Enterprise Data Architect — Data Platform & Modeling Lead

GamblingCareers.com; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Aristocrat in Austin, TX is seeking a Data Architect to shape our data ecosystem and drive architectural alignment with business goals. You will design end-to-end data models, standards, and governance, collaborating with business partners and engineering teams to deliver scalable data assets.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in data architecture, experience with Snowflake, ER/Studio/ERwin, and strong communication to translate complex processes into data models.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in data architecture or advanced data modeling roles.
• Proven experience designing models in manufacturing, gaming, or retail domains.
• Extensive experience in conceptual, logical, and physical modeling.
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake data modeling and implementation alignment.
• Proficient in SQL for data examination and profiling.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve enterprise data architecture principles, standards, and build specifications.
• Produce detailed technical development artifacts including data flow diagrams, process flows, and system interactions.
• Partner with collaborators to map processes, data flows, and system dependencies end-to-end and translate complex business processes into clear data and process flow builds.
• Design end-to-end data lifecycle within the enterprise data platform, from source systems through standardization to consumption.
• Develop and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models that align with enterprise standards.
• Establish and enforce data modeling standards, naming conventions, and documentation practices.
• Define and manage data abstraction layers (conceptual, logical, physical, semantic).
• Apply guidelines across 3NF, dimensional, and Data Vault modeling approaches.
• Ensure alignment between business definitions, data structures, and downstream consumption needs.
• Build and maintain canonical data models to enable consistency across systems and domains.
• Define enterprise integration patterns for data sharing (cloud share, batch, streaming, APIs, event-driven) and their appropriate use.
• Architect for interoperability across platforms, enabling decoupled and reusable data assets.
• Define data contracts and interface specifications between producers and consumers.
• Make and detail architecture trade-offs (normalization vs usability, latency vs consistency).
• Promote data quality, lineage, and governance throughout data flows.
• Perform data analysis and data profiling to validate assumptions and inform builds.
• Guide and mentor team members on architectural standards and technical build guidelines.

Skills

Data architecture

Data modeling

Snowflake modeling

SQL

Data governance

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science / Information Systems / Data Management

Tools

ERwin

ER/Studio

Lucidchart

Visio

Snowflake

Job description

Aristocrat in Austin, TX is seeking a Data Architect to shape our data ecosystem and drive architectural alignment with business goals. You will design end-to-end data models, standards, and governance, collaborating with business partners and engineering teams to deliver scalable data assets.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in data architecture, experience with Snowflake, ER/Studio/ERwin, and strong communication to translate complex processes into data models.