Position Title: | Senior Architect – Data & Analytics COE |
Location: NY, Long Island City
Work Mode: Hybrid
POSITION SUMMARY:
Establish and build out our long-term data strategy and architecture for the Data & Analytics Center of Excellence. Collaborate with various data management teams and business units in architecting and enhancing data warehouse & data lake solutions, ETL processes, and reports. Expand and maintain our data dictionaries, architecture design documents, and standards documentation and promote adherence to policy and best practices
ACCOUNTABILITIES:
· Regardless of seniority or role, uphold UNFCU’s mission, core values, and guiding principles by providing an exceptional service experience to colleagues and members alike through consistent demonstration of our service excellence behaviors.
· Collaborate with data management teams to understand enterprise data requirements and contribute to data solution and architecture design.
· Partner closely with business intelligence and analytics teams, product managers, and leadership to understand data needs, deliver precise and high-quality data solutions, and promote adherence to data policies and best practices.
· Partner with other IT teams to ensure data platforms, architecture, and development practices meet IT standards and design requirements.
· Expand and maintain data dictionaries, architecture design documents, standards documentation, and development frameworks.
· Develop data objects and processes, including marts, tables, and ETL components, within data warehousing and data lake ecosystems according to business and technical specifications.
· Provide data architecture and analysis support to business units for active projects and initiatives and propose effective solutions.
· Troubleshoot data platform, pipeline, and architecture-related issues, providing maintenance and support as needed to ensure maintainable and scalable architecture.
· Stay informed of industry trends and attend training, conferences, and seminars aligned with the organization’s business requirements.
· Participate in Credit Union training and development programs.
· Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.
· Ensure compliance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations, as well as UNFCU’s Code of Ethics & Business Conduct.
TYPE & AMOUNT OF EXPERIENCE:
· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
· 3 years of experience in Data Architect Role
· 5 years of working knowledge in Datawarehouse
· 5 years of data engineering experience in MS SQL, Fabric, Snowflake or other equivalent data platforms
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:
· Experience in ETL development using Microsoft SQL Server Platform and Oracle DBMS
· Proficiency in SQL, including query performance tuning, index maintenance, and understanding of database structures
· Proficient with ETL tool like SSIS, Azure pipeline, DBT, or Informatica
· Proficient in SQL, Python, DAX, or similar coding languages
· Experience creating reports in tools like Tableau, Power BI, or Qlik
· Experience using cloud technologies like Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, or Databricks
· Knowledge of various SQL data storage mechanisms and Big Data technologies
· Experience in warehousing architecture techniques, including MOLAP, ROLAP, ODS, Data Marts, and Enterprise Data Warehouse
· Experience with data security practices using a combination of layered security controls: network, identity, privacy, and authorization
· Knowledge of single sign-on (SSO) authentication using Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)
· Ability to analyze big-picture data needs for the organization
· Exposure to data encryption tools and standards
· Exposure to XML and HTML
· Experience in data migration from various systems to SQL Server Database
· Experience with Azure Devops, Github, and CI/CD development principles
· Knowledge of financial/banking industry
· Experience working in environments within various firewall layers
BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES:
· Strong analytical ability and problem solving skills
· Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies, processes, and tools to keep pace with evolving IT requirements
· Ability to work independently and within a team environment to complete assigned projects in a timely manner
· Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills with ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical team members
· Able to effectively prioritize and manage multiple projects
WORK ENVIRONMENT/CONDITIONS:
· Hybrid work model
· Standard office conditions
· May require work on weekends or other extended hours
· Critical system outages and system upgrades may require 24/7 coverage on short notice
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