Data Architect

TechDigital Group; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions firm is seeking an experienced Data Architect Lead to guide the Delivery Team in structuring data solutions. The ideal candidate will possess strong data engineering experience and Agile certifications. Responsibilities include providing technical guidance, directing resources on data development, and promoting best practices in a collaborative environment. This role is vital for ensuring alignment across various delivery teams while nurturing the analytics community.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Data Architect on an Agile team.
• Strong understanding of data engineering and architecture.
• Ability to provide Scrum support and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance to the Delivery Team.
• Direct resources for design, development, and deployment.
• Support alignment across Delivery Teams and maintain data asset awareness.

Skills

Scrum

Agile

Product Management

Data Engineering

Technical Guidance

Education

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Agile (PMI-ACP)

Project Management (PMP)

Tools

Shared Data Development Tools

Data Quality Tools

Job description

Required Skills:

Scrum, Scrum Master, Agile, Product Lead, Product Manager

The Data Architect Lead provides technical leadership for the Delivery Team, specifically addressing the question of "how” to structure and complete stories and tasks. The Senior Scrum Master Lead will partner with the Product Owners to form the senior leadership team. This team promotes alignment across delivery teams. They are responsible for quarterly planning and execution and nurturing the analytics community. The Data Architect Lead will work with Delivery Sponsor(s) to define team charter and solicit senior leadership approval.

• Provides technical guidance to the Delivery Team, helping to address technical decisions for building data solutions, bringing in new capabilities and working to reduce redundancy and inefficiencies across the shared data platform.
• Directs resources responsible for design, development, deployment and operations of capabilities with participation from Product Owner.
• Works with team members to size and schedule the work, balancing out short- and long-term data needs with the evolving data platform.
• Acts as a backup and supports the Product Owner to ensure that the Delivery Team is successful and progress is made on multiple priorities (covering meetings as needed, etc.)
• Supports technical coordination and alignment across Delivery Teams, partnering closely with other Senior Scrum Master Lead and Architects/Modelers/Technical Leaders. This work includes maintaining awareness of data assets built by other Delivery Teams, status of data quality issues, availability of innovations and coming platform improvements.

Qualifications & Experience

The ideal candidate for this role will have experience as a Data Architect working on an Agile team, have strong data engineering and architect experience, be a certified Scrum Master and have knowledge of best practices for data platform development in a shared environment.

• Must be able to understand and communicate best practices for shared data development and contribute to the development and improvement of best practices moving forward.
• Maintain awareness of meta-data management and data quality tools and ensure that the technical team is using and contributing to these tools in the development and maintenance of data assets.
• Ability to provide Scrum support to the Delivery Team, bringing best practices for Agile team management and tools.

Certifications: Scrum Master (CSM), Agile (PMIACP), or Project Management (PMP) certification is preferred.