Data Architect

Data Architect page is loaded## Data Architectlocations: Dallas, TXtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: R1753## ****Experience GuideStone!****We are an innovative organization that invests in the spiritual, relational, financial, physical and professional development of our employees. We have a culture that values excellence, teamwork, humility, integrity, compassion and stewardship.## ****What We Offer You!****We offer employees a generous benefits package, flexible work schedules, the opportunity to be involved in community outreach and tuition reimbursement.******Job Summary******GuideStone is seeking a visionary and hands-on Enterprise Data Architect to lead the design and evolution of our enterprise data estate. This role blends strategic leadership with deep technical expertise to enable secure, trustworthy, and well-modeled data for analytics and applications. As a faith-based, non-profit organization, GuideStone offers a mission-driven culture, strong work/life balance, and a collaborative environment where your work directly supports meaningful outcomes. This is a unique opportunity to shape data architecture across Azure platforms while mentoring teams and influencing enterprise-wide decisions.****What You'll Do***** Define and maintain reference architectures for batch, streaming, and real-time data across Azure Data Lakehouse, Microsoft Fabric, Synapse, and Databricks* Drive convergence on data modeling approaches (dimensional, medallion and semantic) and sponsor canonical models and domain boundaries* Design and prototype data pipelines, semantic layers, and medallion/lakehouse patterns using SQL, PySpark, and Azure tools* Establish data governance standards including SLAs/SLOs, quality rules, lineage, and metadata management via Microsoft Purview* Implement secure data platform practices: RBAC/ABAC, encryption, key management, and network isolation* Lead architecture reviews, translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders, and align data strategy with business outcomes* Mentor data engineers, analysts, and citizen developers; elevate engineering standards through enablement and playbooks* Guide incident reviews, root-cause analysis, and architecture health tracking to ensure operational excellence****What You'll Need******Required Qualifications** * Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, MIS, Engineering, or related field—or equivalent experience* 10+ years in data/analytics, including 3–5+ years in architecture or lead roles* Deep expertise in Azure data services: Microsoft Fabric, Synapse, Databricks, ADLS Gen2* Advanced data modeling experience dimensional, medallion and semantic modeling for Power BI* Strong proficiency in SQL and Python/PySpark; performance tuning for large-scale datasets* Proven experience designing secure data platforms with privacy, retention, and access controls* Hands-on experience with data governance tools and practices (Purview or equivalent)* Familiarity with CI/CD, DevOps for data (Azure DevOps/GitHub), and infrastructure-as-code (Bicep/Terraform)* Excellent communication and storytelling skills to bridge technical and business audiences* High integrity and confidentiality in handling sensitive business matter**Preferred Qualifications*** Microsoft certifications (e.g., DP-203, DP-600, AZ-305)* Experience with event streaming (Event Hubs/Service Bus), MDM, and reference data solutions* Exposure to legacy interoperability (.NET/C#, SSIS/SSRS, SSAS/Tabular)## ## **Who We Are**GuideStone is a diversified Christian financial services provider, offering retirement, insurance, investment management, property and casualty coverage, and executive planning products and services to the Southern Baptist and wider evangelical Christian community. GuideStone sponsors the nation’s largest Christian-screened registered mutual fund family and is located in Dallas, Texas.GuideStone is one of the historic boards of the Southern Baptist Convention. GuideStone’s religious convictions are a reflection of our commitment to observe and practice the teachings of Scripture. Our employment is guided by the Basic Beliefs of the Southern Baptist Convention:The Southern Baptist Convention has a rich history of publicly declaring religious convictions common to Southern Baptist churches and ministry organizations cooperating together to share the gospel with a lost and dying world. These basic beliefs may be viewed at and serve as the foundation for GuideStone’s employment policies and procedures.## **What We Offer:**Flexible work schedulesCommunity outreachGenerous benefits packageTuition reimbursementLearn more about what we offer at #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-09-18