Senior Enterprise Data Architect for AI & Analytics

Tier4 Group; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Tier4 Group is seeking an experienced Enterprise Data Architect to lead design and implementation of a modern enterprise data architecture enabling advanced analytics, AI, and data-driven decision making across the organization.

This hands-on leadership role focuses on scalable, governed data solutions and establishing enterprise standards. You will partner with technology, governance, and executive leadership to build a trusted data ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• 12+ years of experience in data management, data engineering, or enterprise data architecture.
• 5+ years of experience defining enterprise-wide data standards, architecture frameworks, and integration strategies.

Responsibilities

• Assess and evaluate the current enterprise data landscape across platforms, integration technologies, analytics environments, APIs, and operations.
• Define and maintain the target-state enterprise data architecture and roadmap.
• Establish data architecture standards, patterns, and best practices across multiple domains.
• Develop enterprise-wide data models, naming conventions, and semantic consistency standards.
• Design scalable architectures to support analytics, reporting, ML, and AI capabilities.
• Establish data governance, stewardship, and metadata management frameworks.

Skills

Enterprise data architecture

Data governance

Data modeling

Cloud data platforms

Stakeholder management

Leadership & mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Data warehouses

Data virtualization technologies

Semantic layer / knowledge graph tools

APIs and data integration

Job description

Tier4 Group is seeking an experienced Enterprise Data Architect to lead design and implementation of a modern enterprise data architecture enabling advanced analytics, AI, and data-driven decision making across the organization.

This hands-on leadership role focuses on scalable, governed data solutions and establishing enterprise standards. You will partner with technology, governance, and executive leadership to build a trusted data ecosystem.