Senior Data Architect POST NUMBER: 445193
Core Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and mentorship to data engineering teams in the execution of data architecture plans
- Collaborate with Data Engineers, Software Developers, and Business Analysts to ensure data architecture is aligned with operational analytic needs.
- Establishes standards and best practices for database design, data integration, and data warehousing, ensuing integrity and quality data
- Provides technical leadership, creates standards for technical approaches and/or practices for their platform
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand data requirements and design solutions to meet business needs.
- Maintains standards for interaction with the data platform and the overall health and efficiency of the data platform.
- Proactively work with other cross functional partners to keep their platform at a reasonable version level
- Provide guidance on the use of cloud data platform tools (Azure) for data storage and processing.
- Maintains awareness of trends, new tools, efficiencies - - shares with entire team on routine basis.
- Provides input and guidance to senior IT leadership for planning, forecasting, and budgeting.
- Design, document, develop, test, debug, deploy, and support a variety of customizations or configurations for their platform.
- 8 years of data management experience in a Microsoft ecosystem
- 4 years of experience with cloud-based solutions and/or hybrid connectivity
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, analytical and decision-making skills, and ability to work on cross-functional teams
- Solid understanding and usage of source control solutions
- Experienced with change and release management
- Strong requirements gathering and documentation skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Data Management or seven to ten years of equivalent data architecture experience
Communication: Convey information, ideas, and feedback clearly and concisely in an engaging manner that helps others understand and retain the message; listening actively to others.
Positive Approach: Demonstrate a positive attitude in the face of difficult or challenging situations; provide an uplifting (yet realistic) outlook on what the future holds and the opportunities it might present.
Customer Focus: Place a high priority on the customer’s perspective when making decisions and acting; implementing service practices that meet the customers’ and own organization’s needs.
Driving for Results: Set SMART goals and measure progress; tenaciously working to meet or exceed goals and making continuous improvement. Seeking innovative ways to solve problems that result in unique and differentiated solutions.
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan.
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.