Data Architect III

ICW Group•San Diego, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Data Architect III creates deliverables that guide the target-state evolution of enterprise data infrastructure through standards, guidelines, and reference implementations. The role supports business strategy, knowledge-worker productivity, customer experience, decision-making, and targeted business outcomes by providing leadership, facilitation, analysis, and design for enterprise data architecture. The position establishes and advances data architecture vision and strategy; develops and maintains current- and target-state architecture assets; and promotes alignment with business goals, architecture principles, and enterprise standards. It works with senior stakeholders, subject matter experts, business and IT leadership, and other architects to advance data management, governance, information policy, and the effective use of enterprise data. The role also evaluates emerging technologies, leads architectural reviews and roadmap initiatives, and coaches others. It has no supervisory responsibility and operates in an office environment with frequent use of standard office equipment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university, with a major or emphasis in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, Economics, Sociology, or a related field.
At least 12 years of experience in IT or data management and analytics.
At least 8 years of architecture experience across multiple architectural domains, such as business, information, application, integration, technology, and security.
Experience working in the insurance or financial services industry.
TOGAF, IASA, or another architecture-related certification.
Ability to establish credibility through visualizations and tell a compelling story to a broad audience.
Ability to present clearly and effectively to diverse audiences, orally and in writing.
Ability to identify and communicate the enterprise-wide implications and impacts of tactical and strategic architecture decisions.
Ability to make technology strategy decisions and recommendations while considering options and business needs.
Awareness of insurance or financial services industries.
Working knowledge of IT and/or business services, infrastructure technologies, integration techniques and technologies, and business architecture.
Ability to persuade peers within areas of responsibility by leveraging relationships with peers and managers.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; experience working with cross-functional teams and presenting to leadership.
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Visio, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint.
Ability to apply principles of logic to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Insurance- or financial-services-related certification.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain current- and target-state data architecture assets and set architecture direction aligned with business goals.
Present architectural work and lead organizational presentations.
Create and maintain blueprints showing how data is stored, processed, and accessed; ensure solutions align with data architecture principles and target state.
Oversee end-to-end data asset lifecycle management.
Collaborate with enterprise, solution, and domain architects to understand architectural implications and maximize the value of organizational information.
Work with senior stakeholders and subject matter experts to advance data management standards and policies.
Recommend business information to be made consistently available and shared across the organization, linking information assets to strategies and outcomes.
Assist data and analytics leaders and business and IT leadership in developing data strategy, governance processes, and structures.
Lead the creation of models, technical standards, architecture design work products, and technology innovation initiatives.
Lead technology portfolio prioritization and manage the technology portfolio within areas of responsibility.
Expand the successful use and delivery of enterprise information to improve decision-making.
Provide strategic recommendations to maximize the value of enterprise data assets and the external data ecosystem through data exploitation, data-enabled strategies, analytics, governance, and information policy.
Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies for data management, storage, and analytics.
Explain relationships between data and business objectives, applications, technology, principles, and standards; advocate for enterprise architecture and share knowledge.
Build credibility for initiatives through evidence-based presentations and early inclusion of affected individuals.
Participate in architectural review boards and help ensure architecture quality and compliance.
Lead short- and long-term initiatives and roadmap efforts, build support for proposed solutions, set goals and strategic vision, and lead others’ work.
Contribute to data architecture design, documentation, and analysis to improve the simplicity and reliability of the data portfolio.
Work with the Head of Architecture to influence enterprise direction and strategic planning.
Coach and mentor others and assist with problem resolution.
Set current- and future-state information architectures, seek diverse perspectives, communicate options to stakeholders, and educate business and IT partners.
Recommend process improvements that make work products more efficient and effective.
Research, propose, and champion technology innovation initiatives.
Lead design, documentation, and analysis of technical and integration architecture practices to support efficient and effective infrastructure.
Lead project-level architectural reviews and ensure alignment with architectural deliverables, principles, strategies, and standards.