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Data Governance Roles Data Architect

DGR.GEN.P5

P5P5 — Expert Professionalmedium0.70draftglobalv1

Responsible for data architecture and schema changes.

Summary

Responsible for data architecture and schema changes.

Level — P5 — Expert Professional

Expert in field; key problem solver and project leader, authority in multiple areas

Scope
Multiple systems or a technical domain
Autonomy
Sets direction within the domain
Complexity
Novel, high-ambiguity problems; establishes the approach
Impact
Org / multi-team outcomes
Decision rights
Authority over a technical domain
Leadership
Leads cross-team technical initiatives
Typical experience
8–12 yrs

Core outputs

No core outputs recorded yet.

Adjacent roles

Nearest roles by structural coordinates (level + taxonomy). Distance 0 → 1; each carries its 3-state match band. How coordinates work →

M4
DGR.GEN.M4
Data Governance Roles Data Owner
confident0.11
M2
DGR.GEN.M2
Data Governance Roles Data Steward
review0.22
P5
DATA2.GEN.P5
Expert
review0.25
P5
DATA4.GEN.P5
Expert
review0.25
M5
DEM.GEN.M5
Senior Director
review0.30
P4
DATA2.GEN.P4
Advanced/Mastery
no match0.31

Components

Responsibilities8

  • Design data architecturecommonlevel
  • Implement schema changescommonlevel
  • Develop data modelscommonlevel
  • Ensure data architecture aligns with business needscommonlevel
  • Collaborate with IT and business unitscommonlevel
  • Optimize data storage solutionscommonlevel
  • Ensure data security and compliancecommonlevel
  • Lead data architecture projectscommonlevel

Tasks3

  • Design and implement data architecturescommonlevel
  • Develop and maintain data modelscommonlevel
  • Ensure compliance with security standardscommonlevel

Skills8

  • Data architecture designcommonlevel
  • Schema implementationcommonlevel
  • Data modelingcommonlevel
  • Technical collaborationcommonlevel
  • Problem-solvingcommonlevel
  • Innovationcommonlevel
  • Security compliancecommonlevel
  • Project leadershipcommonlevel

Knowledge8

  • Data architecture principlescommonlevel
  • Schema design techniquescommonlevel
  • Data modeling standardscommonlevel
  • Security compliance frameworkscommonlevel
  • Project management methodologiescommonlevel
  • Collaboration toolscommonlevel
  • Data storage optimizationcommonlevel
  • Technical innovationcommonlevel

competency8

  • Technical expertisecommonlevel
  • Architectural Designcommonlevel
  • Data modelingcommonlevel
  • Collaborationcommonlevel
  • Problem Solvingcommonlevel
  • Innovationcommonlevel
  • Security Compliancecommonlevel
  • Project managementcommonlevel

qualification5

  • Experience in data architecturecommonlevel
  • Certification in data architecturecommonlevel
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related fieldcommonlevel
  • 5+ years in technical data rolescommonlevel
  • Proven track record in data architecturecommonlevel

Title aliases

AliasTypeConfidenceApproved
Data Governance Roles Vcommonmedium0.70—
Data Governance Roles 5commonmedium0.66—
Staff Data Governance Rolescommonmedium0.72—
Lead Data Governance Rolescommonmedium0.66—
Expert Data Governance Rolescommonmedium0.60—
Data Governance Roles Data Architectcommonmedium0.60—
Technical Expertcommonmedium0.50—

Classification mappings

O*NET / SOC

  • code=13-0000title=Business & Financial Operations Occupationssource=inferred_from_superfunctionreviewStatus=needs_review