Principal Data Architect

Principal Data Architect

Long term contract

Day to Day Responsibilities and Work Expectations

We are currently adding 3 Principal Data Architects to our team to focus on the following areas:

1. Compliance Data Architect (COPPA = Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act)
2. Customer 360 Data Architect
3. Individual Rights Request Data Architect

Each will be responsible for the following tasks on a daily basis

• Collaborate with Product Owners, Data Engineers, QA, Enterprise Architects, Solutions teams and others to dig into data issue, further flush out requirements AND define/map out proposed solutions for presentation to implementation teams
• Attend meetings daily and take ownership of the data architecture solution.  This will entail
• Digging into the details during these meetings so must be comfortable asking questions
• Ensuring the optimal solution is being created so must be able to push back on ideas in these meetings that are not leading to the optimal solution
• Own the architecture diagrams from beginning to end

Skills and Tools Needed

-Technical skills and tools

• Deep knowledge of enterprise level data systems for large companies (ideally global reach).  This is customer facing data so having experience with this data which can include transaction data
• Has worked on a variety of database stacks and cloud stacks
• Ability to clear define and document architectural diagrams

-Soft skills/Leadership skills

• Need to bring a leader/driver mindset from day 1 – this means not an order taker but the ability to question/challenge people throughout an organization to get to best solution
• Collaborating across a variety of technical and product teams and taking ownership of complete process and move forward for data architecture plans

-Certifications if applicable

• Not needed

-Education

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience