Thursday, September 23, 2010

[KITlist-Tech] CONTR: Enterprise Data Architect (Alpharetta, GA)

Please direct your responses to: gbhaskar@us-buxton.com

Title: Enterprise Data Architect
Location: Alpharetta, GA
Start: ASAP
Duration: 5 months
Interview: Phone to Onsite
Max pay rate: DOE

The role of the Enterprise Data Architect is to expand the company's use of data as a strategic enabler of corporate goals and objectives. The Enterprise Data Architect will achieve this by strategically designing, developing, and implementing data models for enterprise-level applications and systems. These models shall be architected at the following layers: conceptual, logical, business area, and application. This individual will act as the primary advocate of data modeling methodologies and data processing best practices.

Responsibilities

Strategy & Planning
• Develop and deliver long-term strategic goals for data architecture vision and standards in conjunction with data users, department managers, clients, and other key stakeholders.
• Create short-term tactical solutions to achieve long-term objectives and an overall data management roadmap.
• Establish processes for governing the identification, collection, and use of corporate metadata; take steps to assure metadata accuracy and validity.
• Establish methods and procedures for tracking data quality, completeness, redundancy, and improvement.

Operational Management
• Assess and determine governance, stewardship, and frameworks for managing data across the organization.
• Develop and promote data management methodologies and standards.
• Select and implement the appropriate tools, software, applications, and systems to support data technology goals.
• Oversee the mapping of data sources, data movement, interfaces, and analytics, with the goal of ensuring data quality.
• Collaborate with project managers and business unit leaders for all projects involving enterprise data.
• Address data-related problems in regards to systems integration, compatibility, and multiple-platform integration.
• Act as a leader and advocate of data management, including coaching, training, and career development to staff.
• Develop and implement key components as needed to create testing criteria in order to guarantee the fidelity and performance of data architecture.
• Document the data architecture and environment in order to maintain a current and accurate view of the larger data picture.
• Identify and develop opportunities for data reuse, migration, or retirement.


Position Requirements

Formal Education & Certification
• College diploma or university degree in computer science, information systems, or computer engineering

Knowledge & Experience
• 5 - 7 years work experience as a data or information architect.
• Hands-on experience with data architecting, data mining, large-scale data modeling, and business requirements gathering/analysis.
• Direct experience in implementing enterprise data management processes, procedures, and decision support.
• Strong understanding of relational data structures, theories, principles, and practices.
• Strong familiarity with metadata management and associated processes.
• Hands-on knowledge of enterprise repository tools, data modeling tools, data mapping tools, and data profiling tools.
• Demonstrated expertise with repository creation, and data and information system life cycle methodologies.
• Experience with business requirements analysis, entity relationship planning, database design, reporting structures, and so on.
• Ability to manage data and metadata migration.
• Experience with database platforms.
• Excellent client/user interaction skills to determine requirements.
• Working technical knowledge of current systems software, protocols, and standards, Experience with data processing flowcharting techniques.
• Project management experience is helpful
• Good knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws.

Personal Attributes
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language.

Please send in your resume(s) to "gbhaskar@us-buxton.com". You can also reach me at (925)467-0719


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