Senior Data Architect GSSI Solutions Inc. Tallahassee, FL Job Details Contract $125,000

• $150,000 a year 3 hours ago Benefits Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Paid time off Employee assistance program Vision insurance 401(k) matching Employee discount Life insurance Retirement plan Qualifications Data model design Commercial use (data warehousing systems) Performance tuning Systems integration Teamwork Content creation for technical audiences Business intelligence Computer Science Data lake Data modeling projects RESTful API Data migration Technical documentation Implementing cloud migration projects System performance optimization System design Enterprise solutions implementation Schema design Database security management SQL AWS Cloud database architecture Bachelor's degree Integration Platforms (Enterprise solutions) Data access controls implementation Regulatory Frameworks (Architecture security) Cloud Native Design Access control management Data encryption implementation Regulatory compliance analysis Full Job Description Job Summary GSSI Solutions and The Florida Department of Elder Affairs in Tallahassee Florida is seeking an experienced •Senior Data Architect•to support the design, modernization, integration, and governance of enterprise data platforms.

The successful candidate will develop scalable data architecture solutions that support agency programs, reporting, analytics, data quality, security, and compliance. This position will work closely with business stakeholders, application teams, data engineers, security personnel, vendors, and state technology leadership to establish reliable and secure data environments. The role requires strong experience with enterprise data architecture, relational databases, cloud technologies, data integration, and public-sector or highly regulated environments. Success in this role will be measured by the development of secure, scalable, well-documented, and maintainable data solutions that improve data quality, system interoperability, reporting capabilities, operational efficiency, and the agency's ability to support Florida's older adults and their caregivers.

Please Note:

Hybrid or Remote TBD— subject to agency requirements Duties

• Develop and maintain the agency's enterprise data architecture, including conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
• Design scalable data solutions for operational systems, analytics, reporting, and information-sharing initiatives.
• Evaluate existing data platforms and recommend modernization, consolidation, and performance improvements
• Design data integration solutions using batch, real-time, API-based, and event-driven approaches.
• Establish standards for data modeling, metadata management, data lineage, data quality, and master data management.
• Partner with program and technical teams to translate business requirements into secure and sustainable data solutions.
• Support cloud data architecture, migration planning, and hybrid-cloud implementation.
• Ensure data architectures comply with applicable state policies, security standards, privacy requirements, and regulatory obligations.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to implement appropriate access controls, encryption, auditing, and protection of sensitive information.
• Review technical designs, data models, ETL/ELT processes, and proposed vendor solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to data engineers, database administrators, developers, and analysts.
• Develop architecture documentation, standards, diagrams, roadmaps, and implementation guidance.
• Support data governance initiatives and improve consistency across agency systems.
• Analyze system performance, scalability, availability, and disaster-recovery requirements.
• Assist with procurement activities, statements of work, technical evaluations, and vendor oversight when needed. Experience Required in the following platforms: Assure
• Sequel / SQL
• and relational database technologies
• Cloud Shop
• or comparable cloud-based data platforms
• Cloud data services and cloud-native architecture
• Data warehouses, data lakes, and lakehouse environments
• ETL/ELT tools and data integration platforms
• REST APIs and system-to-system integration
• Data modeling and architecture tools
• Identity and access management, encryption, and secure data handling Business intelligence and reporting environments Proven experience designing complex data architectures for large-scale enterprise environments with a focus on cloud database architecture and system design for system development. Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, data engineering, or a related field; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
• Eight or more years of experience in data architecture, database architecture, data engineering, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience designing enterprise data architectures and complex integration solutions.
• Strong experience with relational databases, SQL, data modeling, and performance optimization.
• Experience with cloud data platforms and cloud migration initiatives.
• Experience with data governance, data security, privacy, and compliance.
• Ability to document technical architecture clearly for both technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Strong communication, analysis, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills. Qualifications Preferred
• Experience working with state government, healthcare, human services, aging services, or other public-sector programs.
• Experience with Florida state technology standards and procurement processes
• Knowledge of Medicaid, Medicare, Older Americans Act, or human-services data environments.
• Experience handling personally identifiable information and protected health information.
• Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect, Google Professional Cloud Architect, TOGAF, DAMA CDMP, or equivalent.
• Experience with data governance frameworks, data catalogs, metadata management, and data lineage tools.
• Experience leading architecture reviews and enterprise modernization programs. ### Core Competencies
• Enterprise data architecture
• Cloud and hybrid-cloud design
• Data modeling and database design
• Data integration and interoperability
• Data governance and quality
• Security and privacy
• Technical leadership
• Strategic planning
• Written and verbal communication
• Public-sector collaboration ### Expected Deliverables
• Current-state and future-state data architecture documentation
• Enterprise data models and data standards
• Cloud data architecture and migration recommendations
• Data integration and interoperability designs
• Data governance and quality recommendations
• Security and privacy architecture documentation
• Technical roadmaps and implementation plans
• Architecture review findings and solution recommendations

Pay:

$125,000.00

• $150,000.

00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee assistance program Employee discount Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Retirement plan Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person