Data Architect

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*This is an exempt position. Salary commensurate with experience*

Overview:

We are seeking a Data Management Architect who will support our client to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of their enterprise-wide Data Management solutions. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in data architecture, modern cloud data platforms, and a strong commitment to data quality and governance. This role will be pivotal in shaping the client's data strategy, driving efficiency, and ensuring the accuracy and consistency of critical business data assets across the organization.

Duties:

• Data Management Solution Design and Architecture: Design and develop scalable data architectures, define data models, hierarchies, and workflows, and develop application interfaces. Ensure the solution meets scalability and performance standards.

• Data Modeling and Data Flow Expertise: Apply expert-level data modeling practices, design and document data flows and diagrams, lead data conversion processes and integrations, and maintain documentation.

• Cloud Data Technologies and Modern Solutions: Implement and leverage modern cloud data solutions on Google Cloud Platform (Databricks, Snowflake, AI services). Design and optimize data pipelines and data warehousing in the cloud. Evaluate and recommend MDM tools, potentially including AI/ML.

• Data Warehouse Solutions and Analytics: Utilize solid experience with Data Warehouse solutions for analytics and reporting. Understand MDM integration with the analytics ecosystem and possess expertise in data modeling for analytical purposes.

• Shared Data Architectures and Data Patterns: Design and manage shared data architectures. Identify data patterns and common entities. Enforce data governance for quality and consistency across shared data assets.

• Fit-Gap Analysis and Process Improvement: Conduct fit-gap analyses to identify areas for process improvement. Collaborate with stakeholders to translate needs into action plans and champion continuous improvement.

• Collaboration and Leadership: Provide technical leadership, work closely with business units and IT teams, and collaborate with cross-functional teams for implementation and adoption of MDM solutions.

Mandatory Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience working on complex projects with 2 or more years in a leadership role as an Architect.

• 7+ years of experience in the technical field, with 7+ years as a Data Architect in large-scale environments, building end to end flows in large scale legacy data conversion projects.

• 7+ years of experience designing and implementing MDM solutions, including data cleansing, matching, and hierarchy management with strong understanding of MDM platforms (e.g., Informatica, IBM InfoSphere, Reltio).

• 10+ years of experience in data modeling, metadata management, and data governance, data models, data flow diagrams, process flow diagrams on large scale digital transformation projects.

• 10+ years of experience with data warehouse solutions and architectures, analytics, reporting and visualizations.

• 10+ years of experience with shared data architectures and data patterns, optimizing data pipelines, establishing data governance in large scale data transformation projects.

• 10+ years of experience in data integration technologies (ETL, APIs, ESB, message queues).

• 10+ years of experience in SQL, scripting languages, and database technologies.

• 10+ years of experience with cloud data solutions on Google Cloud Platform (Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery, AI/ML).

• 7+ years or more experience in performing fit-gap analyses and design and drive process improvements.

• 3-5+ years of experience working in a federal or state government setting.

Cloud and Things complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.