Data Architect

We are seeking an experienced Data Architect to lead the design and implementation of a comprehensive data strategy. In this role, you will focus on leveraging the organization’s existing data stored across multiple applications to drive strategic decision-making, optimize operations, and improve data accessibility. You will play a critical role in developing and aligning the data architecture to meet current and future business needs while ensuring integration across systems.

Must currently live within commuting distance to Salt Lake City, Utah.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop a Data Strategy: Build and implement a forward-thinking data strategy that aligns with business goals and leverages existing data from various applications to provide meaningful insights.
• Data Architecture Design: Design a scalable, robust data architecture that integrates data from disparate systems, ensuring data is stored, accessed, and used efficiently across the organization.
• System Integration: Lead the integration of data from multiple sources, including cloud-based and on-premises systems, to create a unified data ecosystem.
• Data Governance: Establish and maintain best practices for data management, security, privacy, and compliance, ensuring that the data infrastructure meets regulatory and organizational standards.
• Data Modeling: Develop and optimize data models (logical, physical, and conceptual) that support business intelligence, analytics, and operational needs.
• Data Pipeline Development: Design and oversee the development of data pipelines, ensuring high-quality data movement, transformation, and processing from multiple applications.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with key stakeholders, including business leaders, product teams, and technical teams, to ensure the data architecture supports business objectives.
• Technology Selection: Evaluate and recommend tools, platforms, and technologies for data storage, integration, analytics, and visualization, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
• Data Quality and Integrity: Implement processes to ensure data accuracy, quality, and integrity, and address issues related to data redundancy, inconsistencies, and performance bottlenecks.
• Continuous Improvement: Monitor industry trends and evolving technologies, and continuously refine the data architecture and strategy to enhance capabilities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 5 years of experience as a Data Architect or in a similar role, with a focus on data strategy, system integration, and application data management.
• Strong experience in data architecture design and data governance practices.
• Proficiency in data modeling and working with relational databases, NoSQL databases, and data lakes.
• Hands-on experience with data integration tools, ETL processes, and API integration.
• Knowledge of cloud-based data storage and processing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Familiarity with business intelligence and analytics platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Looker).
• Experience with data security and regulatory compliance (GDPR, HIPAA, etc.).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally and present complex data concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Kafka).
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, SQL, or R.
• Familiarity with machine learning and AI integration for predictive analytics.

Credit.com is an Equal Opportunity Employer.