Database Architect

10 Nov 2024

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Job Summary:• Influence information strategy: By partnering with Client's Office of Enterprise Information Management (EIM), and through the rationalization of the information value chain, the Client Enterprise Data Architect will provide strategic recommendations to maximize the value of information assets via their creation, access, and use.• Maximize value derived from data and analytics: Foster value creation using the organization's data assets, as well as the external data ecosystem. This includes aiding value creation through data exploitation, envisioning data-enabled strategies, as well as enabling all forms of business outcomes through analytics, data and analytics governance, and enterprise information policy.• Surface information priority: Assess the benefits and the risks of information by using tools such as business capability models to create an information-centric view to quickly visualize what information matters most to the organization based on the defined business strategy.• Enhance decision making: Use tools such as business information models to provide the organization with a future-state view of the information landscape that is unencumbered by the specific data implementation details imposed by proprietary solutions or technologies. Assist decision design.

• Enable effective data and analytics governance: Suggest who can take what actions with what information, and under what circumstances. Assist data and analytics leaders, and business and IT leadership in developing information governance processes and structures. In coordination with the Client CIS.• Conduct data modeling: Create, manage, and review data models in all their forms, including conceptual models, relational database designs and others. Mentor tech leads on data modeling and data flow diagraming standards and correct tool usage. Participates in data model and data flow diagram structured walkthroughs ensuring data models are in alignment with MDOT information governance policies as well as sufficiently reviewed and approved. providing data modeling and design guidance to teams, including identification of data entities, data dependencies, and data relationships. Ensure data dictionary is updated to support new and modified data models.

• Manage risk: Aid the definition of data classifications to allow information assets to be immediately identified and proactively managed as more information becomes federated in a digital economy. Responsible for reviewing results of developer impact analysis findings, ensuring accuracy and completeness, and updating findings as needed. Participates in major problem resolution for data-related issues. Advise and consult on data related audits.• Enable enterprise information management: Ensure that the architecture is used as a lens and a filter to identify, prioritize and execute the data and analytic initiatives with clear line of sight to enterprise strategies and business outcomes.• Secure data and analytic assets: Aid in the analysis of data and analytics security requirements and solutions, and work with the Chief Information Steward (CIS) to ensure that enterprise data and analytics assets are treated as protected assets.• Improve enterprise data performance: Aid efforts to improve business performance through enterprise information solutions and capabilities, such as master data management (MDM), metadata management, analytics, content management, data integration, and related information management or information infrastructure components. Mentors tech leads on usage of performance tuning tools and construction of queries to ensure satisfactory application performance.Education and Training• This role requires a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems or a related study (or equivalent project-related experience).

Experience• A minimum of seven years of experience in IT and enterprise data architecture and at least four years in information system design.• In-depth experience of designing and implementing information solutions.• Hands-on experience implementing data and analytics management programs is preferred.• Five years' experience as a data analyst is highly desirable.

Skillsets Required:• Effective conceptualization, pattern recognition and teaming skills.• Business acumen, and the ability to communicate with executives, business domain stakeholders and technical staff alike, communicating technical terminology at a level appropriate to the audience.• Demonstrated influence, communication, presentation and facilitation skills. • Effective team member, participating in meetings related to the data architecture, data migration, data flow diagrams, and data integration needs for both up- and down-stream systems• Experience with innovation and ideation methods, such as design thinking.• Experience with ESRI, GIS software, geodatabase management application.• Business domain, data/content and process understanding.• System integration experience, including interface design, and familiarity with web-oriented architecture techniques.• Understanding of common information architecture frameworks and information models.• Understanding of metamodels, taxonomies and ontologies, as well as of the challenges of applying structured techniques (data modeling) to less-structured sources.• Familiarity with data science concepts, as well as MDM, business intelligence, and data warehouse design and implementation techniques.• Experience with distributed management and analytics in cloud and hybrid environments. Also, an understanding of a variety of data access and analytic approaches (for example, microservices and event-based architectures).• Ability to assess rapidly changing technologies and apply them to business needs.• Strong communication and persuasion skills, including the ability to create presentations and messaging materials that meet stakeholder needs.• Ability to analyze project, program and portfolio data needs, as well as determine the resources needed to achieve objectives and overcome cross-functional barriers.• Is a confident, energetic self-starter, with strong interpersonal skills.• Has good judgment, a sense of urgency and has demonstrated commitment to high standards of ethics, regulatory compliance, customer service and business integrity. • Effective with providing well thought out solutions, with clear written and spoken communication, to ensure a common understanding of AS-IS and TO-BE states• Knowledge and proven skills in data modeling at an enterprise level along with the use of data modeling tools• Knowledge and proven skills in MS SQL Server and/or Oracle SQL• Ability to prepare detailed written instructions and documentation

THIRD PARTY CANDIDATES:Email your candidate/s resume to jb dot resumes at idealforce.com along with the following details: Rate, Current location and Availability

Disclaimer : The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

  • ID: #22481663
  • State: Michigan Lansing 85001 Lansing USA
  • City: Lansing
  • Salary: Depends on Experience
  • Job type: Contract
  • Showed: 2021-11-10
  • Deadline: 2022-01-08
  • Category: Et cetera