Enterprise Data Architect

Enterprise Data Architect

Mclean, VA

Rochester, NY

Remote/Telework anywhere in the US

What You’ll Do: As an Enterprise Data Architect, you will play a key role in the development of our data ecosystem. The Enterprise Data Architect is charged with developing a comprehensive enterprise data strategy through partnerships with technology, business and analysis. You will be responsible for understanding and analyzing the current state of data, its flows and uses across deployed business applications, external data service providers, and analytics systems, and leveraging that knowledge to build towards a future state that is modeled for consistency, quality, comprehensiveness, secure and robust delivery.   This role will work closely with our engineering team to design, develop and mature our enterprise data platform while ensuring adherence to industry-leading data architectural standards, governance principles and best practices.

Position Details/Requirements
 

• Work with Tech Leadership and Business Partners to develop and implement a comprehensive enterprise data strategy, including data modeling, master data management, data quality measures and processes.
• Plan and implement data management for new data sources (purchased and created), publicly available data, business-to-business partnerships, and inter-operability with advanced data analytics systems all following the comprehensive enterprise data strategy.
• Develop enterprise data flow diagrams, enterprise data model(s), enterprise data architecture diagram(s), and data dictionaries for internal and external use.
• Work with cross-functional teams to ensure end-to-end technical and business viability.
• Ensure the successful delivery of solutions, presentations and documentation.
• Ensure compliance with both external and internal requirements and standards, including data privacy, GDPR, and other legal compliance, as well as adherence to internal audit and data management life cycle requirements
• Work within agile development environment to estimate, prioritize, and execute on data projects
• Implement measures and methodology for data quality assurance
• Work across multiple teams and closely with Sr. Data Warehouse Engineer to come up with solutions for data flow optimization.
• Define the data architecture framework, standards, and principles, including modeling, metadata, security, reference data and master data
• Design conceptual, logical, and physical data models to support the data warehouse
• Ensure a focus on data management capabilities which include data quality, data security, data privacy, data integration and others.
• Participate in the translation of business requirements and models into feasible and acceptable data warehouse and business intelligence solutions
• Support alignment of data definitions, policies, governance, and enforcement of enterprise business rules for data

About You:

You’re a good fit for the role of Enterprise Data Architect if you have/are:

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands on experience as a Data Architect, preferably in a large data platform environment.

• Hands-on, deep experience in all aspects of data architecture and data modeling, metadata management and architectural governance at the enterprise level.

• Experience with full end to end data strategy design, development, and implementation

• Experience mastering data, building canonical data models, developing architectural designs, and implementing Master Data Management solutions

• Able to take a big-picture, long-term view on evolving data architecture and data practices, while hands-on contributing in day-to-day tactical development and tasks.

• Proficient in modeling techniques (Data Flow, ER Diagram, Conceptual, Logical, Physical, and Metamodels) and usage of modeling tools (e.g., ERWIN, ER/Studio, InfoSphere, PowerDesigner)

• Experience with cloud databases and data warehouse solutions (Snowflake a plus)

• Expert level skills in data profiling, data analysis and SQL

• Experience in data security / privacy / protection, and data life-cycle management

• Ability to work independently while navigating ambiguity.

• Ability to work cross-functionally and with geographically distributed teams

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Information Science, Data Analytics, or related technical field

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. national security clearance.

  What’s in it For You?

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  • Learning & Development: Environment that encourages continuous learning and development
  • Social Impact: Six employee-driven Employee Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact
  • Compensation: Competitive salary and bonus component with market-leading benefits

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