Data Architect

First Horizon Corp. • Dallas, TX

45d • Onsite

About The Position

The Data Architect delivers as a hands-on practitioner. You'll find yourself delivering standards, patterns, and designs to First Horizon's technology organization, as well as diligent engagement with those teams of developers implementing them! Your scope of influence will include but is not limited to stability, observability, portability, SDLC management, producing technical requirements and solution designs that align to business requirements. You will join the frontline in ensuring we can meet the bank's business needs while producing a modern, digital stack.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field
• (4+) years of data architecture experience
• (7+) years of data engineering or application development with an emphasis on data
• Experience with n-tier application architecture and cloud-native/cloud-hybrid solution architecture
• Experience with technical documentation like interaction diagrams, process diagrams, ERDs, network topologies and other architectural content
• Experience with Agile/SAFe methodologies

Nice To Haves

• AWS Certified Solution Architect or Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly
• Stay up-to-date on Databricks developments and best practices
• An understanding of, and ability to use, design patterns to steer business requirements into enterprise-wide technical strategies
• Awareness and ability to document designs using internal and external notational standards (Business Process Model and Notation BPMN}, Unified Modeling Language UML}, Entity-Relationship Diagrams ERD})
• Hands-on-the-keyboard depth of knowledge in Python, Spark, and SQL languages and frameworks
• Knowledge of data security design principles and techniques
• Knowledge of data streaming design principles, techniques, and platforms (Apache Kafka, Azure Event Hubs, etc.)
• Working knowledge of modern Operating Systems (Linux/Windows), Networking, Servers/Mainframe, Secure Coding Practices, Development Environments (Java/.Net), Databases (DB2/Oracle/SQL Server/Hadoop/Databricks)
• Understanding of public cloud (AWS, Azure) services and platforms like API Gateways, Serverless, Virtual Private Networks, Elastic RDBMS, NoSQL, Key Managers, Load Balancers, Blob Stores, Indexing Services, etc.

Responsibilities

• Manages data system design from conception, through ARB, to delivery
• Champion platform quality, performance, and integrity
• Primarily responsible for producing architecture documentation for data systems as assigned and as projects and programs of work dictate
• Maintains First Horizon's Solution Inventory as a member of the Core Enterprise Architecture Team
• Partners with line of business partners, delivery teams, and SMEs to produce and refine data requirements
• Designs both the data structure and interactions of solutions that will deliver intended business outcomes
• Collaborates with architects in other domains (Applications, Security, Infra, Cloud, DevOps) to produce consensus and governance
• Leads solution design workshops and emerging technology POC workshops
• Validates 3rd Party/Vendor Solutions
• Aligns Enterprise Data Strategy and with the company's business goals and objectives
• Promotes the use of a shared infrastructure and application roadmap to reduce costs and improve how information flows
• Builds and maintains technical trusted advisor relationships with influential technical decision makers within Technology
• Works with developers and engineers to ensure that technical solutions as delivered align with Data Architecture Standards & Patterns
• Works with Portfolio technology leaders to include technical debt initiatives to portfolio roadmap
• Provides consultation on complex projects
• May lead the work of others and contribute feature work and code/design reviews as needed

Benefits

• Medical with wellness incentives, dental, and vision
• HSA with company match
• Maternity and parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Mentor program
• 401(k) with 6% match
• More -- FirstHorizon.com/First-Horizon-National-Corporation/Careers/Our-Benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees