Data Architect

Johnstone Supply LLC•Portland, OR

17h

About The Position

Johnstone Supply, North Americas leading wholesale distributor of HVACR equipment, parts, and supplies has a great opportunity for a Data Architect to join our team. Over the last seven decades Johnstone has grown into the industry leader with over 450 distributor branches and 6 distribution centers throughout North America resulting in over $4 billion in annual sales. We work with some of the largest companies in the world, including Daikin/Goodman, Honeywell, Emerson, Johnson Controls, Google and Fujitsu, to provide contractors with world class products, technical expertise, and quality service.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university; seven or more years of experience in data architecture or analytics platform leadership; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Enterprise data architecture and analytics platform design
Microsoft Fabric and cloud analytics ecosystems
Data governance, security, and compliance principles
Cost optimization, capacity planning, and platform scaling
Data modeling, metadata management, and lineage concepts
Ability to lead architectural decisions under ambiguity
Strong strategic planning and prioritization skills
Ability to balance long-term platform vision with near-term delivery needs
Ability to influence senior leaders and technical teams
Ability to clearly communicate architectural direction, tradeoffs, and standards

Nice To Haves

Microsoft Cloud or Data Architecture certifications preferred, including:
Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate (DP-600)
Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
Azure Data Engineer Associate (DP-203)
Enterprise architecture or data governance certifications a plus

Responsibilities

Responsible for defining, governing, and evolving the organization’s enterprise data platform built on Microsoft Fabric. This role serves as the architectural owner of the long-term data platform vision, ensuring it scales securely, cost-effectively, and in alignment with business priorities.
Acts as a bridge between business strategy and technical execution, the role ensures that data platform capabilities are tightly aligned with organizational objectives, enabling teams to deliver insights and data products that drive measurable outcomes.
establishes and enforces platform standards across security, governance, scalability, and cost management, balancing innovation with stability, compliance, and financial stewardship.
Design end-to-end data architecture across ingestion, storage, modeling, and consumption layers
Own Microsoft Fabric platform architecture, configuration, and evolution
Establish standards for data governance, security, metadata, and lineage
Define platform patterns for API-based integrations and event-driven data flows
Partner with business and IT leaders to define platform roadmaps and sequencing
Review and guide solution designs produced by engineering and delivery teams
Ensure the platform supports enterprise analytics, self-service BI, and AI use cases

Benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO) – 3 weeks of PTO for individual contributors and 4 weeks for leaders
Safe Harbor 401(k) – 100% employer match up to 5% of base pay and immediate vesting
Holiday pay – we recognize and pay our employees for 7.5 holidays per year
Paid Parental Bonding Time
Employer subsidized medical, dental, and vision plans
Employer paid life insurance and short-term disability
Voluntary long-term disability, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
24/7 Access to virtual care/telehealth options
Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution; Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
Wellbeing program with opportunity to earn reduced medical costs
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you, and your family
Coverage for chiropractic, acupuncture, and massage therapy services
Tuition reimbursement, up to $5,250 per year
Employee referral bonus program – earn up to $4,000 per year
Employee service milestone recognition program
Employee discounts on products & retail discounts
Variety of incentive plans for employees
Bi-weekly pay days on every other Friday
Opportunity to apply for the John M Shank Memorial Scholarship Fund, available to both Johnstone employees and children of employees