Data Architect

Sunrise Banks•St Paul, MN

34d

About The Position

Responsible for assisting in the establishment of a Data Architecture practice, the adoption of architecture & standards methodology, and designing robust & scalable solutions. Manages activities that take place during solution ideation, solution design, and solution implementation. Reviews business context for solutions to company challenges as well as defining the vision and requirements for the solution, recommending potential options, (which may include RFIs, RFPs or prototype development), selecting the most optimal option based on analysis, and the development of a roadmap for the selected solution. Communicates the architecture to the stakeholders and collaborates and coordinates with existing domain architects in the formalization and adoption of IT standards and procedures. Champions a structured approach to business application solutions. Assures solutions not only are a fit for the specific purpose but also closely align with the standards guidelines of technology solutions. Influences change to standards when necessary. Assists on solutions management and timing of financial spend for application solutions. Supports the architectural aspects of peer IT portfolios. Directs the identification and recommendation of appropriate solutions, upgrades, replacements, or decommissioning options incorporating business and technology productivity, usability, and total cost of ownership. Develops and executes solutions which further reduce the percentage of time spent on reactive work.

Requirements

5+ years SQL Server or other RDBMS experience including DDL and DML required.
Demonstrates the ability to work effectively with AI tools and maintains an open, curious approach to emerging technologies.

Nice To Haves

Post secondary degree/certificate or professional certification preferred.
5+ years creating and maintaining complex ETL Solutions preferred.
2-3 years Cloud (Azure, GCS, AWS) experience preferred.
Experience with NoSQL/Data Lake experience preferred.
Experience with Snowflake and Databricks preferred.
Experience with scripting and/or programming languages such as .Net, Shell, Python and/or Powershell preferred.
Familiarity with networking, server and cloud concepts preferred.
Experience in the financial industry preferred.

Responsibilities

Coach and review the work of lower-level professionals.
Responsible for assisting in the establishment of an IT Architecture practice, and the adoption of an architecture and standards methodology.
Manages activities that take place during solution ideation, solution design, and solution implementation.
Reviews business context for solutions to company challenges as well as defining the vision and requirements for the solution, recommending potential options, (which may include RFIs, RFPs or prototype development), selecting the most optimal option based on analysis, and the development of a roadmap for the selected solution.
Communicates the architecture to the stakeholders and collaborates and coordinates with existing domain architects in the formalization and adoption of IT standards and procedures.
Champions a structured approach to business application solutions.
Assures solutions not only are a fit for the specific purpose but also closely align with the standards guidelines of technology solutions.
Influences change to standards when necessary.
Assists on solutions management and timing of financial spend for application solutions.
Supports the architectural aspects of peer IT portfolios.
Directs the identification and recommendation of appropriate solutions, upgrades, replacements, or decommissioning options incorporating business and technology productivity, usability, and total cost of ownership.
Develops and executes solutions which further reduce the percentage of time spent on reactive work.