Enterprise Application & Data Architect

Expleo • Minneapolis, MN

3d • $143,000 - $148,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking an Enterprise Application & Data Architect to shape enterprise-wide technology strategy, drive architectural governance, and enable scalable, data-driven innovation. This role blends strategic influence with hands-on technical leadership, working across application, data, and integration domains to ensure solutions align with business priorities and enterprise standards.

Requirements

• 12+ years of progressive software engineering experience
• 4+ years in enterprise or solution architecture roles
• 2+ years of recent DataOps experience
• 4+ years of project or initiative leadership experience
• Strong programming expertise (Python, Java, C#, TypeScript) and full-stack system design
• Expert-level SQL and deep experience in database technologies and data modeling
• Experience designing and deploying production-grade systems
• Strong understanding of application, data, integration, and enterprise architecture domains
• Hands-on experience influencing engineering practices and development lifecycles
• Experience using AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude) to enhance development workflows
• Strong communication skills with ability to influence across technical and business stakeholders
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Nice To Haves

• Experience in healthcare IT environments (payer, provider, or health system)
• Experience with cloud-based DataOps platforms, especially in Azure
• Hands-on experience with tools such as Azure Synapse, Databricks, Fabric, dbt, or Apache Spark
• Experience with data governance frameworks and tools (e.g., Microsoft Purview, Apache Atlas)
• Knowledge of healthcare regulations and standards (HIPAA, HL7, FHIR, CMS interoperability rules)
• Experience working within Agile or SAFe environments with embedded architecture support
• Advanced certifications in cloud, data, or architecture domains are a plus

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise architecture standards, policies, and reference architectures
• Participate in and guide architecture review processes to ensure alignment with enterprise standards
• Provide architectural direction and decision guidance for major technology initiatives
• Lead business capability discovery and translate business strategy into architectural direction
• Partner with stakeholders to shape roadmaps, investments, and technology planning cycles
• Ensure architecture is embedded early in business and initiative planning
• Guide application architecture decisions including system design, APIs, data models, and patterns
• Influence engineering practices including framework selection, CI/CD pipelines, and testing strategies
• Promote clean architecture, observability, and maintainability across delivery teams
• Lead design and governance of enterprise data platforms (warehouse, lake, lakehouse)
• Define standards for data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration (batch and streaming)
• Establish DataOps practices including CI/CD for data, observability, and automated quality controls
• Define and enforce data governance standards, including data quality, lineage, and governed access
• Actively validate that solutions in delivery align with architectural standards and business intent
• Provide embedded architectural guidance to Agile/SAFe teams throughout delivery lifecycle
• Identify technical debt, architectural risks, and opportunities for system modernization
• Lead enterprise portfolio rationalization efforts to reduce complexity and improve efficiency

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, free tele-health, HSA with company contribution, life and disability insurance, and 401k with matching
• Paid Time Off
• Hybrid Flexibility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior