Data Architect

Hogan Assessments; Tulsa (OK); Remote; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Data Architect, where your expertise in data architecture and governance will help shape the future of data management. In this role, you will develop comprehensive data strategies, establish governance frameworks, and collaborate with various teams to ensure data accessibility and security. Your contributions will drive the organization towards leveraging data for enhanced decision-making and operational efficiency. If you are passionate about data and want to make a significant impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you to thrive in a dynamic environment that values innovation and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data architecture and governance.
• Proficient in developing data strategies and governance policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of corporate data architecture.
• Establish effective data governance policies and strategies.

Skills

Data Architecture

Data Governance

Data Strategy Development

Data Integration

Data Modeling

Data Security

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Azure

Databricks

Job description

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Description

While this position is open to remote candidates, we prefer applicants who are located in or near Tulsa, OK. Proximity to our headquarters will facilitate easier collaboration and regular in-person meetings.

Hogan Assessment Systems, an international authority in personality assessment, helps businesses reduce turnover and increase productivity by hiring the right people, developing key talent, and evaluating leadership potential.

Available in 50 languages across 180 countries, our portfolio of employee selection, development, and leadership products allow companies to better manage their human resource capital and retain top talent.

Summary/Objective

At Hogan, we are driven by the core purpose of helping people and organizations succeed using data-driven talent insights. Data is core to everything we do to assist our customers. As a Data Architect, you will report to the VP of IT, and will be responsible for the technical data architecture across our range of systems, as well as leading the charge to design and enact a well-rounded data governance approach for the company. The scope of data covered will include operational and decision support data. The Data Architect must be able to work with technical resources as well as representatives from numerous business units. The Data Architect will work closely with Hogan’s Enterprise Architect (software architect) to ensure we deliver solutions that are scalable, secure, available, valuable, and appropriate for the needs of the business.

Key Focus Areas

The Data Architect must be adept at a technical level, with experience to make appropriate technical trade-offs to produce a data architecture that will allow development teams to easily access data directly, and to allow for integration across a variety of software platforms. The Data Architect must also have the experience and knowledge to lead Hogan in the development and implementation of a data governance framework.

Essential Functions

• Assess Hogan’s strengths and weaknesses with regards to data to develop a roadmap for how to best leverage data to help Hogan, its partners, and customers gain the most value from Hogan’s trove of data.
• Develop an effective data strategy to leverage historical data, as well as current data stores and future data.
• Establish effective data governance policies to enable leveraging data to its fullest.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science.
• 8+ years working with data architecture.
• 8+ years working with data governance design and implementation.
• At least two years leading data architecture and data governance projects.
• Experience with integration of data in all types of forms (SQL stores, no-SQL stores, flat files, unstructured, and others).
• Experience with Azure and Databricks is a plus.
• Experience leveraging a variety of data stores for various forms of AI.
• Lead the design and implementation of a corporate data architecture.
• Develop data models to precisely represent the organization’s data architecture, including its data sources, data flows, and data dependencies.
• Build and maintain data models and documentation to accurately represent data asset location, structure, and usage.
• Produce and maintain a data catalog to serve as the hub of information about Hogan’s data assets.
• Ensure data security and compliance working in conjunction with the Information Security Officer and development teams.
• Provide oversight in the selection and implementation of data tools and technologies.
• Provide data guidance and support to teams and analysts.
• Work with the Enterprise Architect so the software architecture and data architecture are complimentary.
• Develop a data architecture that eliminates data silos making data available and accessible to all stakeholders as appropriate.

Essential Business Data Governance Competencies

• Collaborate on data strategy with business and IT leaders.
• Create a corporate data governance strategy working with business and technical leaders, to include defining data policies and standards, and establishing data quality and data lineage programs with a goal to ensure data is accurately maintained and secured while complying with regulatory requirements.
• Create and implement policies, processes, and procedures to ensure the proper management, protection, and compliance of data assets.
• Lead and contribute to data-related projects and initiatives.
• Stay up to date with emerging trends related to data governance.

Travel

• Less than 15%

Work Environment/Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully meet the essential functions of the job. While performing these duties, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, frequently required to stand, walk, use hands or fingers, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; lift up to 20 pounds. This position routinely uses standard office equipment.

Work Authorization

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document upon hire.

Hogan is an EEO/AA/M/F/Vet/Disability Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

To be considered for this role, you must reside in one of the following states: AL, AR, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, MN, MO, NJ, NC, OK, SC, SD, TX, and WI.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Business Consulting and Services