Data Architect (61031777) *Re-Advertisement*

Job Responsibilities

• Designs, implements, and governs enterprise data architecture, data models, and system integration patterns to support agency-wide applications, analytics, and operational systems.
• Establishes and enforces enterprise standards for documenting system integrations, interfaces, data flows, data models, and dependencies, ensuring documentation is accurate, current, and consistently applied across agency systems.
• Provides strategic direction for the Agency's data governance program, including policies, standards, roles, and processes related to data quality, stewardship, metadata, security, and lifecycle management.
• Manages and supervises the data management team and the Data Governance Program Manager, including setting priorities, assigning work, evaluating performance, and supporting staff development.
• Develops and enforces enterprise data standards, architectural guidelines, and governance procedures to ensure consistency, interoperability, and compliance with state IT policies, security requirements, and applicable regulations.
• Works collaboratively with executive leadership, IT leadership, and business stakeholders to align data architecture and governance initiatives with agency goals and to provide expert guidance on data-related decisions.
• Led strategic planning for data architecture and governance capabilities, evaluates emerging technologies and best practices, and drives continuous improvement in the Agency's data management maturity.

Minimum And Additional Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field and five (5) years of experience in systems development and maintenance, technical support, or the support of complex database management systems, or an approved acceptable equivalence.
• A valid motor vehicle operator's license is required.

Additional Comments

The South Carolina Department of Transportation is committed to a diverse workforce and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.