AWS Data Architect

Position: AWS Data Architect

Location: Herdon, VA (Remote)

Duration: Long term

Description: 

Minimum Years of Relevant Experience

• 10 years of hands-on technical work with data architecture, database technologies and applications.
• 5 years technical leadership experience.
• 1 year of related AWS cloud-based data platform experience. 
• Enterprise Data modeling and Database design, Data Warehousing, Master Data Management, and Metadata solutions, Data lakes, Data Catalogues and Data Governance.
• Cloud-based data delivery technologies (AWS-specific experience preferred – Redshift, RDS, PostreSQL, DynamoDB, DMS, S3, Glue, Orchestration, etc.)
• Data integration across multiple large-scale systems.
• Multi-tier database-driven application architecture.
• Working knowledge of SVN, GIT, AWS Code Commit.
• Data architecture strategy, planning, and program execution.
• Collaborating with business users to understand business and functional requirements and incorporating these into the overall enterprise data architecture.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• A solid understanding of the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and experience with Agile delivery methodologies.
• Proficiency in Authoring required conceptual, logical, and physical data models and data architecture artifacts.
• Establishing and leading data architecture governance processes.
• Cloud computing technologies and current computing trends.
• Creative problem-solving and innovative solutioning.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the demonstrated ability to present technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences at all levels of the organization, including management.

Additional Desired Qualifications
AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Solutions Architect or AWS Big Data Certification, preferred.