HCM Data Architecture and Integration Associate Director
Job Location:
Arlington, TX - USA
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Job Summary
Job Family:
Data Science Consulting
Travel Required:
Clearance Required:
What You Will Do:
We are seeking an experienced Data Architect to lead the design governance migration and integration of enterprise Human Capital Management (HCM) data solutions. This role will serve as the technical authority for data architecture across a large-scale HCM transformation ensuring data integrity interoperability governance and scalability from legacy environments to modern cloud-based platforms. The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in data architecture migration strategy integration design and data governance with the ability to collaborate across business technical and executive stakeholders to deliver successful enterprise transformation outcomes.
Lead the design and evolution of enterprise HCM data architecture including current transition and future-state models.
Define data standards canonical data models integration patterns and architecture principles across employee organizational workforce learning and related HR domains.
Translate HR business requirements into scalable data solutions that support reporting analytics and operational processes.
Create and maintain architecture documentation data flows technical standards and design artifacts.
Data Migration & Transformation
Lead data migration strategy for HCM modernization initiatives including data discovery profiling cleansing transformation mapping validation and reconciliation.
Define migration architectures conversion rules cutover strategies rollback plans and post-migration support processes.
Identify data quality issues legacy system risks and remediation approaches to ensure successful transformation and implementation.
Data Governance & Quality
Establish data governance frameworks including ownership stewardship metadata management lineage security and quality standards.
Develop business glossaries data dictionaries governance controls and data quality monitoring capabilities.
Ensure compliance with organizational policies and support long-term sustainment of governance processes.
Integration & Technical Leadership
Design and review integrations between HCM platforms and enterprise systems including payroll finance recruiting learning identity management and reporting solutions.
Evaluate integration performance security scalability monitoring and operational support requirements.
Collaborate with enterprise architecture cybersecurity cloud and platform teams to deliver secure and reliable solutions.
Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
Lead architecture workshops technical reviews and cross-functional decision forums.
Provide guidance and mentorship to architects engineers analysts and implementation teams.
Present technical recommendations to client leadership and support program delivery business development recruiting and thought leadership initiatives.
What You Will Need:
Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal Public Trust security clearance.
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Data Architecture Engineering Data Management or a related field.
EIGHT (8) or more years of experience in data architecture data engineering enterprise integration data management or system modernization.
Experience designing data architectures for complex enterprise applications HCM platforms HRIS solutions or ERP programs.
Demonstrated experience with conceptual logical and physical data modeling.
Experience with data discovery profiling source-to-target mapping data conversion ETL quality controls reconciliation and migration validation.
Experience designing API middleware batch file-based and real-time integration patterns.
Experience defining metadata lineage data ownership stewardship access security and quality standards.
Experience translating business processes policies and reporting needs into data models architecture requirements and technical designs.
Experience reviewing technical designs and providing direction to data engineers analysts developers and integration specialists.
Experience supporting federal government clients or complex public-sector organizations.
What Would Be Nice To Have:
Masters degree in Computer Science Data Architecture Information Systems Engineering Data Management or a related discipline.
Strong understanding of relational databases data warehouses cloud data platforms and enterprise-integration concepts.
Strong technical writing facilitation presentation consulting and stakeholder-management skills.
Experience supporting federal HCM HRIT ERP shared-services or enterprise HR modernization programs.
Experience supporting federal transportation infrastructure logistics or another complex and distributed operating environment.
Experience with Workday SAP SuccessFactors Oracle HCM PeopleSoft or another enterprise HCM platform.
Experience integrating HCM platforms with payroll finance identity management security learning benefits recruiting timekeeping or reporting systems.
Experience with Databricks Microsoft Azure AWS Snowflake or comparable cloud and data platforms.
Experience with data catalogs metadata management lineage MDM or DataOps tools.
Understanding of federal cybersecurity privacy records management identity management and data-interoperability requirements.
Familiarity with Agile hybrid and waterfall implementation approaches.
Certified Data Management Professional TOGAF cloud architect data platform or HCM platform certification.
Experience managing technical teams and developing junior staff.
What We Offer:
Guidehouse offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
Benefits include:
Medical Rx Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Basic Life & Supplemental Life
Health Savings Account Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Student Loan PayDown
Tuition Reimbursement Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
Skills Development & Certifications
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
Mobility Stipend
About Guidehouse
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Director
About Company
Guidehouse is the only scaled advisory consultancy in the world to fully integrate commercial and public or government businesses within each of our industry segments because complex problems require both perspectives to address and outwit.
