Lead Data Architect
About The Position
The Lead Data Architect provides data modeling and source-to-target mapping for database development projects, supports business intelligence implementation, and designs and owns the corporate data architecture and related standards. The role advances the Bank’s data architecture strategy, emphasizing Data Mesh principles and Data as a Product methodologies to enable scalable, reusable, and governed data products across the enterprise. This is a full-time career opportunity that may be performed remotely, with quarterly travel to the headquarters in Lancaster, Pennsylvania required. The Lead Data Architect works across a broad range of projects and provides leadership to project team members. The role defines corporate data architecture and standards, supports reference and master data programs, establishes metadata management practices, and delivers detailed data modeling and design. The architect also advises and supports team members and other Bank resources, modeling strong documentation, communication, scripting, and adherence to IT governance practices throughout the systems development lifecycle. The role may include other duties assigned by the manager. Employees are responsible for understanding and following applicable compliance programs, regulations, policies, and procedures; completing required compliance training on time; identifying relevant compliance risks; and escalating risks to the appropriate management level.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or Computer Information Science.
- At least 7 years of experience as a Lead Data Architect, Big Data Solution Architect, or Senior Big Data Architect.
- Ability to travel quarterly to the headquarters in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or Computer Information Science.
Responsibilities
- Lead work across a broad range of projects and provide leadership to other project team members.
- Define corporate data architecture and related standards, including data integration architecture, data warehouse and business intelligence architecture, taxonomies and namespaces, and data modeling tools and standards.
- Work with the Data Governance team to design and manage reference data and master data programs.
- Design and manage implementation of reference data management (RDM) and master data management (MDM) solutions.
- Define and maintain match rules, data cleansing rules, hierarchies and affiliations, and golden records.
- Manage changes to reference and master data by identifying sources and contributors and establishing managed-change processes.
- Establish metadata management policies and procedures; develop, maintain, and enforce standards; implement and maintain metadata tools; and manage metadata repositories.
- Create and manage broadly accessible data dictionaries and enforce policies and processes that improve and maintain data quality and ownership.
- Provide advice, direction, support, and hands-on demonstrations of appropriate techniques and disciplines to team members and other Bank resources.
- Model leading industry practices, documentation, communication, scripting, and adherence to established IT governance standards and procedures across the systems development lifecycle.
- Provide detailed data modeling and design for data-oriented development projects, individually or by mentoring less senior Data Architects.
- Design and document logical and physical data models.
- Conduct source-to-target analysis and mapping and maintain documentation.
- Create and update data dictionaries and participate in acceptance testing as required.
- Perform other duties as assigned and follow applicable compliance requirements, complete required training, identify compliance risks, and escalate them appropriately.
Benefits
- Medical plans with prescription drug coverage
- Flexible spending account or health savings account, depending on the medical plan selected
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k) program with employer match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Paid time off programs, including holiday pay
- Paid volunteer time
- Disability insurance coverage
- Maternity and parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Educational assistance
- Wellness program with financial incentives
- Equity in the form of restricted stock units
- Eligibility to participate in a short-term incentive compensation plan subject to individual and company performance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
