We are URGENTLY in need of DATA ARCHITECT! Please see below for the details:

KEY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with the Senior Data Architect to define database architectures and communicate those designs to business and engineering partners;
• Analyze existing data design and suggest improvements that promote performance, stability, and interoperability;
• Work with product management and business subject matter experts to translate business requirements into good database design;
• Provide database architecture leadership and mentor projects consisting of the company’s employees and outside contractors;
• Develops strategies for data acquisitions, archive recovery, and implementation;
• Maintain the governance model on the database architecture through training, design reviews, code reviews, and progress reviews;
• Participate in the development of Database Architecture and Roadmaps in support of business strategies;
• Establish and maintain database architecture standards and best practices;
• Participate in the evaluation of emerging technology and tools.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineeringor any related field;
• Minimum of 4 years related experience;
• Strong experience in databases, tools, and methodologies;
• Microsoft SQL Server;
• SQL development experience (TSQL, Views, Stored Procedures, User Defined Functions, Indexes, Partitioning);
• Data Analysis, Database Design, Data Modelling, Data Ingestion/Integration, Data Warehousing, Big Data, In-Memory, No SQL;
• Azure Technologies such as Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Azure Data Factory, Azure Storage, Azure Data Lake, Azure Synapse, Databricks;
• Knowledgeable with Database and Azure Data Factory CI/CD using Azure DevOps & SQL Change Automation;
• Be able to design and develop Databases, Data Warehouses, and Multidimensional Databases;
• Experience working with large relational databases;
• Ability to develop database strategies for flexible high-performance reporting and business intelligence;
• Experience with browser-based web applications delivered over the Internet that support high user concurrency;
• Background on Python, Machine Learning, and Data Science is a PLUS;
• Excellent verbal and writing skills, including the ability to research, design, and write new documentation, as well as to maintain and improve existing material is a PLUS;
• Some functional knowledge in one or more of the following areas is a PLUS: Talent Management Systems, HR Self-Service, HR Shared Services, HRIS/Payroll, Health & Welfare Administration or Pension Administration, HR Survey systems.