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North Texas Tollway Authority · 14 hours ago

Sr. Data Architect

positionPlano, TX
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$112K/yr - $191K/yr
date8+ years exp

North Texas Tollway Authority is a political subdivision of Texas focused on maintaining and operating toll roads in North Texas. They are seeking a Senior Enterprise Data Architect to design and optimize data ecosystems that support analytics and AI-driven insights, primarily utilizing Google Cloud Platform and various reporting tools.

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Responsibilities

Design and implement scalable data architectures on GCP (BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, Cloud Composer, Dataflow, Dataproc)
Establish data modeling standards (3NF, star/snowflake schemas, semantic layers) to support enterprise reporting and analytics
Develop secure, efficient pipelines for structured and semi-structured data
Implement governance frameworks for data quality, metadata, and lineage
Optimize BigQuery storage, performance, and cost management
Build and orchestrate automated data pipelines using Fivetran, Google DTS, and custom ETL/ELT frameworks
Create robust ingestion patterns for batch and streaming data
Troubleshoot data integration issues, latency problems, and pipeline failures
Partner with application teams to integrate SaaS, on-prem, and cloud sources
Architect and maintain data structures for MicroStrategy semantic layers, cubes, datasets, and dossiers
Enable enterprise BI platforms (MicroStrategy, Power BI, Tableau) through efficient data models and governed data layers
Drive consistency across dashboards using a unified data layer or Universal Semantic Layer
Collaborate with reporting teams to improve performance, governance, and user adoption
Implement data access controls leveraging IAM, service accounts, and VPC-SC
Ensure compliance with organizational and industry data standards
Design disaster recovery, backup, and high-availability strategies
Work closely with product owners, data engineers, analysts, and architects across the organization
Serve as a technical advisor for large enterprise reporting and integration initiatives
Mentor junior engineers and support cross-functional architecture reviews

Qualification

GCPData ArchitectureData ModelingETL/ELTMicroStrategyPower BISQLData GovernancePythonCloud Cost OptimizationStreaming ArchitecturesData Catalog ToolsMentoringCollaboration

Required

Master's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field
8+ years of experience in data architecture or data engineering
Strong expertise with GCP (BigQuery, Composer, Dataflow, Cloud Storage)
Hands-on experience with Qlik, Fivetran, Google DTS, or equivalent ingestion tools
Proficiency with enterprise reporting platforms (preferably MicroStrategy, plus Power BI/Tableau)
Advanced SQL and data modeling expertise
Experience designing secure and governed data environments

Preferred

GCP Professional Data Engineer or Architect certification
Experience with MicroStrategy Mosaic, Library, Workstation, or Semantic Graph
Python experience for pipeline and orchestration scripting
Experience with cloud cost optimization and FinOps practices
Familiarity with streaming architectures (Pub/Sub ? Dataflow)
Knowledge of data catalog tools (Dataplex, Collibra, Alation)

Company

North Texas Tollway Authority

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North Texas Tollway Authority is to provide a safe and reliable toll road system, increase value and mobility options for customers.
dateFounded in 1997
location
Dallas, Texas, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
https://www.ntta.org/

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Brittany Kellett
Regional Toll Partner - Supervisor
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Eric Landaverde
Talent Aquisition Partner
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