Data Architect

Flint Hills Resources; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Flint Hills Resources is seeking a Data Architect for their Enterprise Data Enablement team, either on-site in Wichita, KS, or remotely. The ideal candidate will enhance data practices across the organization and ensure efficient data usage in business projects by marrying IT and business objectives effectively.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible spending and health savings accounts

Life insurance and ADD

Disability and retirement plans

Paid time off

Educational assistance

Parental leave and adoption support

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in IT.
• 3+ years with query languages, data modeling, and data platforms.
• Strong aptitude for deep data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and IT leaders to promote data-centric approaches.
• Architect data solutions and optimize data queries.
• Influence a data enablement mindset within the organization.

Skills

Data modeling

Deep data analysis

Economic thinking

Risk assessment

Tools

PowerBI

Tableau

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Denodo

Job description

Your Job

Flint Hills Resources (FHR) is seeking a Data Architect to join our Enterprise Data Enablement team. This position can be based at our headquarters in Wichita, KS, or remotely. The role involves enabling a data-centric approach across the organization, standardizing data for reusability. The Data Architect will promote best practices for data storage, modeling, management, and interaction. The ideal candidate will understand business objectives, be proactive, and self-driven.

What You Will Do

• Partner proactively with FHR business, IT leaders, and Solution Architecture teams.
• Apply economic thinking and assess risks when evaluating projects.
• Identify valuable items across multiple business segments to maximize value.
• Engage in high-value projects to understand business needs, provide data modeling, and develop reusable data strategies aligned with FHR's vision.
• Influence and foster a data enablement mindset throughout the organization; mentor others on data needs.
• Architect data solutions leveraging existing tools on our internal data platform and contribute to platform enhancements.
• Assist in query evaluation and optimization.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 5+ years of experience in IT.
• 3+ years of experience with query languages, data modeling, data ownership, and data platforms.
• Strong aptitude for deep data analysis and exploration.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience with data virtualization technologies (e.g., Denodo).
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., PowerBI, Tableau).
• Experience with Scrum/Agile methodologies.
• Knowledge of data storage technologies and query languages (e.g., Neo4j, Redshift, S3, Hadoop).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google).

This role is not eligible for VISA sponsorship

Salary range is estimated at $90,000 - $150,000 annually, potentially including variable pay such as bonuses.

Our Benefits

We aim to support our employees and their families in living healthy, fulfilling lives through comprehensive resources and benefits, including medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement plans, paid time off, educational assistance, and possibly infertility, parental leave, and adoption support. Eligibility varies by region. Please consult with your recruiter for details.