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 involves defining data modeling standards, ensuring integration consistency across systems, supporting institutional decision-making, and contributing to data governance and digital transformation initiatives while collaborating with stakeholders.
Highlights
Lead design and implementation of scalable, secure enterprise data architectures aligned with institutional goals.
Develop and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
Define and enforce data architecture standards, frameworks, and design principles.
Design data integration strategies using ETL/ELT, API, and event-driven approaches.
Collaborate with application and integration teams across academic and administrative systems.
Contribute to data governance framework and ensure compliance with FERPA, GDPR, HIPAA.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to data teams and participate in digital transformation efforts.
Require proficiency in SQL, Python, ETL tools (Matillion, Talend, Informatica), and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field with 10+ years of progressive data architecture experience.
Salary range $131,200 - $170,500 with full-time, 12-month employment status in the Data Base Administration department.