Senior HCM Data Architect & Integration Lead

Guidehouse; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Discretionary bonus

Tuition Reimbursement

Mobility Stipend

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking an experienced Data Architect to lead the design, governance, migration, and integration of enterprise HCM data solutions. This role will serve as the technical authority for data architecture across a large-scale HCM transformation, ensuring data integrity, interoperability, governance, and scalability from legacy environments to modern cloud-based platforms.

The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in data architecture, migration strategy, integration design, and data

Qualifications

• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal Public Trust security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field (see above).
• 8+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, enterprise integration, data management, or system modernization.
• Experience designing data architectures for complex enterprise applications, HCM platforms, HRIS solutions, or ERP programs.
• Experience with data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical).
• Experience with data discovery, profiling, source-to-target mapping, data conversion, ETL, quality controls, migration validation.
• Experience designing API, middleware, batch, file-based, and real-time integration patterns.
• Experience defining metadata, lineage, data ownership, stewardship, access, security, and quality standards.
• Experience translating business processes and reporting needs into data models and designs.
• Experience reviewing technical designs and guiding data engineers and analysts.
• Experience supporting federal government clients or complex public-sector organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and evolution of enterprise HCM data architecture and models.
• Define data standards, canonical models, integration patterns, and architecture principles.
• Translate HR requirements into scalable data solutions for reporting and analytics.
• Create and maintain architecture documentation, data flows, and design artifacts.
• Lead data migration strategy, including discovery, profiling, cleansing, transformation, mapping, and validation.
• Define migration architectures, cutover strategies, rollback plans, and post-migration support.
• Establish data governance frameworks with ownership, stewardship, and metadata management.
• Develop data quality monitoring capabilities and governance controls.
• Design and review integrations between HCM platforms and enterprise systems.
• Collaborate with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, cloud, and platform teams.
• Lead architecture workshops, provide mentorship, and present recommendations to client leadership.

Skills

Data architecture

Migration strategy

Data governance

Interoperability

Stakeholder collaboration

Leadership

Cloud platforms

API integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Architecture, Engineering, Data Management, or related field

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Architecture, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Management, or related discipline

Tools

Databricks

Microsoft Azure

AWS

Snowflake

Data catalogs

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking an experienced Data Architect to lead the design, governance, migration, and integration of enterprise HCM data solutions. This role will serve as the technical authority for data architecture across a large-scale HCM transformation, ensuring data integrity, interoperability, governance, and scalability from legacy environments to modern cloud-based platforms.

The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in data architecture, migration strategy, integration design, and data