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Position Description: The MDM Architect shall provide expertise in the most current principles and practices of architecture data management systems and experience in large system designs, and with data modeling in the information management arena. This individual provides expertise in modeling and organizing information to facilitate support of projects or information architectures. The individual also provides guidance on how and what to data and process model. The position primarily deals with transition planning from legacy to modern systems by concentrating on information flows, data exchange, and data translation standardization services.
- Lead the technical aspects of Master Data Management (MDM) initiatives within the shared platform environment.
- Design and implement robust MDM solutions to ensure reliability, performance, stability, and observability of shared databases, ETL processes, and reporting tools.
- Through effective MDM practices, address challenges such as resource contention, data integrity issues, performance bottlenecks, and security vulnerabilities.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and enforce data governance policies, standards, and procedures within the MDM framework.
- Implement monitoring solutions to track the health and performance of MDM processes, enabling proactive issue identification and resolution.
- Develop and implement change management processes to effectively handle concurrent data access and changes, minimizing disruptions to the shared platform environment.
- Foster collaboration among cross-functional teams involved in MDM initiatives, ensuring clear communication and alignment of objectives.
- Install, configure, and upgrade Qlik platform components, including QlikView Server, Qlik Sense Server, NPrinting Server, and associated services.
- Manage Qlik repositories, user access, security settings, and license allocation across the Qlik environment.
- Monitor and tune Qlik processes for optimal performance, addressing resource contention issues and ensuring efficient utilization of shared resources.
- Implement and enforce data governance policies and standards within the Qlik platform, ensuring data integrity and security.
- Collaborate with data engineers and developers to optimize Qlik applications, data models, and ETL processes for performance and scalability.
- Develop and maintain monitoring dashboards and alerts to proactively identify and resolve performance, stability, and observability issues within the Qlik environment.
- Coordinate with administrators to ensure proper database configurations, indexing, and partitioning strategies for efficient data loading and querying.
- Implement and maintain high availability, disaster recovery, and backup solutions for the Qlik platform to ensure business continuity and data protection.
- Provide training and support to Qlik developers and users, ensuring adherence to best practices and standards.
- Stay up to date with Qlik product releases, patches, and updates, and plan and execute upgrades as necessary.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address data integration, dependency management, versioning, and change management requirements within the shared platform environment.
Education: Bachelor s Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or a related field. Master s degree preferred.
General Experience: At least ten (10) years of experience planning, designing, building, and implementing IT systems.
- Ten-plus (10+) Years of IT experience with 5+ years of experience in Master Data Management (MDM) technical leadership roles, focusing on shared platform environments.
- Strong understanding of MDM technologies and practices, including data modeling, governance, and security principles.
- Experience with MDM tools and technologies such as Informatica MDM
- Knowledge of database design, performance tuning, and scalability considerations in shared platform environments.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills, with the ability to work effectively across diverse teams.
Specialized Experience: At least five (5) years of the required ten (10) years of experience must be in the direct supervision and management of major projects that involve providing professional support services and/or the integration, implementation and transition of large complex system and subsystem architectures. Must have led or been chief architect in major IT implementation efforts. Must demonstrate a broad understanding of client IT environmental issues and solutions and be a recognized expert within the IT industry. Must demonstrate advanced abilities to team and mentor and possess demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communication skills.
- Key qualifications include strong project management skills, leadership abilities, effective communication, and the capacity to identify and resolve issues while adapting to changing circumstances. Significant experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, product owners, and stakeholders is essential
- Preferred qualifications include a technical background and experience in data and AI/ML projects. Functional experience with local or government projects in Data Services (MDM/R360/EDMS),