Enterprise Data Architect

Fulltime: Hybrid Work Model (2-3 days in the office)

Location: Calgary, Alberta

Staffing Placement Opportunity

Our client is looking to add an Enterprise Data Architect to join their team on a fulltime basis. This role offers the chance to help build and lead enterprise data architecture at a time of exciting transformation. Your duties will include but not be limited to;

Reporting to the Manager, Data Management, the Enterprise Data Architect will play a key role in shaping and executing data strategy, ensuring that our client's data infrastructure is robust, scalable and aligned with our strategic objectives

• Collaborating with IT and department management to implement data strategy, aligning it with the clients strategic goals.
• Capture, design and maintain data architecture blueprints, models, data flows, data integration processes and data storage solutions.
• Participating in defining, implementing and managing the enterprise data management and data governance, policies, and standards to guide the development, integration, implementation and maintenance of data infrastructures and systems.
• Developing data management principles, standards and best practices in conjunction with the Manager
• Regularly reporting on data quality across the organization and develop recommendations for improvement.
• Establishing processes and implement metadata management frameworks and tools to catalog, organize and govern data assets, ensuring data metadata accuracy and validity.
• Liaising with vendors and service providers to recommend the products or services that best meet company goals

What you bring:

• A university degree or college diploma in computer science, information systems, or computer engineering. Equivalent work experience would also be considered.
• A minimum of five years of experience as a data or information architect with progressing responsibilities.
• Relevant certifications (e.g. Azure or other cloud certification, TOGAF, DAMA, DCAM) .
• Deep understanding of enterprise data architecture principles, methodologies and best practices, including relational and dimensional databases, data lakes, data profiling, ETL/ELT processes.
• Experience business requirements gathering/analysis and ability to translate technical concepts into non-technical terms for diverse stakeholders.
• Extensive hands-on experience integrating, maintaining, and processing large datasets from multiple sources.
• Demonstrated experience creating blueprints for on-premise and cloud data solutions, data management platforms that meet business needs.
• Proficiency in data management technologies and tools such as SQL databases, cloud technologies, Git, Jira and Terraform, and metadata management and data governance tools like Purview or Collibra.
• Understanding of regulatory requirements related to data privacy, security and compliance and experience implementing corresponding controls and measures.
• A commitment to creating repeatable processes and maintaining documentation.
• A results-oriented and deadline-driven approach.
• Strong critical thinking, analytical and decision-making abilities.

Note: This job opportunity is with a Microserve client.