Senior Data Enterprise Architect - Modern Data Platforms

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

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,