaster recovery, patch management, and automation.
• Design and oversee data integration, ETL/ELT engineering processes, APIs, event-driven integrations, and data migration strategies supporting enterprise applications and legacy system modernization.
• Evaluate emerging database technologies, cloud services, and data management tools; recommend solutions that improve performance, scalability, security, and cost-effectiveness.
• Investigate data anomalies, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to improve data integrity and reliability.
• Ensure compliance with applicable security, privacy, regulatory, and records management requirements.
• Develop enterprise data standards, reference architectures, documentation, and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cybersecurity, software development, GIS, and departmental stakeholders to ensure enterprise data solutions align with County technology strategy.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Data Management, or a related field; equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• At least 7+ years of experience in enterprise data, with a focus on data architecture, administration, management, support, and optimization. Prior experience in a leadership or management role is highly preferred.
• Significant experience architecting, designing, implementing, and administering enterprise database and data warehouse solutions.
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases, cloud data platforms, ETL/ELT processes, and enterprise reporting environments.
• Experience leading technical projects and coordinating cross-functional teams.
• Enterprise data architecture, database design, and data modeling.

• Database administration, performance tuning, backup and recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery.
• Data warehousing, business intelligence, analytics, and data integration methodologies.
• Data governance, metadata management, master data management, and data quality practices.
• Cloud data platforms and hybrid architectures.
• SQL and database automation; experience with scripting languages such as C#, Python, or PowerShell is desirable.
• Information security, privacy, and regulatory compliance related to enterprise data.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, and organizational skills.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships, lead technical initiatives, and drive continuous improvement across the County's enterprise data environment.

Technical Skills

• Enterprise relational databases (Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, and other current and emerging technologies) administration, backup, disaster recovery, high availability, and performance tuning.
• Cloud data platforms (Microsoft Azure and other cloud platforms)
• Data Fabric/Warehouses, Data lakes, and Lakehouse architecture
• ETL/ELT platforms and orchestration tools
• C#, SQL, Python, PowerShell, or similar scripting languages
• REST APIs, messaging platforms, and data integration technologies
• Business Intelligence and visualization platforms (Power BI, Tableau, Looker, or equivalent)
• Data governance, metadata management, and master data management
• Security frameworks, identity management, encryption, and regulatory compliance