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The Senior Data Architect will design and manage enterprise data systems to enable data-driven decision-making, playing a crucial role in the organization's data strategy and analytics capabilities.

Responsibilities: Lead strategic planning and analysis for enterprise data architecture, maintain data platforms, enhance data infrastructure, and enforce architecture standards, while serving as a technical partner within the organization.

Skills: Proficiency in data architecture, business intelligence, performance tuning, and security controls, along with expertise in Microsoft tools related to data management is essential.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, with five years in IT and preferably three years in a business intelligence role; Microsoft certifications are desirable.

Location: This remote position is intended for candidates in Iowa, but applicants from Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, or Indiana will also be considered.

Compensation: $100000 - $107150 / Annually

Are you driven to turn complex data into meaningful insight? The Senior Data Architect plays a critical role in shaping how the organization stores, manages, and accesses information to support business intelligence and analytics. Serving as a technical expert and strategic partner, this role designs, administers, and implements enterprise data systems that enable informed decision-making. This remote position provides leadership through independent initiatives, contributes to complex projects and future-state planning, and delivers reliable, scalable data environments that empower the organization to make data-driven decisions with confidence.

What you’ll do:

• Lead strategic planning and analysis for enterprise data architecture, ensuring scalable, secure, and future-ready data storage, access, and analytics capabilities.
• Administer, maintain, and optimize enterprise data platforms, including performance tuning, security controls, integration reliability, and compliance with governance standards.
• Design, develop, and enhance enterprise data infrastructure, models, and pipelines to support analytics, reporting, and business intelligence solutions.
• Establish and enforce data architecture standards, policies, documentation, and source control practices to ensure consistency, audit readiness, and operational excellence.
• Serve as a trusted technical partner by leading projects, providing expert troubleshooting and guidance, delivering training and presentations, and supporting stakeholders across the organization.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor's degree or four years relevant experience or combination of education and experience, required.
• Five years of relevant IT experience required. 
• Three years of experience in a business intelligence role preferred.
• Microsoft Certifications in Data, Azure, Fabric, SQL, is desirable.

*To see the full job description go to Position Description at the bottom of this posting.

Total Rewards:

Our employees are what make DMU special, so we treat them well! Our Total Rewards reflect this commitment. Qualified faculty and staff enjoy a generous employer contribution towards the medical plan, 10% retirement match, flexible work arrangements, community service time, tuition assistance, professional development funding, and access to wellness facilities with programs that promote a well-balanced lifestyle. Visit www.dmu.edu/employment to learn more about our benefits. 

DMU is proud to offer employees generous benefits and perks, paid time off, free use of wellness facilities, and a host of employee engagement and recognition programs throughout the year.

This remote position is intended for candidates located in Iowa; however, qualified applicants residing in Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, or Indiana will also be considered.

The salary range for this role is between $100,000 and $107,150 depending on experience.

About:

Founded in 1898, Des Moines University is a premier medical and health sciences institution comprising three colleges– College of Osteopathic Medicine, College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, and College of Health Sciences – offering ten graduate degree programs.

Our mission is to improve lives in our global community by educating diverse groups of highly competent and compassionate health professionals.

It is an exciting time to join DMU. In 2023, we relocated our primary academic and operational offices to a new 88-acre campus in West Des Moines, Iowa, while maintaining an active clinic on our former campus. This state-of-the-art campus includes technology-rich, flexible education spaces that support innovative teaching methods and connect faculty and students across all of our programs. Our new research facilities include a vibrant and spacious open laboratory, designed to foster collaboration and innovation.

DMU enhances our community’s quality of life by educating outstanding health professionals and leaders; providing expert, compassionate patient care; serving the community in diverse ways; and stimulating the central Iowa community.

At DMU you will make a meaningful contribution to the dynamic future of Medicine and Health Sciences by supporting a diverse community of faculty and staff with programs and services across the employee lifecycle.

Required Documents:

Resume, cover letter, and contact information for three professional references required at time of online submission. Apply at www.dmu.edu/employment .

Department: Information Technology Services

Status: Exempt