Data Architect

Who We Are

Great Minds is a high-growth mission-driven organization founded by educators in 2007. As a for-profit Public Benefit Corporation we believe all students deserve access to meaningful challenging contentand all teachers deserve tools that are intuitive effective and built for the realities of todays classrooms.

We develop high-quality knowledge-rich math science and ELA curricula grounded in research and designed in collaboration with educators. Our materials reflect real classroom needs and are built to drive lasting student outcomes.

We are committed to usability coherence and practical implementationsupporting teachers not just through curriculum but with professional learning purposeful technology and responsive service that enable strong adoption and impact.

What We Build

Our productsEureka Math and Eureka Math² Wit & Wisdom PhD Science Geodes and the newly launched Arts & Letters ELAare trusted by thousands of schools and districts nationwide.

• Eureka Math is the most widely used math curriculum in the U.S. and is focused on balancing conceptual understanding procedural fluency and application.

• Wit & Wisdom and Arts & Letters ELA anchor our reading strategy with content-rich grade-level instruction that integrates literature history and the arts grounded in the science of reading. Geodes complements our reading suite with decodable texts that pair phonics with meaningful content to support early literacy.

• PhD Science is a hands-on K-5 Science program that sparks curiosity as students build enduring knowledge of how the scientific world works.

These programs reflect a shared belief in high expectations joyful rigor and deep respect for educators and students.

Where Were Headed

Great Minds is entering a new stage of growth and product maturity. We are focused on building more connected customer-informed experiences across the full educator journeyfrom curriculum to professional learning to platform and support.

Our long-term vision is to become a true partner in impactnot just delivering curriculum but supporting educators in achieving outcomes at scale.

Job Purpose

The Data Architect will be the primary strategist and creator of the architecture for the enterprise data platform. The role will be responsible for analyzing and selecting appropriate tools and designing and building data models data structures and data pipelines. The role will also be responsible for ensuring that the data architecture and models are compliant with Great Minds security practices. The data architect will work with the larger data team to help direct the build of the data platform and may partner with other departments to understand the companys data and existing systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Design data models and structures for analytics purposes; work with consulting partner and other team members to build them.

• Design data ingestion and transformation pipelines; work with consulting partner to build them.

• Design security model of data access considering data privacy and compliance concerns.

• Lead tool selection with the focus on the following areas: Ingestion Data Lake Data Governance Data Catalog.

• Ingest priority data into the data warehouse/data lake and prep the data for analysis.

Requirements

• 3 years experience with AWS particularly with respect to modern data platforms

• 3 years experience and the ability to communicate clearly using diagram / wireframe tools such as Miro or Microsoft Visio to convey complex architecture

• 2 years experience leading projects to evaluate and recommend different tools and process options

• Expertise with data collection ingestion and ELT processes

• Expertise with designing and managing modern data platforms (including data lakes / warehouses and ELT pipelines)

• Strong data analysis skills to understand how the raw data is set up and what the desired outcomes are
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with data visualization tools and understanding how to best model data for such tools

• Familiarity with JIRA or a similar tool for project work tracking

Required Education

Bachelors degree

Status

Full-time

Location

Remote

The expected base salary range for this position is $109000-$119000 however the offered salary may be higher or lower than the above range dependent on numerous factors including but not limited to location work experience skills and internal equity considerations. The base salary is not inclusive of benefits or other incentives.

A cover letter and resume are required to be considered for this position.

New employees will be required to successfully complete a background check.

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Great Minds is an equal opportunity employer. We will extend equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race religion color sex (including pregnancy sexual orientation and gender identity) national origin disability age genetic information or any other status protected under applicable federal state or local laws. Our policy reflects and affirms the organizations commitment to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all discriminatory practices.

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