Lead Data Architect

The Lead Data Architect will play an integral role coordinating architecting solutions, specifically for data cataloging, data quality, data governance and Master Data Management (MDM), initiatives across the MBTA. The Lead Data Architect will assist in designing, implementing, and coordinating enterprise data governance and management capabilities within the Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC). This role ensures that enterprise data is discoverable, trusted, well-governed, and aligned with MBTA’s data strategy.

The Lead Data Architect will be responsible for assisting in the development, implementation, and management of the data governance program within the MBTA. This role will involve establishing data governance policies, procedures, and frameworks to ensure data quality, integrity, and security.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Design, integrate, and govern end-to-end data and technology solutions that align business needs with enterprise architecture standards.
• Translate business requirements into technical designs, ensuring data platforms, analytics tools, and integrations work together to support decision-making, operations, and innovation.
• Manage the contextual and supporting data infrastructure that is necessary to bring accurately mission critical data to life.
• Catalog data assets to build a scalable approach and supporting practices to ingest quality data and make it accessible to data consumers across the MBTA.
• Work with the business unit’s data stewards, business architects, and analytical reporting units in orchestrating a plan to bring their data under management within the existing data governance infrastructure.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to architect solutions and enforce data governance practices and drive the adoption of consistent data definitions, data catalogs, and data lineage with the ultimate goal of ensuring accurate and timely data-driven decision-making.
• Monitor and report on data compliance, identify areas for improvement, and provide guidance on data-related issues.
• Perform all other duties and projects that may be assigned.

Supervision

• No direct reports.

Minimum Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in Computer Science, Information Management, Business Analytics or related field.
• Six (6) years of experience with Informatica Data Catalog, Data Quality, Data Governance, Metadata Management, Master Data Management (MDM), and Data Marketplace.
• Two (2) years of experience in data engineering, data management, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of data warehouse concepts, metadata management, data quality, governance, and master data concepts.
• Experience working with data engineers, data stewards, data owners, and cross-functional teams to operationalize governance frameworks.
• Familiarity with relational databases, cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, or Snowflake), and API integration.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to translate technical capabilities into business value.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and resolve data governance issues.
• Knowledge of data management technologies and tools.