Senior Technology Architect

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Develops, recommends, implements and manages the data and technical architecture which will be used for all or specific applications in a large, distributed cross-platform environment.

General Skills:

• Leadership experience in the development and implementation of technical architectures at the specified experience level.
• Extensive experience with at least three different platforms, operating systems, environments, database technologies, and communications protocols
• Experience with middleware and gateways.
• Knowledge of performance considerations in different environments
• Experience in structured methodologies for the design, development and implementation of applications.
• Extensive experience in systems analysis and design in large systems environments
• Knowledge and experience designing processes around ITIL and is able to guide others using this methodology.
• Experience translating business requirements into reporting needs
• Experience preparing conceptual, logical and/or physical processes and data models
• Experience developing, recommending, implementing and managing technical architecture.

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:
Experience and General (25%):

• Experience developing baseline architectures, API and integration models, data mapping from database fields to APIs.
• Experience leading the delivery and design of architecture in collaboration with project implementation activities.
• Extensive hands on experience with different database systems.
• Extensive experience building API schemas and specifications and mapping them to database fields and requirements.
• Experience working directly with clients to develop data and integration requirements and advise on technical issues.
• Experience working directly with clients to effective working relationships, obtain buy-in for systems design and development, promote design and architecture options of systems to senior management and stakeholders, to obtain decision making.
• Encourage participation in the systems analysis, design and implementation process.
• Provide advice and recommendations to stakeholders, management, and staff regarding most effective design, architecture, and system implementation strategies.
• Provide guidance and training to project teams on design, architecture, and project implementation activities.

Technical Skills (30%):

• Data design for data products to be provided through APIs to other vendors.
• Hands on, in depth understanding and practical knowledge of Azure technologies (Synapse, ADF, Databricks, etc).
• Data models and related architecture.
• PI and schema design.
• ETL design for delta extracts from an existing system.
• Expertise in the delivery of project and baseline architecture, specifically Business and Information architecture domains, IT strategies, enterprise architecture principles/methodologies/ Frameworks and guidelines for Enterprise Architecture artefacts/processes.
• Strong expertise and experience in business and modelling, business and data analysis, and business/information architecture.
• Experience in delivering and reviewing architecture artefacts Knowledge of business process & data modelling, analysis, re-engineering.

Communication Skills (15%):

• Strong communication skills to prepare documentation, including but not limited to; reports, reviews, assessments.
• bility to present ideas and suggestions clearly and effectively and in a user friendly manner; maintain a high level of customer service to both internal and external clients.