Senior Data Architect | Fort Worth, TX (Sponsorship not provided)

TTI • Fort Worth, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Data Architect provides cross domain leadership for TTI’s enterprise data architecture across AWS cloud data platforms. This role designs authoritative data models, establishes platform wide data patterns, and ensures data quality, governance, and performance across analytical, operational, and integration workloads. The architect partners with data engineering, cybersecurity, application, integration, and cloud platform teams to ensure scalable, secure, and reliable enterprise data ecosystems. Headquartered in Fort Worth, TX, TTI, Inc. is the world’s leading authorized distributor of passive, connector, electromechanical and discrete components. Celebrating more than 50 years, this Berkshire Hathaway company is ever-growing and has over 100 locations in North America, Europe, and Asia! Join a winning team in a growing global organization!

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or Engineering with 7–10+ years of IT experience, including 3–5+ years in data architecture or senior data engineering roles is preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience will also be considered.
• Enterprise data architecture leadership
• Mastery of data modeling, lineage, and governance concepts
• Cloud data platform expertise
• Cross domain collaboration and communication
• Strategic thinking and architectural rigor
• Strong experience designing enterprise data architectures in AWS.
• Expertise with data integration, data modeling, schema design, and pipeline patterns.
• Hands on experience with Redshift, Glue, DynamoDB, S3 data lake patterns, and hybrid data connectivity.
• Must be a U.S. Person as defined by ITAR (U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. ‘Green Card Holder’), Political Asylee, or Refugee).

Nice To Haves

• AWS Solutions Architect – Professional and/or AWS Data Analytics certifications.
• Experience designing global data platforms, ERP data integration, or MDM systems.
• Experience with orchestration frameworks (Step Functions, Airflow) and real time streaming architectures.
• Experience with data governance tools and cataloging platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain enterprise conceptual, logical, and physical data models for core domains.
• Lead architecture for key data platforms (AWS Glue, Redshift, Lambda, EMR, Lake Formation, DynamoDB).
• Establish data standards, taxonomy, naming conventions, governance rules, retention policies, and lineage frameworks.
• Partner with cybersecurity to design identity, access control, audit logging, and encryption strategies for data platforms.
• Define patterns for real time, batch, and event streaming integrations (Kinesis, Kafka, Event-Bridge).
• Oversee architecture of analytical ecosystems supporting BI, machine learning, and reporting platforms.
• Guide platform engineering on automation, IaC standards, CI/CD, and data pipeline observability.
• Collaborate with application/integration teams to ensure enterprise data consistency across systems.
• Lead architecture reviews and approve designs for large programs and enterprise data initiatives.
• Mentor junior data architects and engineers; contribute to building TTI’s data architecture practice.
• Evaluate emerging AWS analytics/services and recommend adoption strategies.

Benefits

• Medical/ Dental/ Vision
• 401(k)/Roth plan with matching
• Healthcare Savings Accounts
• Educational Assistance (Tuition Reimbursement)
• Ongoing training throughout your employment with opportunities to participate in professional and personal development programs
• A strong focus on giving back to our communities through philanthropic opportunities

What This Job Offers

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