Senior Data Architect
Amtra Solutions
Job title: Senior Data Architect
Company: Amtra Solutions
Job description: Job Description:Our Calgary-based partner seeks an Enterprise Architect who will shape technological vision to support strategic and operational goals. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of modern IT architecture concepts.This role involves developing long-term corporate plans, including policies, procedures, and standards to integrate technology into the companies operations.Specific Responsibilities include:
- Provide expert technical leadership in developing the strategic direction for Data & IT architecture, standards, and principles by:
- Advising the Enterprise Architecture team and the Manager on the direction of corporate/department computer systems, emerging Data & IT solutions, and new products, recommending technologies and solutions.
- Assessing business/technical feasibility and impacts on current and future systems, recommending solutions, and coordinating resource requirements and priorities.
- Participating in annual strategic architecture planning and collaborating with other groups, jurisdictions, and service delivery agencies to facilitate information exchange.
- Contributing to preparing Data & IT plans and budgets for company-wide integrated initiatives.
- Guide Delivery initiatives, by:
- Contributing to the definition, implementation and governance of enterprise Data & IT and architecture plans, policies, and standards to guide the development, integration, implementation and maintenance of infrastructure, software applications and solutions.
- Reviewing initiative and project documentation (e.g. Solution Designs) throughout their lifecycle to report on their status to the Enterprise Architecture team and ensure compliance with Data & IT standards and principles.
- Leading the definition, implementation, and governance of project and operational activities, business process review and systems research/design policies, procedures, and standards.
- Providing advice regarding interpretation of, and amendments to, Data & IT development policies and procedures.
- Providing advice to Data and IT teams regarding technology risk assessments, total cost of ownership (TCO), problem resolution and project issues.
- Serve as the company’s technical authority as a Data & Information Architect:
- Producing and sustaining strategies with supporting roadmaps that cover the data & information architecture domain.
- Developing data management standards and practices, especially those that effectively ensure integrity across the corporation, is part of identifying and defining cross-enterprise data entities.
- Supporting the business and projects in all manners associated with integration architectures, including application (ESB, SOA, EAI, BPM), data (ETL/ELT/CDC) and event-based (EDA) methods.
- Providing guidance and consultation to individuals and groups to ensure that projects and initiatives are in alignment with the corporate data architecture and the evolution of crucial enterprise data/information management platforms supporting analytics (Data Warehouse/Lakes), content management (ECM), and geospatial analysis (GIS).
- Understanding business requirements and mapping them to the enterprise data and process models.
- Providing input and consulting support on large-scale projects and road maps to ensure compatibility with enterprises’ visions for data management.
Deliverables:
- Enterprise IT Roadmaps aligned to business outcomes. Addressing technical debt and keeping the landscape aligned with industry trends while generating value for the corporation while focusing on cost containment.
- Develop decision records supporting architectural changes, technology selection process, and new application requests.
Qualifications:
- University Degree in Applied Sciences (Engineering, Systems Design, Computer Sciences, or Business) or equivalent diploma with industry experience.
- Relevant certifications are an asset (e.g. TOGAF, ITAC, ITIL Foundations, DAMA CDMP).
- Extensive experience in modern data architecture, data management, and related fields, often requiring 5-10 years of relevant work experience.
- 5 to 10 years of progressively advancing roles within IT, preferably including:
- 5 years in an oil and gas environment, ideally with software and solution experience in infrastructure and shared services portfolios.
- 2 years as an Enterprise Architect with a large organization.
- 5 years as a Solution/Project, Business, or Data Architect.
- Proven technical competency in one of the listed Architectural disciplines.
- Outstanding organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to adapt in a fast-paced environment.
- A modern perspective on architecture’s role in a dynamic company.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
- Experience with architecture modeling tools is an asset.
Work Arrangements: Need to be based in Calgary, Alberta. Expected to be onsite 4 days a week (Monday to Thursday).
Expected salary:
Location: Calgary, AB
Job date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 08:09:59 GMT
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