Data Architect

Job Title: Data Architect 

Client: DRC (Department of Rehabilitation and Correction)
Location: Franklin County, OH
Work Mode: Hybrid (Onsite location within Franklin County – TBD after selection)
Employment Type: Contract
Interview Mode: Virtual

Job Summary

The Data Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the organization’s data architecture to ensure data integrity, scalability, security, and accessibility. This role defines how data is stored, integrated, consumed, and governed across enterprise systems, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technology standards.

Key Responsibilities

Data Architecture Design

• Develop and maintain enterprise data models, schemas, and standards

• Define data flows, integration patterns, and system interoperability

Database Management

• Oversee logical and physical database design to support performance and scalability

• Collaborate with DBAs on optimization, tuning, and capacity planning

Data Governance

• Establish and enforce data quality, security, and compliance standards

• Implement metadata management and maintain a data dictionary

Integration & ETL

• Design and optimize ETL pipelines for data warehousing and analytics

• Ensure seamless integration between on-premises and cloud-based systems

Collaboration

• Partner with business analysts, developers, and stakeholders to translate requirements into data solutions

• Provide guidance on data modeling and architectural best practices

Performance & Security

• Ensure data architecture meets performance SLAs and security requirements

• Implement encryption, access controls, and audit mechanisms

Innovation

• Evaluate emerging technologies (Cloud, Big Data, AI/ML)

• Recommend enhancements to existing data architecture and platforms

Highly Desired Skills

• Experience with Big Data technologies (Hadoop, Spark, etc.)

• Experience with Data Visualization & BI tools

• Knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD pipelines for data workflows