Senior IT Data Architect — Hybrid/Remote Data Strategy Lead

Wade Trim; Detroit (MI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Education reimbursement

401(k)

Performance bonuses

Employee stock program

Career development programs

Job summary

Wade Trim is seeking a Senior IT Data Architect to join our IT team in Detroit. The candidate will design and govern data models, integration patterns, and standards across Wade Trim databases and enterprise apps.

Required are 5+ years in data architecture or related roles, strong SQL, data modeling, and Azure/Microsoft Fabric experience, plus a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. A hybrid schedule is available after 30 days of employment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
• 5+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, database design, or related data platform roles.
• Strong SQL, data modeling, database design, and data integration experience.
• Experience with Azure and Microsoft Fabric is required.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases is required.
• Experience with Enterprise Data Architecture and data modeling is required.
• Ability to translate business needs into scalable data architecture requirements.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop a roadmap for data projects with business units.
• Design and maintain enterprise data models, integration patterns, and architecture standards.
• Provide curated datasets to support analytics, automation, AI, and model development.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers on mappings, pipelines, semantic models, and reusable assets.
• Translate needs into scalable data architecture requirements and designs.
• Analyze data sources to identify standardization opportunities.
• Establish data quality expectations, metadata standards, and lineage practices.
• Support dashboards, reports, and AI use cases with trusted data.
• Develop repeatable data delivery and integration workflows.
• Develop data access protocols with business units.
• Maintain a safe working environment.

Skills

SQL

Data modeling

Data integration

Azure

NoSQL databases

Data architecture

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

AEC industry familiarity

Education

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

Tools

Azure Data Services

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

Wade Trim is seeking a Senior IT Data Architect to join our IT team in Detroit. The candidate will design and govern data models, integration patterns, and standards across Wade Trim databases and enterprise apps.

Required are 5+ years in data architecture or related roles, strong SQL, data modeling, and Azure/Microsoft Fabric experience, plus a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. A hybrid schedule is available after 30 days of employment.