Senior Data Architect

Job Description :

Essential Functions :

• 25% Primary for preparing domain architecture viewpoints and models depicting current, target, and interim states.
• Use current state viewpoints to identify and analyze pain points and opportunities (PPOs).
• Perform advanced modeling and analysis to meet the strategic needs of the organization with respect to system, information, functional / non-functional needs, performance and security / regulatory requirements.
• Create and utilize architecture patterns and ensure alignment with IT strategies and reference architectures.
• Ensure target state alignment and integration across architecture domains.
• Ensure upstream alignment / traceability to business needs via business architecture and downstream alignment / traceability with solution building blocks. Lead the extension / enhancement of domain architecture strategies, standards, and guidelines.
• Identify and support development of reusable domain patterns.
• 25% Collaborates on creation design, enigneering and implementation of assets for internal use in solutions to improve solution quality; collaborate through implementation phase.
• Support peer reviews and represent the architecture domain in briefings to the Architecture Review Board.
• Collaborates publishing and maintenance of viewpoints / work products in the architecture repository, ensuring they are organized, accurate, and accessible.
• Disposition stakeholder comments / feedback received via project and non-project channels.
• Ensures that regulatory and compliance issues are addressed in solutions.
• 15% Collaborate with other teams (business and technical), key stakeholders, and partners to understand needs to maximize architecture impact and address technical limitations.
• Evaluates / selects a solution / product design that aligns with IT / Domain strategies, standards, and guidelines.
• 10% Researches emerging domain trends to determine their relevancy and fit for the organization.
• 10% Participates in vendor evaluation and selection process broadly; facilitates vendor evaluation and selection for domain-specific tooling.
• Represent the architecture domain in the drafting of RFIs / RFPs and the evaluation / scoring of vendor proposals.
• 10% Performs development / enhancement of architecture domain methods and tools.
• Ensure the alignment / integration of domain architecture processes / deliverables with those of other architecture domains and SDLC disciplines.
• Performs development of domain related communications / education materiel for use with stakeholders and architecture / SDLC partners.
• 5% Leads domain assessment of new / proposed projects for architecture impacts in support of annual planning, resource estimation, and alignment with IT strategy and enterprise architecture.
• Provide input to project, product, and enterprise technology roadmaps.
• Provide regular reporting on progress, issues, and opportunities related to architecture domain.

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