Interim Principal Data & Integration Architect
Location: Dallas, TX (Hybrid, 3 days onsite)
Duration: 6+ Month Contract
Position Overview
Our client is seeking an Interim Principal Data & Integration Architect to lead the design, development, and implementation of the organization's enterprise data platform and integration strategy. This individual will be responsible for building scalable data capabilities that support enterprise reporting, analytics, operational intelligence, and future AI initiatives.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader with deep expertise in Microsoft technologies, Databricks, APIs, and modern cloud data architecture. This person will own the enterprise data platform roadmap and execution, helping transform a growing organization from a fragmented data environment into a disciplined, scalable enterprise platform.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and lead the build-out of the enterprise data platform and integration architecture.
- Establish enterprise data architecture across Oracle, Unifier, construction systems, finance, operations, and future business applications.
- Design and implement modern cloud-based data platforms, including lakehouse and data warehouse solutions.
- Develop scalable integration frameworks leveraging APIs, ETL/ELT processes, and enterprise data pipelines.
- Establish data governance, including data ownership, data quality, lineage, master data, and authoritative sources of truth.
- Create a unified enterprise data strategy that eliminates siloed data environments and duplicate sources of truth.
- Build the foundation for enterprise reporting, analytics, operational intelligence, and future AI/ML capabilities.
- Evaluate and recommend data platforms, integration tools, and technologies based on business needs and long-term scalability.
- Partner with business and technology leaders to establish data standards and drive enterprise adoption.
Required Experience
- Proven experience establishing enterprise data architecture and enterprise data strategy.
- Strong expertise with Microsoft data technologies, Databricks, API architecture, and cloud-based data platforms.
- Deep experience with data warehouses, lakehouses, ETL/ELT processes, integration platforms, and data pipeline architecture.
- Hands-on experience implementing enterprise data governance, including data quality, ownership, lineage, and master data management.
- Experience building enterprise reporting and analytics capabilities from the ground up.
- Demonstrated success evaluating and selecting data platforms, integration tools, and technologies.
- Track record of owning and leading enterprise data platform transformations within growing organizations.
- Experience maturing startup, high-growth, or smaller organizations into scalable, disciplined operating environments.
- Experience in energy, construction, industrial infrastructure, data centers, or other capital-intensive industries strongly preferred.
- Strong integration engineering and platform architecture background; candidates focused primarily on BI/report development are less likely to be a fit.
- Experience building enterprise data capabilities from an immature starting point into a scalable enterprise platform strongly preferred.
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