Senior Data Architect

Inabia Software & Consulting Inc.; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania seeks an Enterprise Data Architect to define and evolve its enterprise information architecture and reusable data products to support transformation and AI priorities. This role partners with business leaders, product and engineering teams across agencies to identify information assets and establish data domains, models, and quality standards.

Located in Dauphin County, PA, the incumbent will drive modernization efforts and create contracts to enable seamless

Qualifications

• 10+ years in data or enterprise architecture.
• 8+ years in data engineering or advanced DB design.
• 5+ years with Snowflake, Databricks, MongoDB on cloud platforms.
• Experience with data security, privacy, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience delivering data quality initiatives and tooling.
• Proven ability to lead cross-domain initiatives with stakeholders.
• Public sector, healthcare, or financial services experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve enterprise information architecture and reusable data products.
• Collaborate with business, product, and engineering teams to identify data assets.
• Define data domains, create data models, map sources to domains.
• Support modernization initiatives and future AI capabilities.
• Bridge between business processes and technical implementation.
• Ensure solutions contribute to a sustainable data foundation.

Skills

Data architecture

Enterprise architecture

Data modeling

Data governance

Communication skills

Leadership without authority

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

MongoDB

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Role: OA-Enterprise Data Architect
Location: Dauphin County- PA

Client: Commonwealth of PA 2
Visa Type : No sponsor available for this job (Only local candidate or someone willing to relocate are accepted for this role)

J ob Description:

Role Summary

The Enterprise Data Architect is responsible for defining and evolving the Commonwealth’s enterprise information architecture and reusable data products to support transformation and AI priorities.
This role partners with business leaders, product and engineering teams and enterprise technology org to identify which information assets should be shared across agencies and which should remain domain specific. The position will define data domains, create data models, ensure data quality, map source to domain and assist in creating contracts to support modernization initiatives and future AI capabilities. The role serves as the bridge between business processes and technical implementation, ensuring that new solutions contribute to a sustainable enterprise data foundation rather than creating additional silos. The ideal candidate possesses a comprehensive understanding of data architecture principles, practical data modeling experience, and deep expertise in data-centric architecture.

Desired Background and Experience

• Bachelor of Computer Science, Information Systems, Systems Programming or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
• Minimum 10 years of experience in data architecture, information architecture or enterprise architecture.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience in data architecture, data engineering, or advanced database design, modeling experience in designing or implementing data warehouse/data marts, MDM concepts and tools
• At least 5+ years of experience with data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, MongoDB and big data on cloud-based ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP). Experience working with unstructured data is a plus.
• Experience working with data security, privacy and regulatory requirements for handling sensitive data
• Experience in designing and implementing data quality initiatives, including platforms and tooling
• Demonstrable experience supporting large-scale modernization or digital transformation initiatives across multiple domains and stakeholders
• Ability to work across domains and stakeholders with strong communication skills
• Proven ability to develop work plans for self, resolve ambiguity and lead teams without authority
• Industry Experience in Public sector, Healthcare or Financial Services is preferable
• Candidates may have previously served as Principal Architect, Enterprise Information Architect, Solution Architect for large enterprises or modernization initiatives