Lead Data Architect for People Analytics Platform

Insight Global; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global seeks a Principal Data Engineer to lead the design, development, and optimization of a modern People Data ecosystem. You will build scalable, governance‑driven data architecture enabling enterprise workforce analytics across Oracle Fusion HCM, FDI, Databricks and Power BI.

The role requires hands‑on leadership, collaboration with HRIS, IT and analytics teams, and mentoring of engineers to deliver secure, reliable data solutions and workforce insights.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, analytics engineering, or related technical data disciplines.
• Experience with Oracle Fusion Data Intelligence (FDI), Oracle Fusion Analytics, Oracle Analytics Cloud, Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse, or similar enterprise analytics platforms.
• Strong experience with Oracle Fusion HCM data, HR reporting, workforce analytics, or people-data domains.
• Advanced expertise in Databricks, PySpark, SQL, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and cloud data engineering frameworks.
• Experience designing enterprise data models, semantic layers, governed metrics, and reporting-ready datasets.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with technical teams, business leaders, vendors, and governance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead the implementation, configuration, and support of Oracle Fusion Data Intelligence (FDI).
• Partner with HRIS, IT, Oracle administrators, analytics teams, vendors, and business stakeholders to deliver enterprise-grade People Data solutions.
• Define and implement scalable data architecture across Oracle Fusion HCM, FDI, Databricks, Power BI, and related reporting platforms.
• Design data models, semantic layers, source-to-target mappings, lineage documentation, and enterprise data standards.
• Develop, optimize, and maintain cloud-based data pipelines using Databricks, PySpark, SQL, Delta Lake, and related technologies.
• Drive data quality initiatives through monitoring, troubleshooting, governance processes, and operational excellence.
• Ensure secure handling of sensitive workforce data through role-based access controls, auditability, metadata management, and PII protection.
• Mentor engineers and analysts while promoting best practices in data architecture, engineering, and platform governance.

Skills

Databricks

PySpark

SQL

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Oracle Fusion HCM

Oracle Fusion Data Intelligence (FDI)

Power BI

Cloud data engineering

Data governance

Tools

Databricks

Power BI

Oracle Fusion HCM

Oracle Fusion Data Intelligence (FDI)

Oracle Analytics Cloud

OCI/Azure

dbt

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Job description

Insight Global seeks a Principal Data Engineer to lead the design, development, and optimization of a modern People Data ecosystem. You will build scalable, governance‑driven data architecture enabling enterprise workforce analytics across Oracle Fusion HCM, FDI, Databricks and Power BI.

The role requires hands‑on leadership, collaboration with HRIS, IT and analytics teams, and mentoring of engineers to deliver secure, reliable data solutions and workforce insights.