Data Architect

Allied Consultants•Austin, TX

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Allied Consultants, Inc. is an Austin-based firm which has for 32 years been a premier provider of technical and business professionals to clients in Texas. We are currently seeking an experienced Data Architect to be a key resource on a technical services team. Allied Consultants offers its family of consultants excellent rates, a local support staff, and an attractive benefits package which includes medical insurance (Allied shares a percentage of the cost), life insurance, a matching 401(k) plan and a cafeteria plan. Candidates selected for interview will be required to undergo criminal background checks and may be required to complete a drug screen in accordance with Federal and State Law. Offers of Employment are contingent on a successful background check Allied Consultants is an equal opportunities employer.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited four- years college or university. Each year of related experience over the required may be substituted for one year (30 semester hours) of required college credit.
Data analysis and data modeling/architecture experience.
SQL experience.
Designing and implementing ETL technical solutions for complex data models using multiple data sources
Experience with Eagle database environment including schema architecture
Strong communication and collaboration skills and good documentation habits.
Demonstrated experience with orchestration and automation of database processes.
Experience working in Eagle PACE as a data integrator implementing data pipelines.
Prefer experience in general accounting, investment accounting, account reconciliation, and writing procedures
Financial knowledge in investment banking and accounting.
Understanding of data mart structures, ETL processes, and data warehousing concepts
Desire to work in an Agile environment and use DevOps / DataOps practices such as continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment
Hands on and extensive experience with many of the following technologies: Crystal Reports, .Net (VB or C#), MS SQL Server, Oracle, MS Access/Excel. FIX, SWIFT, and XML, IWS/Eagle ML
Strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
Proficient ability to explain technical information to a non-technical audience
Ability to learn new concepts, systems, and software independently and quickly
Willingness to take initiative, seeing problems through to final completion
The ability handle diverse situations and rapidly changing priorities with deadlines
Demonstrated experience with implementation of Eagle STAR/PACE software upgrades.
Strong aptitude for troubleshooting and problem solving

Nice To Haves

Prefer experience in general accounting, investment accounting, accountreconciliation, and writing procedures

Responsibilities

A strong data integration background, with knowledge of Investment business operations (Front, Middle and Back-Office)
Familiar with all aspects of the Eagle PACE warehouse, including scheduling, report writing, data stewardship, portal, and data model/schemas
Familiar with Eagle v2017 Modules (Portfolio Data Center, Message Center, Automation Center, Scheduler, Workflow Manager, Reference Data Center, Recon Center, etc.)
Builds complex SQL queries against base and aggregate tables
Participates in the design, development, and integration of Investment databases
Design, implement and deploy the data pipelines to transform (structure and map) vendor data into Investments systems.
Stay current with data vendor product offerings and how they may be used by Investments and assisting with tool selection.
Manage and enhance investment data infrastructure through initiatives such as improving data integrity and quality with every release
Work in a fast-paced environment collaborating with business users, engineers, architects, and analysts.
Maintain data management standards to ensure that new data entities get implemented in the data model using schemas that are appropriate for their use, facilitating good performance and analytics needs
Perform Eagle maintenance release including pre and post data and software validation
Provide input to our framework team for enhancing the tools we utilize
Develops technical designs and specifications for complex file data pipelines/data flows and document file data migrations
Leverage creativity to solve complex data and business problems
Documents data dictionary and data mapping/transformation rules
Works extensively with business analysts and investment professionals to analyze business problems
Supports daily activity of the investment control systems areas by creating and maintaining custom reports and programs and by providing technical support for system and software issues
Assists customer in creating and running test scripts for data loads and report development