Data Systems Architect

Description

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Title: Data Systems Architect

Position Number: 0078511

Hiring Unit: Office of the Vice President for Academic Strategy System / Hawai'i P-20 Partnership for Education Office

Location: UH System Offices, Manoa Campus

Date Posted: October 29, 2026

Closing Date: November 16, 2026; 11:59pm HST

Band: C

Salary : salary schedules and placement information

Full Time/Part Time: Full-time

Month: 11-month

Temporary/Permanent: Permanent

Duties and Responsibilities

*(NOTE: Denotes Essential Functions)

• Serves as lead technical architect, principal technical resource, and subject matter expert for Hawaii P-20ls statewide longitudinal data systems (SLDS), enterprise data infrastructure, and related information systems.
• Designs, develops, implements, maintains, and optimizes enterprise data platforms, architectures, and integration frameworks supporting cross-sector data sharing, analytics, reporting, research, and public information dissemination.
• Develops and supports data integration, interoperability, automation, and secure data exchange solutions, including ETL/ELT processes, APls, work/low orchestration, and related services.
• Evaluates, implements, and manages cloud, hybrid, and on-premises infrastructure to ensure scalability, security, reliability, operational efficiency, and long-term sustainability.
• Collaborates with partner agencies and stakeholders to analyze business requirements, source systems, data flows, and modernization opportunities.
• Develops and maintains enterprise metadata management, data catalogs, business glossaries, data lineage, and data stewardship capabilities.
• Establishes and maintains business rules, validation standards, data quality controls, and linkage methodologies supporting enterprise data assets.
• Designs and supports master data management, identity resolution, record linkage, unique person identifiers, and cross-sector integration processes.
• Designs, develops, and supports workforce intelligence, longitudinal analytics, reporting, and information dissemination capabilities that support education, workforce, and policy decision-making.
• Provides technical infrastructure and support for performance measurement, program evaluation, accountability reporting, policy research, and public information services.
• Develops and maintains secure research environments, analytics platforms, business intelligence tools, dashboards, websites, APls, data visualizations, and related information products.
• Supports advanced analytics, predictive modeling, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other emerging analytical methodologies, as appropriate.
• Ensures compliance with applicable security, privacy, confidentiality, records management, and data governance requirements.
• Develops and maintains security controls, access management processes, auditing capabilities, governance workflows, technical standards, operational procedures, and related safeguards protecting enterprise information assets.
• Oversees production operations, incident management, deployment, change management, disaster recovery, business continuity, data retention, archival, and lifecycle management activities.
• Develops and maintains technical, operational, metadata, and system documentation to support organizational sustainability, knowledge transfer, and continuity of operations.
• Serves as technical liaison and consultant to Hawaii P-20 personnel, partner agencies, researchers, vendors, consultants, and other stakeholders regarding the SLDS and related technologies.
• Supervises, assigns, directs, monitors, reviews, and evaluates the work of assigned technical staff, contractors, and project participants.
• Provides technical leadership, mentoring, coaching, training, and consultation regarding enterprise data systems, data management, analytics, reporting, and related technologies.
• Coordinates work performed by vendors, consultants, contractors, implementation partners, and other stakeholders supporting Hawaii P-20 technology initiatives.
• Evaluates emerging technologies and best practices and participates in relevant professional activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Possession of a Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or Statistics and 6 years of progressively responsible professional information technology experience with responsibilities for information systems, data management, data engineering, systems analysis, database administration, software development, business intelligence, or analytics, of which 2 years of the experience must have been comparable in scope and complexity to the next lower pay band in the University of Hawai'i broadband system; or any equivalent combination of education and/or professional work experience which provides the required education, knowledge, skills and abilities as indicated.
• Advanced and comprehensive knowledge and understanding of a wide range of developing and emerging information technology concepts, principles and methodologies in the areas of information systems, data management, data engineering, systems analysis, database administration, software development, business intelligence, or analytics.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of a wide range of interactive and integrated technology, systems, hardware and software associated with information systems, data management, data engineering, systems analysis, database administration, software development, business intelligence, or analytics.
• Demonstrated ability to understand problems from a broad interactive perspective and use reasoning to discern underlying principles and issues when problem solving, and apply creative thinking to resolve problems in new and unprecedented approaches.
• Demonstrated written and verbal competence in presenting ideas, concepts and models clearly using persuasion and negotiation to build consensus and cooperation.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external organizations, groups, team leaders and members, and individuals.
• For supervisory work, demonstrated ability to lead subordinates, manage work priorities and projects, and manage employee relations.
• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise data systems, data integration solutions, analytics platforms, reporting systems, and related technologies.
• Demonstrated experience with enterprise data architecture, data governance, metadata management, master data management, identity resolution, record linkage, information security, and cloud or hybrid technology environments.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex requirements, design scalable solutions, establish technical standards, provide technical leadership, and coordinate the work of technical staff, vendors, consultants, and project participants.

Desirable Qualifications

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Science, Business Analytics, Public Administration, Educational Research, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience supporting statewide longitudinal data systems (SLDS), education data systems, workforce data systems, research data environments, or other large-scale integrated data systems.
• Experience working in the public sector, higher education, Kl 12 education, workforce development, research, or multi-agency collaborative environments.
• Experience supporting research, program evaluation, accountability reporting, workforce intelligence, performance measurement, policy analysis, or evidence-based decision-making initiatives.
• Experience implementing enterprise data management practices, including metadata management, data governance, master data management, identity resolution, record linkage, information security, privacy, compliance, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Experience supporting secure research environments, controlled-access data environments, or research data management infrastructures.
• Professional certifications related to data management, database administration, cloud computing, project management, information security, analytics, or related fields.

To Apply:

. Applicant must submit the following: (1) resume, (2) cover letter indicating interest in the position and how the minimum and desirable qualifications of the position are met, (3) the names and contact information (telephone number and email addresses) of at least three professional references, and (4) copies of educational transcripts with CONFIDENTIAL DATA (ie. social security number, birth date, etc.) REDACTED.

If requested transcripts are unobtainable by closing date, please indicate so where transcripts are required as an attachment. You will have a grace period of 7 days from closing date (11/24/2026) to email copies of your transcripts to [email protected]. Official transcripts will be required if selected to fill the position.

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

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Inquiries

Erika Hall, (808) 956-4603, [email protected] EEO, Clery Act, ADA -----------------------

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Accommodation Request

The University of Hawai'i complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the EEO coordinator directly. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

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