Data Warehouse Architect - ITR Group

Job Title: Senior Data Architect
Location: Remote (Engaged and responsive). Minneapolis or Denver candidates must be in the office 3 days/week.
Duration: 12 months

Must work on W2 basis. No C2C please

Job Description:
As a Senior Data Architect, you will be responsible for the design, development, documentation, and quality assurance of the technical architecture supporting the functional design. You will lead the architecture solutioning for a scrum team and collaborate closely with other data and solution architects to ensure seamless integration across platforms. This role requires strategic planning and implementation of data warehouses, data marts, and data stores with an emphasis on high data availability. You will also define data standards and models to support warehouse architecture and work with various AWS and data platforms.

Team Structure:
You will join the Payment and Product Data Services Team, which operates under the Customer team. The team follows Agile methodology with 2-week sprints and consists of a Product Owner (PO), Scrum Master (SM), solution architects, data and integration engineers, and other experts. You will be the key leader in solution architecture, guiding technical decisions and ensuring high-quality deliverables.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement data architectures, ensuring integration with existing systems.
• Define data standards, models, and structures for data warehouses and marts.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including data architects, integration engineers, and solution architects.
• Lead architecture solutioning for an Agile team working in 2-week sprints.
• Ensure high levels of data availability and integrity.
• Work with various platforms, with an emphasis on AWS data services, to create scalable data solutions.

Technical Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in data and integration domains.
• Strong expertise with AWS data services (Aurora, PostgreSQL, Document Databases).
• Familiarity with Databricks or data lakehouse concepts.
• Experience with integration technologies: AWS capabilities, Informatica CAI, Lambda, JavaScript, API Gateway, Apigee, IBM middleware.

Soft Skills:

• Strong collaboration and communication (both written and verbal) skills.
• Ability to work across cross-functional teams and communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Self-motivated with a proactive attitude and willingness to engage with others.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience in utilities or customer domains is a plus.
• Familiarity with Agile environments, specifically working in 2-week sprints.