Enterprise Data Architect

🇺🇸 Villanova, PA 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $131K - $171K 💻 Data Science 🗓️ March 24th, 2026

SQL Python ETL

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Villanova University is hiring an Enterprise Data Architect to provide technical and strategic leadership in designing, developing, and maintaining the university’s enterprise data architecture. The role defines data modeling standards, ensures integration consistency, supports data governance and digital transformation initiatives, and collaborates with stakeholders to ensure secure, reliable, and high-performing data solutions for institutional decision-making.

Highlights

Lead design and implementation of scalable, secure enterprise data architectures aligned with institutional goals.
Develop and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models supporting operations, analytics, and reporting.
Define and enforce data architecture standards, frameworks, and integration strategies using ETL/ELT, APIs, and event-driven approaches.
Collaborate with application teams to ensure seamless data flow across academic and administrative systems.
Contribute to data governance frameworks ensuring data quality, security, and compliance with standards like FERPA, GDPR, and HIPAA.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to integration specialists, analysts, and governance colleagues.
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field and at least 10 years of progressive experience in data architecture and enterprise systems.
Must have expertise in SQL, Python, ETL tools (Matillion, Talend, Informatica), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and experience with cloud data warehousing (e.g., Snowflake).
Experience with enterprise systems like Ellucian Banner ERP/SIS and operational data stores is preferred.
Salary range is $131,200 to $170,500, within salaried grade 20, exempt classification.