Enterprise Data Architect: Modernization & AI Readiness

Forrest T. Jones & Company; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid medical

401(k) with company matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Forrest T. Jones & Company is seeking a Data Architect to define and drive the organization’s enterprise data strategy and architecture. You will govern data, ensure security and usability, and lead modernization of data warehouses with emphasis on analytics, AI readiness, and data quality.

You will establish standards for data models, ETL/ELT, APIs, and pipelines while guiding acquisitions, integrations, and data stewardship across business units.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science, data management or related field, or equivalent experience; eight+ years of progressive data architecture
• Demonstrated success developing enterprise data strategies, governance practices, architecture roadmaps, and data migration/ integration solutions
• Strong knowledge of data modeling, quality, integration, warehousing, metadata, and security; cloud data platforms and APIs

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain FTJ’s enterprise data strategy, target architecture, standards, and multiyear modernization roadmap
• Establish governance framework covering data ownership, stewardship, quality, classification, retention, lineage, access, and usage
• Define canonical models, business definitions, and normalization standards for critical data domains
• Lead architecture for future data warehouse and BI/AI capabilities including Microsoft Fabric and Power BI
• Mentor teams and oversee conversions, integrations, and modernization initiatives

Skills

Data governance

Data modeling

Cloud data platforms

ETL/ELT

Data quality

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science, data management

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

Azure data services

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

Purview

Azure Data Factory

Job description

Forrest T. Jones & Company is seeking a Data Architect to define and drive the organization’s enterprise data strategy and architecture. You will govern data, ensure security and usability, and lead modernization of data warehouses with emphasis on analytics, AI readiness, and data quality.

You will establish standards for data models, ETL/ELT, APIs, and pipelines while guiding acquisitions, integrations, and data stewardship across business units.