Data Architect recruitment

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Provides technical and data leadership to the application development group, IT, and the enterprise including being conversant with and cognizant of the future direction of systems, how that direction will impact the enterprise, and how future and current systems can be exploited for the benefit of the enterprise
• Works closely with other IT groups to coordinate current and future plans and activities including coordination and technical assistance to facilitate specific development projects that involve the computing environment, the coordination of software upgrades and the installation of new database products.
• Recognizes and identifies potential areas where existing policies and procedures require change, or where new ones need to be developed, especially regarding data management.
• Consults with the business to determine logical data design for new business solutions.
• Coordinates with database administrators the physical construction of databases for projects and maintenance activities.
• Collaborates with Enterprise Architecture for compliance to strategic enterprise direction
• Coordinates and leads data activities in support of projects in the development of enterprise systems.
• Sets standards and controls and the necessary infrastructure process associated with the database(s) in the IB.

REQUIREMENTS

• A degree in an IT discipline or with related experience.
• Demonstrated leadership and effective interpersonal skills especially in the areas of written and verbal communications and facilitation
• Expert level understanding of relational database concepts, dimensional database concepts and database architecture and design.
• At least 5 years technical experience in data architecting, design and development roles
• At least 3 years experience as data architect in enterprise class projects
• Experience in SOA processes, patterns and technologies
• Experience in developing data architecture guidelines, policies and processes and guiding and governing solution design and development teams.
• Proven technical experience in enterprise architecture and solution development and deployment
• ERD modelling and use of tools
• Data Quality Management tools
• Integration Middleware tools
• Data Warehouse tools
• Knowledge of enterprise scale SDLC
• Preferable TOGAF certified