Data Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the phased technical deployment of Microsoft Fabric at Ulteig.

• Define and uphold the enterprise data architecture, target-state data ecosystem, reference architectures, and roadmap.

• Set up architectural principles, standards, and reusable patterns for enterprise data.

• Create and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models.

• Ensure that the data architecture aligns with business strategy, processes, analytics, reporting, governance, and scalability.

• Assess architectural implications of new systems, integrations, initiatives, and modifications to data or platforms.

• Establish technical data standards regarding naming conventions, data types, keys, relationships, and structures.

• Offer architectural guidance for Microsoft Fabric, encompassing ingestion, transformation, storage, semantic models, analytical workloads, and integrations.

• Collaborate with Data Engineering and IT to guarantee a scalable, secure, and maintainable data platform architecture.

• Define technical methods for enterprise data lineage, traceability, and impact analysis.

• Convert governance policies, business definitions, ownership expectations, classification standards, lineage requirements, and data quality needs into technical specifications and architecture patterns.

• Define integration patterns that support metadata management, data cataloging, lineage, classification, and governance capabilities within Microsoft Purview.

• Provide technical insights to the Data Governance Council.

• Identify technical constraints, opportunities, and dependencies related to governance decisions.

• Work collaboratively with business leaders, Business Data Owners, Data Stewards, analysts, developers, engineers, integration teams, and technology leaders.

• Guide engineers, analysts, and technical teams while promoting architecture standards and best practices.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or a related field.

• Over 7 years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, enterprise architecture, or relevant disciplines.

• Proven experience in designing enterprise data architectures, data models, integration patterns, and cloud data platforms.

• Strong understanding of relational and analytical modeling, APIs, ETL/ELT, data pipelines, data warehouses, data lakes, metadata, lineage, cataloging, and data governance concepts.

• Experience with Microsoft Fabric is essential.

• Experience with Microsoft Purview is required.

• Demonstrated experience in modern medallion architecture design, particularly within Fabric, is necessary.

• Familiarity with D365 Finance & Operations, CRM, Planview, ERP, project management, finance, or other complex enterprise business systems is preferred.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.

• Willingness to embrace innovation and utilize evolving technology and AI tools.

• Must possess authorization to work permanently in the U.S.

• Strong interpersonal, analytical, attention to detail, communication, problem-solving, collaboration, time management, systems thinking, and leadership abilities.

• Capability to manage and deliver complex automation scripts and integrated solutions with minimal oversight.

• Ability to promote architectural standards through influence rather than direct authority.

• Ability to mentor engineers, analysts, and technical teams.

• Relevant military experience is considered.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible Workplace

• Employee Ownership

• Competitive Pay

• Comprehensive Benefits Package

• Collaborative Environment

• Innovative Culture

• Flexible working schedule

• Ability to work remotely, in a hybrid model, or in the office

• Tools necessary to enhance productivity

• Balance and separation between home and work life