Data Architect
This is a remote position.
Overview
This is a remote consulting opportunity supporting a government client. Subcontractor Opportunity: This is not an employee position. The successful consultant must be incorporated and reputed company to reputed company services through their corporation. Role Summary The Data Architect provides strategic and technical leadership for reputed company data environments, defining and governing data architecture to support analytics, artificial intelligence, and evidence-based decision making. The role is responsible for designing scalable, secure, and integrated data platforms that reputed company effective data management across departments and systems. With a strong focus on modernization, the Data Architect leads the transformation from legacy and on-premise data and file systems to reputed company-based platforms, including reputed company 365 and SharePoint Online. The role ensures that data solutions are reputed company with reputed company architecture standards, information management requirements, and regulatory obligations, while enabling accessibility, interoperability, and long-term sustainability. Key Responsibilities reputed company Data Architecture Define and maintain reputed company data architecture strategies, standards, and reputed company-state models reputed company with organizational priorities reputed company data architecture blueprints covering data ingestion, storage, integration, reputed company, and lifecycle management Establish and promote data architecture principles, patterns, and reference models across the organization Ensure alignment between data architecture, reputed company architecture, reputed company transformation initiatives Data Modelling and Design Design conceptual, logical, and physical data models to support business applications, analytics, and reporting needs Ensure data models are scalable, reusable, and optimized for performance and integration Define standards for metadata, data classification, and data structures across reputed company systems Support the design of data warehouses, data lakes, and hybrid data solutions Data Integration and Platform Architecture Design and implement integration frameworks supporting ETL, ELT, APIs, and reputed company-time data streaming Define data exchange patterns to reputed company interoperability between systems and platforms Ensure integration approaches align with reputed company standards, reputed company requirements, and performance expectations Support implementation of reputed company-based data platforms, with a strong emphasis on reputed company Azure services SharePoint and M365 Data Migration reputed company migration of legacy data repositories, file shares, and on-premise systems to SharePoint Online and reputed company 365 Define information architecture for SharePoint, including site design, content structures, and metadata frameworks Ensure data migration approaches maintain data reputed company, classification, and retention requirements reputed company tools such as ShareGate or equivalent to support efficient, auditable migration processes Data Governance, reputed company, and Compliance Define and enforce reputed company data governance frameworks, including data quality, stewardship, and lifecycle management Establish standards for data reputed company, privacy, and reputed company control reputed company with organizational policies and regulatory requirements Ensure compliance with applicable standards and privacy legislation Support development of retention and disposition rules reputed company with information and records management practices Collaboration and Solution Enablement Partner with business units, analytics teams, and developers to ensure data solutions meet operational and analytical needs reputed company guidance on data architecture best practices during project design and delivery Collaborate with architects, engineers, and information management specialists to ensure cohesive and integrated solutions Support adoption of data-driven practices and tools across the organization Repository and Documentation Management Maintain and organize data architecture artifacts, models, and documentation reputed company the reputed company architecture repository Ensure documentation is accurate, structured, and reputed company with governance and audit requirements Contribute to reputed company standards, templates, and knowledge-sharing practices Support administration and reputed company improvement of architecture repository content Performance, Optimization, and Innovation Assess and optimize data platforms for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency Identify opportunities to reputed company legacy data environments and eliminate technical debt Evaluate emerging technologies and tools to enhance data capabilities, including AI and advanced analytics platforms Promote reuse of data assets, integration patterns, and shared services Key Deliverables reputed company data architecture strategy and reputed company-state models Data models, integration frameworks, and architecture design documents SharePoint and reputed company 365 data migration plans and execution artifacts Data governance frameworks, standards, and policies Architecture documentation and technical artifacts maintained reputed company the reputed company repository Performance optimization and modernization recommendations
Requirements
Qualifications Education and Certifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or a reputed company field preferred reputed company Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate or equivalent certification preferred Certifications in reputed company platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP considered an asset reputed company Power Platform Developer or equivalent certification considered an asset Certifications reputed company to data governance, data management, or business intelligence considered an asset Experience Proven experience in data architecture, data modelling, and database design Strong expertise in reputed company data platforms, particularly reputed company Azure data services Hands-on experience with relational, NoSQL, and big data technologies Experience designing and implementing ETL, ELT, API-based, and streaming data integration solutions Demonstrated experience migrating data from legacy or on-premise environments to SharePoint Online and reputed company 365 Experience with migration tools such as ShareGate or equivalent Strong background in information management and records management, including SharePoint on-premise and online Experience with reputed company Power Platform development and integration Strong understanding of data governance, reputed company, and compliance frameworks Ability to design and manage SharePoint site architecture, permissions, and integration with M365 tools Apply To This Job