Work with business stakeholders to identify how data can be leveraged to improve decision making
Work with technology teams to analyze data requirements (functional and non-functional) and provide data architectural design solutions for business and technology initiatives
Assess the effectiveness and accuracy of data sources and data gathering techniques
Design data structures, data models and data pipelines, leveraging the support of subject matter experts to deliver business intelligence / data science capabilities for the organization
Create data models at all levels including conceptual, logical, and physical
Collaborate within an agile, multi-disciplinary team of data engineers, data analysts, UX designers and scrum master to deliver solution
Work with Data Scientists on optimizing batch and real-time processes for feature engineering, training models, and serving predictions
Research, promote, and develop data architecture best practices, guidelines, procedures and scalable frameworks
Participate in architecture, governance and design reviews
Participate in evaluations of existing and emerging analytical technologies and provide recommendations
Job Specifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, statistics, economics or related functional area; or equivalent experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to gather requirements and effectively communicate technical concepts and ideas to all levels of employees and management
6 years’ experience working with end users in development of analytical capabilities
6 years of hands-on experience in the data space spanning data modeling, SQL-based database management systems, integration, ETL/data pipeline design and data visualization
Expert level SQL coding experience
Preferred Skills
Expert dimensional modeling skills with an aptitude for translating business needs into solutions
Design fit-for-purpose models that balance performance, extensibility and maintainability
Expert level SQL skills & Python skills
Experience working in Snowflake or equivalent cloud warehouse environment
Preference for prior experience modeling in Data Vault 2.0
Prior experience using VaultSpeed
Experience using ER Studio or similar modeling environment