Data Architect

At Instructure, we believe in the power of people to grow and succeed throughout their lives. Our goal is to amplify that power by creating intuitive products that simplify learning and personal development, facilitate meaningful relationships, and inspire people to go further in their education and careers. We do this by giving smart, creative, passionate people opportunities to create awesome. And that's where you come in: We are looking for a Data Architect to join our Business Data & Insights organization. This is a senior, highly cross-functional role responsible for defining, governing, and evolving the enterprise data architecture that powers our Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, Data Science, and Decision Science teams—while maintaining a close strategic partnership with our Product Data organization. You will serve as the connective tissue between how data is produced and how it is consumed—ensuring that our data assets are reliable, well-modeled, semantically consistent, and designed to scale. This role sits within the Business Data & Insights organization, bringing both technical authority and a deep understanding of business context. While you will work in close partnership with the Product Data team—collaborating on shared standards, platforms, and data contracts—you are organizationally independent from both Product and Engineering, giving you the perspecti