Data Architect

Location: Bannockburn, IL Description: Our client is looking for a Data Architect

• Work closely with cross functional stakeholders ranging from product owners to enterprise architects and platform teams.
• Create high-level design documents and detailed specifications, in accordance with company architecture standards.
• Support primarily Analytics initiatives but also operational where appropriate.

• Develop / assist in creating, documenting, and gaining approvals for solution patterns
• Participate in technology proofs of concept
• Develop / assist in creating, documenting, and gaining approvals for architecture decision records
• Help develop the foundational capabilities of the data arch chapter
• Support some 'Business as Usual (BAU)' tasks
• Create or assist in creating architectural deliverables that will capture Conceptual & Physical (L1/L2) architecture views as creating supporting documentation
• Capture and document future use cases
• Actively review and contribute to rolling 24 month architecture roadmap

• 5+ years of relevant hands-on data architecture experience
• 2+ years of relevant hands-on exposure to building data and analytics solutions on AWS
• 2+ years of ETL architecture experience (Ab Initio or cloud-native tools)
• Experience with variety of databases e.g. Teradata, Oracle, Maria DB, Snowflake
• Experience building architectural patterns at scale, including thoughtfully-designed data solutions, repeatable data pipelines, and efficient software engineering principles
• Sound understanding of CI/CD, infrastructure engineering and building future ready technology solutions
• Experience with building data warehouses, marts, business intelligence reports and operational systems
• Knowledge of emerging trends in the data space and ability to recommend solutions
• Strong presentation skillsIdeal Candidate:- Candidate needs to show initiative and be engaged.

• Mandatory- Candidate needs to show initiative and be engaged
• 5+ years of relevant hands-on data engineering / data architecture experience
• 3+ years of relevant hands-on exposure to building data and analytics solutions
• 2+ years of ETL architecture experience (Ab Initio or cloud-native tools)
• Experience with variety of databases e.g. Teradata, Oracle, Maria DB, Snowflake

• Candidate displays an owner/operator mindset takes initiative and is engaged.
• Works without excessive micro management and reminders.
• Is a fast learner.