GAINSCO · 2 hours ago
Enterprise Data Architect
Richardson, Texas, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expGAINSCO is a company that values driven and enthusiastic individuals, fostering a culture of recognition and innovation. They are seeking an Enterprise Data Architect to define and govern their enterprise-wide data and analytics architecture strategy, partnering with business and engineering leaders to deliver scalable, secure data solutions and trusted insights through platforms like Power BI and Tableau.
Auto Insurance
No H1B
Responsibilities
Create and own the long-term enterprise data architecture strategy, what 'good' looks like now and where we're going next
Define standards and patterns for how data is ingested, integrated, stored, modeled, and delivered for analytics
Evaluate emerging tools and approaches and recommend what's worth adopting
Guide modernization efforts to ensure our platforms stay scalable, secure, and reusable
Architect and guide solutions using Azure Data Factory, Synapse, SQL Server, Snowflake, and related services
Establish 'reference architectures' for both batch and real-time/streaming pipelines
Lead enterprise data modeling practices (conceptual, logical, physical) to drive performance, consistency, and reuse
Ensure platforms are designed for reliability, cost-efficiency, and future growth
Define enterprise expectations for data quality, metadata, lineage, security, and access controls
Partner with Security and Governance teams to ensure solutions meet enterprise and regulatory requirements
Set best practices for semantic models, metric definitions, and dataset design so reporting is consistent and trusted
Help govern Power BI and Tableau usage to reduce duplication and improve clarity across dashboards and reports
Partner with business leaders and analytics teams to translate business needs into clear, workable data and reporting solutions
Facilitate cross-team architecture decisions and help teams align on shared standards
Conduct architecture/design reviews and provide coaching and guidance to engineering teams
Identify opportunities to improve performance, reduce technical debt, and streamline analytics delivery
Promote platform adoption and usability so teams can deliver insights faster with less rework
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field required
10+ years of experience in Data Engineering
5+ years of experience in a Data Architect role (enterprise-level architecture experience strongly preferred)
5+ years with Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, SQL Server, and Snowflake
5+ years with streaming data platforms such as Kafka and/or Azure Event Hub
5+ years with enterprise BI platforms including Power BI and Tableau
Strong background in data governance and cloud architecture
Strong experience with DevOps methodologies, CI/CD workflows, ITIL practices, and Git-based development
Infrastructure-as-code experience (e.g., Terraform)
Containerization knowledge (Docker/Kubernetes)
Exposure to data science workflows or ML model integration
Strategic, systems-level thinking with strong architecture and design capabilities
Strong communication, influence, and leadership skills across technical and non-technical groups
Proven ability to guide cross-functional teams toward alignment and shared standards
Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, including evaluating tradeoffs
Benefits
Excellent benefits package medical & dental, vision insurance, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance.
Parental Leave Policy
401K + Company Match
PTO Plan + Paid Company determined Holidays.
Company
GAINSCO
GAINSCO Auto Insurance® is a property and casualty insurance company concentrating on the non-standard personal auto insurance market, specializing in minimum-limits personal auto insurance.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2011-02-02IPO
Leadership Team
Dan Svob
Chief Financial Officer
Phillip West
Senior Vice President & CIO
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