Overview

We're looking for an experienced, highly motivated, and strategic Data Architect to join our Analytics & Data Lifecycle Services team within the Innovation & Technology department. This role is ideal for someone with a passion for designing scalable data solutions, establishing enterprise data standards, and enabling data-driven decision making across the organization.

In this role, you'll report to the Manager, Data Strategy and Governance, and will be responsible for leading and influencing the structure and organization of data assets within the enterprise to support business processes, decision-making and strategic planning. You will have 3 main areas of responsibility: product data leadership (including providing insight into investment decisions for new data in future and legacy systems and proper product data architecture design), overseeing the process for defining and maintaining organizational data (maintaining the Enterprise Data Model, identifying common/standard data sources, setting up data governance stands), and the advancement of data and data architecture.

If you're a collaborative leader with strong technical expertise and a forward-thinking mindset, consider joining us for a rewarding career helping maximize the value of data across the enterprise.

This is a temporary role for eighteen months.

How you'll make a difference: You'll use leading edge tech to connect people to healthy and safe workplaces.

Where you'll work

At WorkSafeBC, we offer a hybrid work model that combines working remotely, and in our offices based on the operational needs of the position.

What you'll do

As a Data Architect, you will:

• Lead the design, development, and evolution of enterprise data architecture, including conceptual, logical, and physical data models
• Define and maintain the Enterprise Data Model (EDM), ensuring alignment with business needs and strategic objectives
• Collaborate with product managers, business analysts, and technology teams to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions
• Develop and enforce data architecture standards, best practices, and governance frameworks
• Oversee data integration, storage, and pipeline design, leveraging modern cloud-based technologies
• Ensure data quality, consistency, and integrity through governance processes, including profiling, validation, and monitoring
• Identify and manage shared and master data assets across the organization
• Conduct impact assessments for system and application changes affecting data architecture
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams and stakeholders on data-related initiatives
• Consistently models the appropriate level of organizational behaviours expected of all WorkSafeBC employees: responsive, respectful, fair, collaborative, accountable, and forward thinking.

Is this a good fit for you?

We're looking for someone who can:

• Lead and influence data strategy and architecture decisions across diverse teams
• Translate complex business requirements into clear and scalable data designs
• Communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Establish and enforce data governance, standards, and best practices
• Analyze and resolve complex data issues, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture
• Balance multiple priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes within timelines
• Think strategically about long-term data architecture evolution and innovation

Your background and experience

• An undergraduate degree in technology or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
• A minimum of 3-6 years (real-time) of directly related experience which includes at least 2 years of experience in a data architecture/design/modelling role.
• Experience with enterprise data modeling, data governance, and cloud-based data platforms

We'll consider equivalent combinations of education and experience.

Important to know

Before we can finalize any offer of employment, you must:

• Consent to a criminal record check
• Confirm you're legally entitled to work in Canada

Who we are

At WorkSafeBC, we promote safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries or diseases occur, we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We're honoured to serve the 2.49 million workers and 263,000 registered employers in our province.

What's it like to work at WorkSafeBC?

It's challenging, stimulating, and rewarding. Our positions offer diversity and opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important, and so are the people we do it for.

Our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences that reflect the diversity of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self.

Learn more: Discover who we are .

Our benefits

As a member of our team, you'll have access to services and benefits that help you get the most out of work - and life. Along with a competitive salary, your total compensation package includes:

Extra 4% of your salary in lieu of benefits and 4% in lieu of vacation from the day you start

Once you've worked for 1820 hours (approximately 12 months), you'll switch to getting:

• 3 weeks of vacation with regular increases based on years of service
• Extensive health care and dental benefits
• Sick leave and long-term disability coverage

Learn more: Find out what we offer

Salary: $48.46 - $61.09/hourly

Want to apply?

• Applications are welcomed immediately; however, must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. PST on the closing date.
• Please note that we will be starting assessments prior to the closing date.

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply . If you require an accommodation in the assessment process, please email Recruitment Testing Accommodation (SM) when you submit your application.