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Data Architect

Deloitte

Dallas, TXJob$96–171K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago

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Compensation
$96–171K/yr
Location
Dallas, TX
Work Authorization
Not specified • Visa sponsorship

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Job overview

Deloitte seeks an experienced Data Architect for project delivery, leading domain-level data architecture and developing a Data as a Product strategy aligned with business needs. The role includes designing a target-state architecture using lakehouse, data virtualization, and data mesh patterns; planning migration from legacy ETL platforms; and aligning domain architecture with broader portfolio direction. Limited immigration sponsorship may be available, and travel averages 10%.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Data ArchitectureData as a ProductLakehouse ArchitectureData MeshData VirtualizationETL MigrationPortfolio Alignment

Qualifications

4+ Years Data Architecture ExperienceBachelor's or Equivalent Experience

Full job description

Are you an experienced, passionate pioneer in technology who wants to work in a collaborative environment? As an experienced Data Architect , you will have the ability to share new ideas and collaborate on projects as a consultant without the extensive demands of travel. The Project Delivery Talent Model is designed for professionals with specialized skills that align to a current client need. Team members focus on delivering services to clients, without additional expectations related to business development or promotion. Their employment is tied to their role on a project, and they are eligible for a benefits package that is competitive for project delivery-focused professionals.

Work you'll do/Responsibilities

  • Lead senior-level data architecture for the domain, bringing extensive experience in Data as a Product strategy and modern data architecture.

  • Design and develop a "Data as a Product" strategy that aligns domain data capabilities with business needs.

  • Develop the target-state architecture using modern patterns, including lakehouse architecture and ETL-free approaches such as data virtualization and data mesh.

  • Define the migration approach from legacy batch-ETL platforms-including Ab Initio and Informatica-to the target architecture.

  • Partner with Enterprise and Solution Architects to align domain data architecture with portfolio-level direction.

  • Translate the architecture strategy into actionable roadmaps and guide design decisions and implementation priorities.

The Team

Join our AI & Engineering team in transforming technology platforms, driving innovation, and helping make a significant impact on our clients' success. You'll work alongside talented professionals reimagining and re-engineering operations and processes that are critical to businesses. Your contributions can help clients improve financial performance, accelerate new digital ventures, and fuel growth through innovation.

AI & Engineering leverages cutting-edge engineering capabilities to build, deploy, and operate integrated/verticalized sector solutions in software, data, AI, network, and hybrid cloud infrastructure. These solutions are powered by engineering for business advantage, transforming mission-critical operations. We enable clients to stay ahead with the latest advancements by transforming engineering teams and modernizing technology & data platforms. Our delivery models are tailored to meet each client's unique requirements.

Our AI & Data practice offers comprehensive solutions for designing, developing, and operating advanced Data and AI platforms, products, insights, and services. We help clients innovate, enhance, and manage their data, AI, and analytics capabilities, ensuring they can grow and scale effectively.

Qualifications

Required

  • 4+ years of experience as a data architect on large-scale data platform modernization initiatives.

  • Experience with lakehouse architecture and its application to enterprise data platforms.

  • Experience with data mesh principles and domain-oriented data architecture.

  • Experience with data virtualization approaches for data access and integration.

  • Experience migrating legacy ETL platforms, such as Ab Initio or Informatica, to modern data architectures.

  • Experience partnering with leaders to align domain-level architecture with broader portfolio direction.

  • Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related IT discipline; or equivalent experience

  • Limited immigration sponsorship may be available

  • Ability to travel 10%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve. This may include overnight travel.

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $ 95600 to $171300.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,408 open Data Architect jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$96–171K/yr
  • Texas median$131–228K/yr80 salary ranges
  • US median$133–229K/yr1,131 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $133K, is 26% below the Texas median midpoint ($181K) — in the lowest quarter of Data Architect salary ranges in Texas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 106 open Data Architect jobs in Texas and 1,408 across the US. 15% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience — less than three in four Data Architect postings that state a minimum ask for (median 8 years, across 1,265 postings).
Education
528 of the 1,408 open Data Architect jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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