Data Architect

World Vision Canada

. Design the enterprise data architecture, including conceptual, logical and physical architecture, data platforms, canonical data models and governing standards .

Posted 10/17/2026full-timeRemote • CanadaSeniorLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in enterprise data architecture, including data modeling, integration standards, and data governance. Proficient in designing secure data solutions and presenting architectural strategies to senior leadership.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Enterprise Data ArchitectureData ModelingData GovernanceSQL ProficiencyCloud Data Platform Certification

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Hard Skills

Data Integration StandardsData Quality ManagementMaster Data ManagementData Protection StandardsData Flow DiagramsRelational and Dimensional ModelingContract-First PatternsBatch and Streaming Data FlowsData Mesh ParadigmData Fabric Paradigm

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationSound JudgementAbility to Build Agreement

Tools & Technologies

SnowflakeDbtArchiMateUMLMetadata Management Tooling

Certifications & Qualifications

TOGAFCloud Data Credential

Industry Keywords

Nonprofit ExperienceEnterprise Agile FrameworksData CatalogAPI ContractsSchema Registries

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design the enterprise data architecture, including conceptual, logical and physical architecture, data platforms, canonical data models and governing standards
Develop and present data architecture, roadmap and material design decisions to senior leadership
Define data integration and interoperability standards, including contract-first patterns, interfaces, schema contracts and secure data-sharing standards
Architect governed, reusable data products, master data structures, consolidated master records and analytical models
Establish data quality, master data management, retention and remediation standards
Set standards for AI and machine learning data use and platform portability
Establish data security, classification, protection and access-control standards for sensitive data
Produce and maintain data models, reference architectures, data-flow diagrams, architecture decision records and standards documentation
Govern solution and vendor designs through delivery, review alignment, guide implementation and adjust architecture as needed

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience
Enterprise-architecture or cloud data-platform certification, for example TOGAF or a recognized cloud data credential (Preferred)
Ten or more years working in data management disciplines such as data modelling, data engineering or data science
Five or more years in data architecture, including lakehouse or warehouse-native patterns and batch and streaming data flows in Snowflake and other cloud data platforms
Accountability for an enterprise data architecture, setting standards adopted across delivery teams and vendors, and presenting architecture direction to senior leadership
Experience delivering master-data and golden-record solutions, governed reusable data products, and warehouse-native customer data platforms
Experience setting data design direction for solution architects and delivery partners
Experience designing data protection, classification and access controls for sensitive data
Experience in a nonprofit or mission-driven organization (Preferred)
Defining data and API contracts, schema registries and contract testing
Advanced conceptual, logical and physical data modelling; relational and dimensional modelling; strong SQL
Familiarity with dbt, ELT patterns and orchestration tooling
Familiarity with Python or similar scripting languages
Understanding of CI/CD and automated data testing, including contract and schema testing
Command of data mesh, data fabric and lakehouse paradigms
Familiarity with data catalog and metadata management tooling
Proficiency with ArchiMate or UML and architecture modelling tools
Experience working in Enterprise Agile frameworks
Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Ability to build agreement across technical and business teams
Sound judgement in complex and ambiguous design problems
Ability to document design decisions, apply standards consistently and support recommendations with evidence

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health Spending Account
Up to 6% matched pension contributions
Parental leave top-up
Generous paid vacation, sick days, wellness and personal days
Office closed extra days before long weekends (6x/year)
Canada and GTA top employer awards
Agile mindset workplace