Data Architect

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Implement, manage and support operations of metadata management platform and data catalog tools (e.g., Informatica CDGC, Collibra, Alation, or similar platforms).
• Lead the development and implementation of metadata management strategies, standards, processes and best practices.
• Work with business and IT stakeholders, data owners, data stewards and subject matter experts to document metadata, relationships, and data lineage for critical data assets.
• Provide education, training and support to stakeholders on adoption of the Data Catalog to foster data literacy, data sharing, and a culture of data ownership and accountability.
• Enable use cases on the data catalog platform, such as managing standard data definitions in Business Glossary, data classification, sensitive data tagging, and automate data access provisioning through a data marketplace.
• Utilize data profiling and implement data quality dashboards to expose data quality issues and support data quality improvement initiatives.
• Integrate metadata capture and management into self-service BI and Analytics development workflows.
• Assist with assessing and improving data governance structures and processes, including assessing current data governance capabilities and gaps, roles and responsibilities, building tactical plans to mature data governance capabilities, change management support, and producing related program deliverables and artifacts.
• Champion Data Governance across the organization, including generating awareness, educating the enterprise, and enabling participation in data governance processes.
• Collaborate with Data Governance Council and DG working groups to define and maintain standards and processes for data management.
• Lead or facilitate execution of data catalog, data stewardship, metadata management, data quality, and data governance activities.
• Help establish data governance policy, standards, processes, and procedures across the enterprise.
• Monitor and report on metadata and data governance metrics, driving continuous improvement.
• Collaborate to facilitate the development and implementation of data quality standards, data protection standards and adoption requirements across the enterprise.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Analytics or similar.
• 10+ years of related experience in data governance, business intelligence, data analytics, IT consulting, project management, internal audit, and/or data management.
• 7+ years of experience developing/structuring and supporting operations of enterprise-wide data governance and data stewardship programs including operating models (roles and processes), and implementing data related process improvements initiatives.
• Minimum of 5 years of direct experience in establishing, designing, developing, administering, and supporting data catalog platforms such as Informatica CDGC (preferred), Collibra, Alation, or similar.
• Deep understanding of data governance concepts, frameworks and best practices.
• Ability to create and deliver presentations on Data Governance topics to all levels of the company.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with peers and upper-level management.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including effective negotiation, conflict management, and ability to develop strong working relationships.
• Self-starter with the initiative to act upon opportunities with little direction and moderate oversight.
• Experience leading matrixed teams.
• Strong project and process management skills.
• Experience with Data Quality tools to profile, cleanse, standardize and ongoing assessment of data quality.

Nice to Have

• Experience with data profiling and data quality dashboards.
• Experience supporting data management in self-service BI and Analytics workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Analytics or similar
• 10+ years of related experience in data governance, business intelligence, data analytics, IT consulting, project management, internal audit, and/or data management
• 7+ years of experience developing/structuring and supporting operations of enterprise-wide data governance and data stewardship programs
• Minimum of 5 years of direct experience with data catalog platforms such as Informatica CDGC, Collibra, Alation, or similar

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive Pay
• Extensive Paid Time Off and (9) added Holidays
• Excellent healthcare, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(k) with a company match
• Long/Short term disability coverage
• Parental Leave
• Additional add-on benefits/discounts for programs such as Pet Insurance
• Continued training and education programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement in a stable long-term career