Senior Data Architect: Cloud Data Platform & AI

The University of Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 155,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business seeks a Senior Data Architect to define and lead the organization's data strategy, architecture roadmap, and cloud modernization. You will establish enterprise standards for data management, governance, and analytics platforms, driving AI readiness and scalable data solutions.

You will collaborate with executive leadership and cross‑functional teams to transition from legacy systems to cloud-native architectures while guiding DataOps, security,

Qualifications

• Education: college or university degree in related field.
• Work Experience: 7+ years in related discipline.
• Certifications: Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains the enterprise data architecture strategy and multi-year roadmap.
• Leads design, implementation, and optimization of cloud data platforms using Microsoft Fabric and Azure Tech.
• Architects scalable data warehouse, lakehouse, data mesh, and integration solutions.
• Establishes governance, metadata, security, and quality standards for data architecture.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Data Factory

Azure Synapse Analytics

Power BI

Azure Data Lake Storage

OneLake

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Job description

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business seeks a Senior Data Architect to define and lead the organization's data strategy, architecture roadmap, and cloud modernization. You will establish enterprise standards for data management, governance, and analytics platforms, driving AI readiness and scalable data solutions.

You will collaborate with executive leadership and cross‑functional teams to transition from legacy systems to cloud-native architectures while guiding DataOps, security,