Job Details

Job Description

The Data Architect is responsible for reviewing and analyzing the data infrastructure as well as developing data sharing standards and agreements; developing data governance policies; planning future databases; implementing data storage and management solutions; drafting data management frameworks to meet business and technology requirements; and ensuring data security and compliance with regulations. This role is also responsible for leading and facilitating various committees regarding data sharing and data governance.

Responsibilities and Qualifications

• Researches and creates policies and procedures regarding data system and database standards, security, and maintenance.
• Collaborates and builds strong partnerships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Prepares technical, administrative, and other reports and presentations for organizational leadership to use in a business setting; presents written materials and reports in a manner understandable and appropriate to the intended audience.
• Translates business requirements into databases, data warehouses, and data streams; develops and documents data access requirements and strategies; defines, implements and documents technical requirements including data definitions, data structures, operational guidelines.
• Analyzes, plans, and defines data architecture frameworks, including security, backup and recovery, data capacity, reference data, metadata, and master data.
• Performs technical and administrative research, development, design implementation, and evaluation of the County's automated data systems.
• Creates procedures to ensure data accuracy and consistency, data integration, adherence to data standards and governance policies, and accessibility.
• Researches, recommends, implements, and maintains new database management systems and system upgrades, including system design, feasibility studies, cost estimates, impact analysis, database security, data conversion, and reduction of redundant data.
• Migrates data from legacy systems.

Experience Level

Expert Level

Technical Skills

• Data
• Data architecture
• Data governance
• SQL scripting
• Data visualization

Job Type & Location

Contract to Hire position based out of Santa Barbara, CA; fully remote. 100% remote role, but candidate must reside in California to be considered.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $75.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms.

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Equal Opportunity Employer

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

*San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:* Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

*Massachusetts Lie Detector:* It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

*Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):* We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.