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Data Architect

Koch Business Solutions, LP
life insurance, parental leave
United States, Texas, Houston
Mar 04, 2026
Your Job A Data Architect on the KES IT Data & Analytics team is responsible for designing and maturing the data foundation that powers enterprise decision-making, AI solutions, and curated data products across KES business units. With "Data as the Foundation" at the core of our strategy, this role focuses on translating complex business problems into well-structured, enterprise-endorsed data models and reusable data assets. You must demonstrate a proven ability to balance technical rigor with business acumen - the most impactful work here sits at the intersection of data modeling craft and deep understanding of business outcomes. A candidate who thrives in a collaborative, fast-moving environment and is passionate about building data foundations will be a great fit for this opportunity. This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship What You Will Do Design, build, and deliver curated data models in Snowflake using dbt, applying dimensional modeling, data vault, or other patterns appropriate to business use cases. Partner with Data Engineers, Analytics Engineers, BI Developers, and Product Teams to translate business problems into structured data products that drive actionable insights. Own the development and governance of enterprise-endorsed datasets - establishing the authoritative, trusted data assets that serve as the foundation for analytics and AI. Lead data modeling standards and best practices across the KES IT Data & Analytics team, ensuring consistency, scalability, and alignment with the broader data architecture. Mature the data foundation by identifying gaps in coverage, quality, and structure, then prioritizing and delivering improvements in an iterative, product-minded way. Enable AI solutions by designing clean, well-governed data layers that support model training, feature engineering, and AI-assisted insight generation. Collaborate with stakeholders and product owners to synthesize business requirements into data domain structures, semantic layers, and data product roadmaps. Drive data governance practices including metadata management, documentation, data lineage, domain ownership, and data quality frameworks. Experiment with and evaluate emerging tools and patterns to continuously improve how data is structured and delivered across the organization. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) 3+ years of experience in data modeling, including dimensional modeling, data vault, or related patterns for analytics and reporting workloads. 5+ years of experience writing and optimizing SQL against cloud data warehouses (Snowflake preferred). Experience with data transformation tools (dbt preferred) for developing and managing data transformation pipelines. Hands-on experience building and maturing data warehouses or data lakehouse architectures on a cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP). Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex business requirements into coherent data models and reusable data products. Strong communication skills - able to articulate data architecture decisions to both technical peers and non-technical business stakeholders. Experience working within Agile or iterative delivery frameworks. What Will Put You Ahead Experience with Microsoft Fabric for data engineering, warehousing, or analytics workloads. Familiarity with AWS-native data services (S3, Glue, Redshift, Lambda, etc.). Experience designing data products in discrete engineering or manufacturing industries. Experience with analytics use cases in EPC Project Lifecycle, cost controls, procurement, or accounting and finance functions. Understanding of Master Data Management (MDM) concepts and practices. Experience with data governance tooling and metadata management platforms. Exposure to AI/ML use cases and designing data foundations that support model development or agent-based solutions. Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and source control (GitHub, Azure DevOps). Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field. At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here. Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results. Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).