• Define, implement, and maintain enterprise-wide data architecture standards, governance frameworks, and best practices. • Design and oversee scalable data pipelines, storage solutions, and data platforms to support business and technology stakeholders across SANS. • Lead the development and optimization of data infrastructure, ensuring performance, reliability, security, and cost efficiency. • Establish and drive the long-term data strategy aligned with SANS’ organizational goals and growth plans. • Partner cross-functionally with business, technology, analytics, and leadership teams to understand data needs and translate them into scalable solutions. • Ensure high data quality, integrity, accessibility, and compliance across systems. • Evaluate and recommend tools, platforms, and emerging technologies to enhance SANS’ data capabilities. • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to data engineers and other technical team members. • Oversee data modeling standards and ensure structures support reporting, analytics, and operational use cases. • Support and enable enterprise-wide data-driven decision-making. • Identify and deploy AI-driven solutions to optimize automation, analytics, and business processes. • Perform other related duties as assigned.