Presidio Trust · 3 weeks ago
Principal Data Architect
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$167K/yr - $183K/yr
12+ years expThe Presidio Trust is an innovative federal agency that stewards and shares the history and beauty of the Presidio. They are seeking a Principal Data Architect to provide strategic leadership in the design and governance of the Agency’s enterprise data architecture, ensuring data management across 160+ business applications and compliance with various standards.
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Responsibilities
Lead the development and execution of the comprehensive enterprise-wide data architecture strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives, technology roadmaps, and regulatory requirements
Design, implement and maintain and oversee data governance frameworks - including policies, standards, and procedures - to ensure consistent data quality, security, privacy, compliance, and lifecycle management across the organization
Maintain a complete and current inventory of enterprise data management across 160+ business applications (inventory, ownership/stewardship, data flows, integration points, lifecycle status, and supporting documentation
Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to document business requirements and define scalable, secure data solutions and reference architectures
Provide technical oversight and review on data management practices, including integration (APIs/ETL/ELT), migration strategies, data warehousing/lakehouse architecture, analytics, and reporting systems to ensure alignment with best practices
Lead and mentor a small team of business applications analysts by setting and managing priorities, maintaining a structured backlog, establishing SLAs/runbooks/standards, and delivering continuous improvement in support services
Implement and maintain standards for data modeling, taxonomy, metadata management, lineage tracking, and master data management (MDM), including documentation and operational stewardship models
Design and optimize data infrastructure (e.g., Azure-based warehouse/lake, storage, pipelines, orchestration) that meet performance, scalability, and cost efficiency goals, along with documented architecture and operational runbooks
Manage, govern and enhance enterprise data collaboration environments on Microsoft SharePoint/O365 (SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, Power Platform), including permissions, retention, DLP, and information architecture
Evaluate and report on emerging data technologies and methodologies, providing recommendations for innovation, adoption, or optimization
Ensure compliance with risk mitigation by partnering with Cybersecurity and Compliance teams to implement best practices and monitor controls for data security, privacy, and disaster recovery; enforce SOC 2, FedRAMP/FISMA/NIST, and internal data security policies
Prepare and present regular reports, dashboards, and executive briefings on data strategy execution, program performance, risks, and outcomes using defined KPIs and delivery maps
Other duties as assigned
Directly supervises a team of up to 3 professionals. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the Agency’s policies, directives and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training and mentoring employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; fostering continuous improvement and staff development; authorizing time off; coaching and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in information systems, Computer Science, Data/Information Management, or related field
A minimum of 12 years of progressive experience in data architecture, data governance, and application data management within complex environments
Demonstrated success in leading enterprise data strategy initiatives, with a long-term vision and ability to align architecture with organizational objectives
Proven leadership with data governance programs, including data quality, stewardship, metadata/lineage management and Mater Data Management (MDM) platforms
Hands-on experience designing and managing data platforms, including data warehousing and lakehouse architectures (e.g., Azure Synapse/Fabric, Snowflake), as well as ETL/ELT pipelines and orchestration tools (e.g., Azure Data Factory, dbt)
Expertise in SQL development, performance tuning, cost optimization, and platform management—including backup/DR, environment setup, and operational monitoring
Strong understanding of integration and API patterns, including REST/Graph APIs, webhooks, message queues, and event-driven architectures
Proven ability to lead and mentor high-performing technical or analyst teams; strong stakeholder and vendor management
Hands-on experience managing data across large application portfolios (100+ apps), including integration, lifecycle management and application rationalization
Familiarity with Microsoft 365/SharePoint Online information architecture, permissions/records, and Power Platform (Power BI/Automate/Apps)
Solid knowledge of data compliance, privacy and security frameworks and standards (e.g., SOC 2, ISO27001, NIST)
Strong program and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize competing initiatives and deliver structured, measurable outcomes
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a track record of translating complex data challenges into scalable, practical solutions
Excellent communication, facilitation, and executive presentation skills, with demonstrated ability to influence, collaborate across technical and non-technical stakeholders
Preferred
Enterprise data architecture & modeling tools (ER/Studio, ERwin, PowerDesigner) and semantic modeling for BI
Experience with federal data compliance, privacy and security frameworks and standards (e.g., FedRAMP, FISMA) a plus
A passion for the mission and values of the Presidio Trust
Benefits
Benefits
Competitive benefits package
Company
Presidio Trust
The Presidio of San Francisco is a park and former military base on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula in San Francisco
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Jean Fraser
Chief Executive Officer
Diana Simmons
Chief Operating Officer
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