Principal Data Enterprise Architect

Talent Groups; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Groups seeks a Principal Data Enterprise Architect to define and drive the enterprise data architecture vision, strategy, and roadmap. You will lead the transformation from fragmented data integrations to domain-aligned data products and partner with business and technology leaders to establish ownership, improve quality, and enable enterprise-wide data consumption for analytics and AI initiatives.

This senior individual contributor role requires guiding modernization efforts, standards,

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise or data architecture, with deep expertise in data architecture and strategy.
• Proven leadership in large-scale data transformation initiatives (data platforms, integrations, or migrations).
• Strong experience with data integration patterns, including APIs, event-driven architectures, and cloud data platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to define enterprise roadmaps and execute across complex organizations.
• Expertise in data governance, data modeling, and systems of record. Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Define Enterprise Data Strategy & Architecture.
• Establish and evangelize the enterprise data vision, principles, and target architecture aligned to business strategy.
• Design the transition from legacy point-to-point integrations to domain-aligned data products.
• Drive Data Product Operating Model and modern data platforms.
• Partner with Data Governance Office to set standards for data products and ownership.
• Establish systems of record and authoritative data sources across domains.
• Develop and execute a multi-year transformation roadmap.
• Lead enterprise-wide adoption of scalable, event-driven data patterns to reduce duplication and latency.
• Evaluate and guide selection of data platforms, tools, and integration technologies.

Skills

Enterprise data architecture

Data strategy

Data governance

Data modeling

APIs & event-driven architectures

Cloud data platforms

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Roadmaps

Leadership

Job description

The Principal Data Enterprise Architect is a senior strategic leader responsible for defining and driving the enterprise data architecture vision, strategy, and roadmap. You will lead the transformation from fragmented, point-to-point data integrations to a modern, scalable data product model that delivers trusted, governed, and reusable data aligned to business domains. This architect will partner with business and technology leaders to establish clear data ownership, reduce duplication, improve data quality, and enable consistent, enterprise-wide data consumption to support digital, analytics, and AI initiatives. This position falls within our Individual Contributor career pathway, and it will not manage any direct reports.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define Enterprise Data Strategy & Architecture
• Establish and evangelize the enterprise data vision, principles, and target architecture aligned to business strategy
• Design the transition from legacy point-to-point integrations to domain-aligned data products
• Drive Data Product Operating Model
• Partner with Data Governance Office to define standards for data products, including ownership, lifecycle, quality, and consumption models
• Establish clear systems of record and authoritative data sources across domains
• Develop and Execute Transformation Roadmap
• Build a prioritized, multi-year roadmap to modernize data platforms and integrations
• Sequence migration of consumers from legacy data assets to modern data products
• Lead Enterprise Data Modernization Drive adoption of scalable, event-driven, and real-time data patterns to reduce duplication and latency
• Evaluate and guide selection of data platforms, tools, and integration technologies

Governance and Standards

• Partner with Data Governance Office to establish enterprise data governance frameworks, standards, and metrics to ensure quality, consistency, and compliance
• Partner with security, legal, and compliance teams to align with regulatory requirements
• Stakeholder Alignment & Change Leadership
• Align business and IT leaders on data ownership, priorities, and adoption strategies
• Drive enterprise-wide adoption and migration to new data products through strong influence and communication Mentorship & Leadership
• Provide architectural leadership and mentoring across data, integration, and domain architecture teams Promote best practices and build enterprise-wide data architecture capabilities

Required Skills: Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise or data architecture, with deep expertise in data architecture and strategy
• Proven leadership in large-scale data transformation initiatives (data platforms, integrations, or migrations)
• Strong experience with data integration patterns, including APIs, event-driven architectures, and cloud data platforms
• Demonstrated ability to define enterprise roadmaps and execute across complex organizations
• Expertise in data governance, data modeling, and systems of record Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills