Senior Data Architect

Nambiti; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 60 000 - 100 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Data Architect to lead the design and implementation of data architecture initiatives. In this pivotal role, you will evaluate and recommend enterprise data warehouse and data lake components, ensuring data integrity and security while enhancing analytics capabilities. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful reports and drive continuous improvement in service delivery. If you have a passion for data management and a proven track record in architecture, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Senior Data Architect.
• Expertise in data architecture components including data governance and security.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research on ETL tools and data lake products.
• Design and manage ETL and data lake improvement projects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to improve service delivery.

Skills

Data Architecture

ETL Tools

Data Governance

Data Security

Data Analytics

Big Data

Machine Learning

API Strategy

Education

Information Technology Diploma or Degree

TOGAF Certification

CDMP Certification

Tools

Data Mining Tools

Metadata Management Tools

Job description

We are recruiting for a Senior Data Architect role who will be responsible for defining and implementing the organisations data architecture initiatives.

Key responsibilities :

• Conduct research and make recommendations on Extract Transform Load (ETL) tools enterprise data warehouse (EDW) and data lake products services protocols and standards in support of procurement and development efforts.
• Evaluate recommend and select EDW and data lake components including hardware database management systems ETL software data mining tools and metadata management tools.
• Work with end users BI and data analytics teams to identify create and deliver reports according to requirements.
• Design and manage ETL EDW data lake improvement and growth projects.
• Identify inefficiencies and gaps in current EDW and data lake and leverage solutions.
• Identify inconsistencies and quality issues in the data and take steps to maintain data consistency and integrity.
• Diagnose and resolve the organisations EDW and data lake requirements access and performance issues.
• Oversee the installation management and configuration of necessary components to ensure access to the organisations EDW and data lake.
• Monitor system details within the EDW and data lake including stored procedures and time and implement efficiency improvements.
• Perform cost estimates for data migration across development test and production systems and plan and coordinate the migration processes.
• Develop implement and maintain change control and testing processes for modifications to data systems.
• Establish build and maintain collaborative working relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Scan the environment to ensure a clear understanding of stakeholder needs.
• Engage with both internal and external stakeholders to identify and evaluate performance barriers and success to continuously improve on the service delivery.
• Work in collaboration with colleagues in the centre to ensure timeous delivery of the deliverables and manage service level agreements (SLAs).

Required qualifications and experience :

• Must have an information technologyrelated diploma or degree.
• Must have a professional architecture certification in the data management field (i.e. The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP).
• Must have at least five 5 years of experience as a Senior Data Architect and possess expertise in the following data architecture components :
• Enterprise data model (conceptual logical and physical).
• Data catalogue and metadata repository.
• Data governance framework.
• Data storage and platform strategy.
• Data lineage and provenance.
• Data security and privacy architecture.
• Data analytics and business intelligence (BI) architecture.
• Big data and artificial intelligence (AI) / machine learning (ML) architecture.
• Data access and application programming interface (API) strategy.

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Employment Type : Contract

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

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