Senior Data Architect - Remote
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POSITION SUMMARY:
The Senior Application Development Data Architect is responsible for the data architecture solutions on various projects that support the organization in achieving its strategic goals. The architecture will cover data at rest stored in the databases, data in flight used for operational integration. The position is also responsible for advancing and promoting the enterprise data standards, metadata management, business semantics, data modeling and information lifecycle management. This is a remote position in Houston, Texas. #LI-Remote
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ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Responsible for definition, stewardship, and active management of NMDP’s Data Architecture:
- Assists with defining data architecture for NMDP.
- Establish partnerships with key stakeholders, collaborates with partners to ensure successful adherence to enterprise data architecture policies and standards.
- Ensures that data is captured, stored, and used appropriately, in adherence to enterprise data standards.
- Provides technical guidance, analysis, and direction, for enterprise-wide key projects and strategic initiatives as it relates to information architecture.
- Finds common ground and gain cooperation when conflicts arise and provides process improvements.
Provides architecture support and guidance to the project delivery teams:
- Works with Software Engineers, Data Analysts, Business/Systems Analysts, and solution-specific Technical Leads to develop database models based on business and systems requirements.
- Serves as the lead technical resource in the planning, design, construction, and oversight of data models and database structural design and development.
- Creates and maintains conceptual, logical, and physical data models that meet business and systems requirements for OLTP environments.
- Defines and specifies the artifacts and the requirements to be met at the project level and to be included in project plans.
- Manages the relationship with project teams by providing positive and solution-oriented leadership.
- Leads the analysis of business data to identify patterns and correlations among the various data points.
Develops standards, processes, and tools:
- Leads the research and recommendation of database architectural standards.
- Ensures compliance with the established company-wide database standards, best practices, and SOPs.
- Researches the changing marketplace to keep current with technology leaders, methodology, and tools.
- Other duties as assigned.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Knowledge of:
- Advanced proficiency in Data Analysis and Data Modeling of OLTP systems using ERD and/or UML modeling techniques.
- Proficiency in using PowerDesigner (strongly preferred) or other modeling tools.
- Experience in data pipelines and integration techniques using variety of ETL tools and/or messaging.
- Experience with two or more database platforms including SQL Server, Postgres, Oracle, and Snowflake
- Advanced Experience in SQL, Transact SQL, and PL/SQL development.
- Data Governance practices
Ability to:
- Demonstrate strong technical skills and the ability to understand business strategy and implement that vision through technology.
- Be a forward thinker with an enquiring mind and the ability to grasp the diversity of our systems and network, and the ability to make recommendations and implement solutions.
- Identifying cost optimization for cloud databases
- Create scripts to modify database structure in support of new features.
- Support business users who query data directly for their roles (data quality team)
- Demonstrate strong business acumen and awareness of business requirements determining database design.
- Exhibit strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrate sound judgment and reasoning skills.
- Strong ability to assess complex situations, set priorities and implement action plans.
- Demonstrate strong organization skills, and able to work in a team environment.
- Exhibit an attitude of positive determination and accountability.
Education and/or Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or Business with an emphasis in Management Information Technology. However, upon evaluation, equivalent related experience and/or education may be substituted for the degree requirement.
- Minimum of 8 years of IT experience in software engineering or analysis roles.
- Minimum of 5 years of Data Modeling & Architecture experience.
DEI COMMITMENT:
As part of our values, we are committed to supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion at NMDP. We actively celebrate colleagues' different abilities, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith, and gender. Everyone is welcome and supported in their development at all stages in their journey with us.
BENEFITS:
NMDP offers regular, full-time employees medical, dental, vision, life and disability, accident/critical illness/hospital, well-being, legal, identity theft and pet benefits. Retirement, paid time off/holidays, leave and incentive plans are also offered to eligible employees. Please reference this link for more information: NMDP Benefit Information