Enterprise Data Architect - Canonical Models & Governance

ThinkTek; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

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Job summary

ThinkTek is seeking an experienced Data Architect/Data Analyst to lead enterprise information architecture, document assets, and develop a canyon-wide canonical data model. You will maintain the Data Dictionary and RTM to ensure alignment with mission requirements and governance across processes.

The role requires translating complex business processes into structured data definitions, collaborating with multiple stakeholders, and ensuring data lineage and lifecycle documentation support system

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, Data Management, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in business architecture, data architecture, information architecture, business analysis, requirements engineering, or related field.
• Experience developing or supporting conceptual, logical, or canonical data models.
• Strong understanding of data modeling concepts, entities, attributes, relationships, metadata, and data lifecycle management.
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining data dictionaries and requirements traceability matrices.
• Strong requirements management and traceability experience.
• Ability to decompose high-level business and information requirements into detailed, actionable data elements and requirements.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to facilitate discussions and achieve consensus among diverse business and technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Identify, define, analyze, and document the information assets required to execute, manage, measure, and govern re-engineered business processes.
• Analyze target-state business processes to determine the information required at each stage of the process lifecycle.
• Systematically decompose high-level information assets into granular data elements to support development of an end-to-end canonical data model.
• Define data-element attributes, relationships, ownership, usage, dependencies, and business context.
• Identify relationships and dependencies between information assets, business processes, capabilities, business rules, and performance measures.
• Ensure information requirements are complete, consistent, standardized, and aligned with enterprise data architecture objectives.
• Identify opportunities to standardize, consolidate, and rationalize information assets across business processes and organizational functions.
• Document data flows, interfaces, transformations, dependencies, and handoffs across business architecture.
• Identify data duplication, inconsistencies, gaps, redundancies, and unnecessary transformations within existing and target-state processes.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to validate data lifecycle models and ensure they accurately represent operational requirements.
• Ensure data lifecycle documentation supports downstream data architecture, integration, migration, governance, and system implementation activities.
• Translate business process and information requirements into standardized data structures and logical relationships.
• Define data entities, attributes, relationships, and business definitions necessary to support the canonical model.
• Collaborate with enterprise, solution, and data architects to ensure the canonical model appropriately represents target-state business requirements.
• Maintain traceability between data dictionary entries and associated processes, business rules, capabilities, requirements, and performance measures.
• Coordinate with subject matter experts and data owners to validate and approve data definitions.
• Develop clear documentation and visualizations to communicate complex information and data relationships.
• Provide recommendations regarding information management, data standardization, data ownership, and process improvement.
• Maintain accurate and current architectural artifacts throughout the business transformation lifecycle.

Skills

Data Architecture

Business Architecture

Process Modeling

Requirements Management

Data Governance

Data Lifecycle

Data Dictionary

RTM

Stakeholder Collaboration

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

ThinkTek is seeking an experienced Data Architect/Data Analyst to lead enterprise information architecture, document assets, and develop a canyon-wide canonical data model. You will maintain the Data Dictionary and RTM to ensure alignment with mission requirements and governance across processes.

The role requires translating complex business processes into structured data definitions, collaborating with multiple stakeholders, and ensuring data lineage and lifecycle documentation support system