Strategic Data Architecture Lead for AI & Analytics

Colorado Community College System (CCCS); Littleton, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Arapahoe Community College is seeking a Data Architecture Lead to provide technical leadership for the college-wide data architecture and ecosystem. You will ensure data is reliable, accessible, secure, and well-documented to support reporting, analytics, automation, and responsible AI use.

Reporting to the Director of Data & AI Initiatives, you will guide scalable data environments, data models, pipelines, and standards that connect systems and tools across the college.

Qualifications

• Six years of progressively responsible experience in data architecture, data engineering, database administration, data integration, analytics, business intelligence, or a related technology field.
• Experience designing, implementing, maintaining, or improving databases, data systems, reporting environments, data integration, data architectures, or related technology solutions.
• Experience developing, maintaining, or supporting data reports, dashboards, queries, data workflows, analytical solutions, data models, data pipelines, or other data-driven solutions.
• Experience designing or improving data architectures, data models, data integrations, data pipelines, or other data infrastructure.
• Experience translating business or organizational requirements into data, analytics, or technology solutions.
• Experience providing technical leadership, mentoring colleagues, leading projects, or coordinating cross-functional technology initiatives.
• Experience applying principles of data quality, data documentation, metadata, data stewardship, data security, or data governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and continuous improvement of college-wide data architecture and data integration strategies.
• Develop, maintain, and improve data models, data pipelines, integrations, and other foundational data solutions.
• Establish and advance data governance practices related to data quality, documentation, metadata, data stewardship, security, and responsible data use.
• Partner with Institutional Research, technology teams, and academic, student services, and operational areas to translate business and organizational needs into sustainable data solutions.
• Evaluate and recommend technologies, architectures, and approaches that improve the reliability, accessibility, usability, and security of college data.
• Support data environments and solutions that enable analytics, reporting, automation, and responsible AI initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and knowledge sharing to colleagues working across data, analytics, and technology initiatives.
• Contribute to data strategy, standards, documentation, architecture roadmaps, and long-term planning for the college’s data ecosystem.

Skills

Data architecture

Data engineering

Database administration

Data integration

Analytics & BI

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Data governance

Data quality/metadata

Job description

Arapahoe Community College is seeking a Data Architecture Lead to provide technical leadership for the college-wide data architecture and ecosystem. You will ensure data is reliable, accessible, secure, and well-documented to support reporting, analytics, automation, and responsible AI use.

Reporting to the Director of Data & AI Initiatives, you will guide scalable data environments, data models, pipelines, and standards that connect systems and tools across the college.