A Data Architect is a professional who designs and manages an organization’s data infrastructure, including databases, data warehouses, data lakes, cloud platforms and other data systems.
Main purpose of the Data Architect is to ensure that data is managed properly and meets business needs for information. This involves creating a blueprint or framework that defines how data is stored, organized, integrated, and accessed across the organization, while also enforcing adherence to data management standards.
Responsibilities :
Enhance and maintain current framework of principles to ensure data integrity across the business (including but not limited to Source systems, BI platforms, Data warehouse, BigData platforms, external interfaces etc.)
Be a key stakeholder and advisor in all new strategic data initiatives and ensure alignment to the enterprise data strategy
Facilitate and promote the design and development of high-quality data artifacts within the data architecture to meet current and future business data and information needs
Assist in the design, development and implementation of enterprise information data flows and overall data management leading practices in a complex environment
Checks and validates the implementation of the solutions, technical documentation and technical deliverables required for releasing in production
Partner with Data Governance functions to ensure scope, validity, accuracy and completeness of any requirements related to data
Researches and evaluates new technologies, development tools and alternative solutions. Recommends the most effective and cost-effective methods and tools for facilitating projects and systems development
Profile
3+ years of experience in designing and implementing database to retrieve and store company information
3+ years of experience in designing conceptual and logical data models and flowcharts
5+ years in IT, data analysis, data processing, data management
In-depth knowledge of industry standard techniques for data processing, data management, data delivery, data mining, data analysis
Proven experience in architecting and implementing Data warehouse platforms, Business Intelligence solutions, Master data Management solutions, data integration and OLTP database solutions
Deep knowledge of Kimball and Inmon approaches and the core differences
Strong knowledge of industry best practices around data architecture in both cloud based and on prem solutions
Excellent problem solving and data modelling skills (logical, physical, sematic and integration models) including normalization, OLAP / OLTP principles
Strong understanding of Data Modeling concept
General knowledge of the bank’s products and services / all banking products and services