Azure /Snowflake Data Architect

Job Title: Azure /Snowflake Data Architect
Location: Leawood, KS - Remote


As a Data Architect, you will partner with application development, product, and architecture trams to develop data strategies and platform roadmaps while driving a culture of ownership, quality and execution.


The Data Architect is responsible for visualizing and designing customer's enterprise data management framework.


WHERE YOU'LL WORK:


This position will work a hybrid schedule from either our Leawood, KS or Burlington, MA office locations preferred. Remote will be considered within the United States.


HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME:

• Design and architect data systems, including databases, data warehouses, and data lakes.
• Define entity relationship diagrams in collaboration with the business intelligence team to align data product designs.
• Develop a framework for how data is modeled, stored, organized, and accessed.
• Establish a common data dictionary to maintain consistency across the organization.
• Collaborate with key business and technology stakeholders to develop and implement data strategies which align with business processes.
• Responsible for ensuring data security and compliance with regulations.
• Review and analyze data infrastructure, identifying data sources and define data management policies.
• Develop and maintain necessary APIs in support of the organization's application and data requirements.
• Establish a data management plan which introduces consistent and common data architecture with new and existing solutions.
• Accountable for overall health and quality of data solutions, systems and platforms.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with business intelligence team, business stakeholders, and technical staff on-site and in virtual environments.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

• Bachelor's degree in computer-related field or equivalent work experience
• 8+ years experience with SQL and alternatives such as MySQL
• 3+ years experience with Snowflake
• 5+ years experience with Azure Data Lake
• 5+ years experience with Tableau, PowerBI, or similar products
• Experience with a micro-services architecture, containerization, Azure cloud, and SaaS solutions.
• Experience with SDLC and agile software development methodologies. Demonstrated ability to implement agile practice in an organization.
• Demonstrated ability to inspire confidence, ownership, and accountability in the platforms within scope.
• Proven experience influencing and building trusted relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Proven experience creating a vision, long-term roadmap and team execution to achieve the outcomes of plan.
• A thought leader that adds value to the business and demonstrated ability to apply business logic to technical situations.
• Demonstrated ability to create an atmosphere of accountability and ownership in a cross-functional and matrixed org.
• Proven experience with applying a customer first and product mindset towards engineering.
• A change agent that delivers results to customers.