Demo

Senior Manager – Data Platform / Data Architect

TEKsystems
TEKsystems Salary
Flower Mound, TX Contractor
POSTED ON 4/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/16/2026
Our client is looking to bring on a Data Manager/Architect - this role will be 50/50 management and hands on.

Ideally looking for candidates in the DFW area, but will be primarily remote.

Top Required Skills

  • 10 years of progressive experience in data architecture, data engineering, analytics platform leadership, or related areas.
  • Proven experience as a Data Architect designing and implementing enterprise data and analytics platforms.
  • Strong experience with Azure data services and Microsoft Fabric, including lakehouse, warehouse, pipelines, and analytics capabilities.
  • Hands-on experience with Power BI, including semantic models, governance, dashboards, and reporting architecture.
  • String experience with Snowflake or similar cloud data warehouse platforms.


Description

The Senior Manager – Data & Analytics Platform / Data Architect is responsible for leading the design, stabilization, governance, and evolution of the enterprise data and analytics ecosystem. This role combines people leadership and delivery ownership with deep hands-on data architecture responsibilities to ensure the platform is scalable, reliable, secure, and aligned to business needs. The role will define architecture standards and guide implementation across Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, Power BI, and enterprise integration tools to enable trusted data for reporting, analytics, operational decision-making, and future AI use cases.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  • Serve as the enterprise Data Architect for the Data & Analytics platform and own end-to-end data architecture across ingestion, transformation, storage, semantic, and consumption layers.
  • Define and enforce architecture standards, design principles, reusable patterns, and best practices across Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, Power BI, and integration platforms.
  • Design scalable lakehouse and warehouse architecture, including medallion patterns across bronze, silver, and gold data layers.
  • Establish data modeling standards across conceptual, logical, physical, dimensional, and semantic models.
  • Lead architecture reviews, solution design sessions, and technical governance forums to ensure consistency, scalability, and maintainability.
  • Lead the Data & Analytics platform function, including roadmap, priorities, execution, and delivery quality.
  • Oversee development of data pipelines, orchestration, transformations, curated datasets, semantic layers, dashboards, and reporting models.
  • Architect and improve enterprise data integration patterns including batch, near real-time, and event-driven data flows.
  • Improve reliability of integration and data movement platforms through stronger design, observability, monitoring, alerting, and failure handling.
  • Establish end-to-end data quality, validation, lineage, cataloging, and governance practices.
  • Define data contracts, service levels, access controls, and stewardship responsibilities across domains.
  • Partner with application and product teams to improve data quality at source and align platform design with ERP, CRM, field, and other enterprise systems.
  • Architect and enable semantic models, data marts, and governed self-service reporting capabilities using Power BI.
  • Support enterprise reporting, advanced analytics, and AI readiness by ensuring trusted, accessible, and well-governed data assets.
  • Lead and mentor data engineers, analytics engineers, and BI developers; provide hands-on technical guidance and architectural direction.
  • Collaborate across Technology, Global Shared Services, business teams, and other stakeholders to align priorities, sequencing, and outcomes.
  • Balance immediate stabilization needs with long-term target-state architecture and platform modernization.


Education And/or Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field required; Master’s degree preferred.

10 years of progressive experience in data architecture, data engineering, analytics platform leadership, or related areas.

Proven experience as a Data Architect designing and implementing enterprise data and analytics platforms.

Strong experience with Azure data services and Microsoft Fabric, including lakehouse, warehouse, pipelines, and analytics capabilities.

Hands-on experience with Power BI, including semantic models, governance, dashboards, and reporting architecture.

String experience with Snowflake or similar cloud data warehouse platforms.

Strong experience with ETL/ELT, integration platforms such as SnapLogic or equivalent, and enterprise data movement patterns.

Strong understanding of data modeling, lakehouse architecture, dimensional modeling, and analytics frameworks.

Experience implementing data governance, data quality, observability, and monitoring frameworks.

Experience integrating data across enterprise applications such as ERP, CRM, field service, and operational platforms.

Experience leading teams and delivering platform capabilities in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Lewisville, TX.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $80.00/hr.

Requirements

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

  • Medical, dental & vision
  • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
  • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
  • Short and long-term disability
  • Health Spending Account (HSA)
  • Transportation benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)


Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Lewisville,TX.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Apr 22, 2026.

h4>About TEKsystems:

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems And TEKsystems Global Services

We’re a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We’re strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We’re building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

Salary : $60 - $80

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Senior Manager – Data Platform / Data Architect?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Senior Manager – Data Platform / Data Architect career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$192,745 - $244,036
Income Estimation: 
$217,193 - $300,381
Income Estimation: 
$217,193 - $300,381
Income Estimation: 
$287,809 - $410,116
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at TEKsystems

  • TEKsystems Burlington, VT
  • Desktop Deployment Technician (Part‑Time - 20 Hours a week) (Contract Role) Overview We are seeking a Desktop Deployment Technician to support a large‑scal... more
  • 9 Days Ago

  • TEKsystems Anchorage, AK
  • Description Job Description: Our client is hiring a Senior IT Support Specialist in Anchorage, AK. In this role you will provide both remote and onsite tec... more
  • 9 Days Ago

  • TEKsystems Honolulu, HI
  • About The Role We are seeking an experienced IT Auditor to plan, execute, and support audits across Information Technology and Information Security functio... more
  • 9 Days Ago

  • TEKsystems Washington, DC
  • Description THIS IS A BACKFILL** We are seeking a Business/ Data Analyst with expertise in Microsoft Purview to join our Information Governance team. The i... more
  • 9 Days Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Senior Manager – Data Platform / Data Architect jobs in the Flower Mound, TX area that may be a better fit.

  • Prestige Staffing Fort Worth, TX
  • Senior Data Platform Architect Pay $160,000 - $200,000 base salary plus 10-15% yearly bonus Location Fort Worth, TX (3 days in the office, hybrid/remote fl... more
  • 10 Days Ago

  • Prestige Staffing Information Technology Job Fort Worth, TX
  • JobID: 53406 Senior Data Platform Architect Pay $200k base salary 10-15% bonus Location Fort Worth, TX (3 days in the office, remote not available) Summary... more
  • 1 Day Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!