Data Warehouse Architect 5

TekWissen•Lansing, MI

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Data Platform Architect / Datawarehouse Architect (Level 5) excels in tracking emerging industry capabilities for modern Enterprise Data Platform (EDP), developing target state Data Platform Architecture, and architecting Data, Analytics, and ML Products that are aligned with the enterprise data strategy, data landscape, data skills, data security, and data sharing needs to support the realization of enterprise Business Strategy outcomes. This role involves designing, implementing, and supporting data warehouse and analytics platform modernization initiatives, recommending and leading client teams in adopting emerging cloud-based data services, analytical tools, and other modern technologies, and overseeing the organizational sustainability of data warehouse and data analytics process improvement. The architect is responsible for the selection of appropriate hardware, software, tools, and system lifecycle techniques for various components of the data warehouse architecture, including ETL, Metadata, data profiling software, performance monitoring, reporting, and analytic tools.

Requirements

BS in Computer Science / Data Science / Information Systems or a related CS degree.
Overall 5+ years of experience in developing Enterprise Data Technology Strategies.
Articulating the use of the Data Engineering Delivery Methodologies.
Building the Data Engineering Standards & Best Practices.
Promoting the use of the Data Engineering products in the community of Users using industry standard Enterprise Architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, FEAF, DODAF etc.
Demonstrated expertise in driving innovation related to modern data technology platforms through conducting Proofs of Concepts, Codathon, and Co-development with technology vendors.
Experience in the full technology stack within an Enterprise Data Platform offering of any CSP.
Demonstrated experience in driving the procurement process (RFI/RFP etc.) in a large enterprise to select the Cloud Service Provider vendor for building and hosting the EDP.
Demonstrated experience in architecting Data Services Portfolio and Data Products that are aligned with the industry best practices and internal data engineering capabilities.
Demonstrated expertise in baking in the Data Governance standards and best practices into the development and usage of the Data Engineering Products.
Demonstrated experience in enforcing the adherence to the implementation of Data Security Standards and Best Practices into the Data Engineering Products.
Minimum 5 years experience in leading Data Architects and working with Enterprise Architects to develop Data Landscape, Data Strategy, Data Architectural approaches using any industry standard Architecture framework such as TOGAF 9, FEAF, DODAF etc.
Minimum of 5 years experience in developing Reference Architectures, Architecture Patterns Library, conducting Architectural Reviews to identify exceptions, and managing the architectural exceptions to ensure architectural integrity of Enterprise Data Platform in a large enterprise.
Minimum of 3 years experience in driving RFP process of selecting Data Platform Technologies, partnering with vendors to codevelop innovative EDP capabilities, driving EDP innovation, and promoting data-driven decision-making culture in the enterprise through Communities of Practice etc.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience in Supporting the enterprise in ensuring that all the Data Engineering efforts such as POCs, early implementations, and technology refresh of legacy systems etc. are aligned to help the Data Engineering team stay focused on systematically building and maturing the required technical and delivery capabilities.
Experience in tracking the Architectural adherence of Data Engineering Products and Pipelines to the Enterprise Architecture Standards and Best Practices and supporting the Data Engineering team to systematically enhance their capability maturity in delivering high-quality Data Engineering Products.
Experience with Data Lake, Delta Lake, EDP, Data Warehousing, and Databricks
SQL
Python
R
Java
TOGAF
Data Lake
Delta Lake
NoSQL DB
GraphDB
EDP
Data Warehousing
Data Marts
Databricks
Operational Data Stores
Power BI
Tableau

Responsibilities

Tracking emerging industry capabilities for modern Data Platforms.
Developing target state Data Platform Architecture.
Architecting Data, Analytics, and ML Products aligned with enterprise data strategy, data landscape, data skills, data security, and data sharing needs.
Supporting the realization of enterprise Business Strategy outcomes.
Designing, implementing, and supporting MDHHS data warehouse and analytics platform modernization initiatives.
Recommending and leading client teams in adopting emerging cloud-based data services, analytical tools, and other modern technologies.
Overseeing the organizational sustainability of data warehouse and data analytics process improvement.
Design and maintain the overall architecture for enterprise data platforms, ensuring scalability, reliability, and alignment with business objectives.
Oversee the implementation of modern data platform components, such as storage, streaming, and orchestration services, and ensure they function cohesively.
Establish governance frameworks for data quality, security, metadata management, and compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements.
Collaborate with engineering, analytics, security, and business teams to translate strategic needs into technical solutions and roadmap initiatives.
Responsible for selection of appropriate hardware, software, tools and system lifecycle techniques for different components of data warehouse architecture including ETL, Metadata, data profiling software, performance monitoring, reporting and analytic tools.
Supporting the enterprise in ensuring that all the Data Engineering efforts such as POCs, early implementations, and technology refresh of legacy systems etc. are aligned to help the Data Engineering team stay focused on systematically building and maturing the required technical and delivery capabilities.
Tracking the Architectural adherence of Data Engineering Products and Pipelines to the Enterprise Architecture Standards and Best Practices and supporting the Data Engineering team to systematically enhance their capability maturity in delivering high-quality Data Engineering Products.