Distinguished Data & Integration Architect

📋 Description

• Act as the primary technical consultant to the CTO/CIO and the executive leadership team on all aspects concerning data strategy, integration architecture, and enterprise data platforms.

• Define and take ownership of the enterprise-wide vision for data and integration architecture, ensuring it aligns with the overarching business strategy, product roadmap, and growth objectives of the company.

• Lead technology strategy decisions that extend beyond the data ecosystem, impacting platform direction, build-vs-buy choices, and technology investment priorities at the enterprise level.

• Present architectural vision, risk evaluations, and technology investment suggestions to executive leadership and, when appropriate, to the board.

• Take charge of and advance the enterprise integration architecture encompassing ERP, CRM, HR, and SaaS systems, establishing the strategic direction for the interconnection of the company’s systems ecosystem.

• Develop enterprise-wide integration standards, patterns, and principles (batch, near-real-time, event-driven) that will be implemented by other architects and engineering teams.

• Establish non-functional standards for error handling, logging, monitoring, retry logic, and performance that will become the organizational defaults.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 15 years of progressive experience in data architecture, integration architecture, or platform architecture, with a minimum of 5 years functioning at a principal, distinguished, or equivalent senior architecture level.

• Proven track record of establishing enterprise-wide architectural vision and strategy that has directly impacted business results.

• Extensive expertise in designing enterprise integrations using iPaaS or middleware platforms (such as Boomi or similar) across batch, near-real-time, and event-driven patterns.

• In-depth knowledge of modern data warehousing/lakehouse architectures and Microsoft data platforms (including Fabric, Synapse, SQL, Power BI, or similar).

• Verified experience in defining and implementing enterprise data governance frameworks and metadata management tools (like Purview or similar).

• Advanced SQL capabilities and proficiency in at least one scripting/programming language (Python preferred).

• Familiarity with APIs, REST, JSON, and data transformation pipelines.

• History of influencing technology decisions at the executive level and presenting to senior leadership.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive Insurance Coverage (including Medical, Dental, Vision, Pharmacy benefits, Life Insurance, and AD&D)

• Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts

• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability

• Comprehensive 401(k) plan

• Generous Parental Leave

• Unrestricted paid time off (referred to as Discretionary Time Off - DTO)

• Wellness Program, which includes ClassPass & Employee Assistance Program

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Optional Benefits: Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Student Debt Repayment Program, and Prepaid Legal coverage