IT Data Architect

Position Summary This is a hands-on architect role with real influence. You’ll own and evolve the MAC’s established Azure data platform, strengthen its standards and governance, and design new solutions on top of it. You’ll partner with departments across the organization and help shape the platform’s roadmap.

Turn airport data into better decisions for MSP and the MAC’s reliever airports. As IT Data Architect at the Metropolitan Airports Commission, you’ll manage and mature our established Azure data platform and design the next generation of solutions built on it, supporting airport operations and decision-making across the organization. You’ll join a team where your designs, standards, and recommendations shape how the MAC uses data for years to come. Why would this resonate with you?

• Tangible, high-visibility work with airport operations data
• Hands-on ownership of an established enterprise Azure data platform
• A real voice in architecture standards, governance, and the platform’s direction
• A small team where individual impact is visible
• Public-sector stability and a public-service mission

To apply: click the "Apply" link located just above the position description, log-in and follow the instructions provided.

Questions regarding this position can be directed to Randa Hamid at randa.hamid@mspmac.org or 612-713-8726. Applications will be accepted until 3:00 PM Wednesday, December 2, 2026.

About the Metropolitan Airports Commission The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) owns and operates one of the nation’s largest airport systems, including Minneapolis-St Paul International (MSP) and six general aviation airports. The MAC’s airports connect the region to the world and showcase Minnesota’s extraordinary culture to millions of passengers from around the globe who arrive or depart through MAC airports each year.

MAC complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If an accommodation is required for you to participate in the application process because of a disability, please contact Tekia Jefferson at 612-726-8196 or Tekia.Jefferson@mspmac.org.MAC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, age, nationality, or disability.Position Description Relationships Reporting Relationship - Reports to the IT Manager, Data Practices Organizational - Works with MAC staff at all levels, and all MAC departments External Business - Contact with tenants, vendors, contractors, MAC consultants, and IT vendors as appropriate. Job Duties

• Contributes to strategy, principles, policies, and roadmaps for Data and Analytics discipline
• Leads technical designs of data solutions that align to enterprise standards
• Provides technical support and expertise for data storage, data quality enablement, data modeling and integrations, data classification, and reporting/analytics solutions
• Collaborates with business stakeholders, business analysts, and project managers to understand data, reporting, and analytics requirements
• Partners with and brings together diverse business partners to extract value out of data streams
• Identifies and translates enterprise challenges and opportunities into scalable and supportable technical solutions that can be leveraged across the organization
• Creates and maintains architecture and design artifacts for end-to-end Data Architecture solutions
• Researches and evaluates emerging technologies and potential application to the MAC

Position Requirements Senior Level Individual Contributor (SRIC) Competencies

• Customer Focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions
• Manages Complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems
• Decision Quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward
• Resourcefulness - Securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently
• Ensures Accountability - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances
• Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Values Differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization
• Communicates Effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of unique needs of different audiences
• Persuades - Using compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others
• Courage - Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said
• Instills Trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity
• Being Resilient - Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or technology related field or 10 years of related experience in lieu of degree

Minimum Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience with the design and development, data storage, data modeling, quality assurance, ETL, and analytics/business intelligence capabilities
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills and enterprise mindset
• Proven record of delivering data/reporting/analytics solutions within agreed upon timeframes
• Skilled communicator and negotiator with exceptional written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Experience eliciting and translating business pain points into tangible KPI’s and associated business intelligence solutions
• Demonstrated expertise in developing and adhering to enterprise data governance processes
• Experience working with Microsoft Azure Data Lake Storage
• Experience working with the Microsoft Power Platform including Logic Apps, Power BI, Power Apps, and Power Automate
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple initiatives or tasks at the same time

Desirable Requirements

• Experience with Metadata tools/solutions
• Experience in data and infrastructure security techniques
• Experience with Azure Data Factory and Azure Synapse
• Strong SQL skills

Benefits

Your health. Your time. Your future. Good pay is only the beginning. See the many and generous benefits the Metropolitan Airports Commission offers to employees.