Distinguished Data & Integration Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Texas.

📋 Description

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

• Create and take ownership of the organization-wide data and integration architecture vision, ensuring it aligns with the overall business strategy, product roadmap, and growth goals of the company.

• Lead technology strategy decisions that go beyond the data ecosystem, impacting platform direction, build-versus-buy choices, and technology investment priorities on an enterprise scale.

• Communicate architectural vision, risk evaluations, and recommendations for technology investments to executive leadership and, when appropriate, to the board of directors.

• Manage and enhance the enterprise integration architecture that encompasses ERP, CRM, HR, and SaaS systems, defining the strategic approach for the interconnection of the company’s systems ecosystem.

• Establish enterprise-wide integration standards, patterns, and principles (including batch, near-real-time, and event-driven) for other architects and engineering teams to follow.

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

⛳️ Requirements

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

• Proven history of establishing an enterprise-wide architectural vision and strategy that has directly affected 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 contemporary data warehousing/lakehouse architectures and Microsoft data platforms (including Fabric, Synapse, SQL, Power BI, or similar).

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

• Advanced SQL capabilities and a working knowledge of at least one scripting/programming language (Python is preferred).

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

• A track record of influencing executive-level technology decisions and presenting findings 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, including ClassPass & Employee Assistance Program

• Tuition Reimbursement

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