Solution Architect (Data) – Contract

Job Responsibilities

• Providing direction and leadership to project teams;
• Developing data architecture and designs for application and infrastructure projects;
• Ensuring solutions follow to present and future business objectives;
• Designing the architecture of a typical toolbox of data technologies and communicate this design to a broad audience;
• Providing architectural direction on the technical aspects of data engineering and analytics;
• Providing clear, brief data models & structures needed to develop and construct solutions that unlock business value;
• Defining the execution/ automation of data governance processes & controls;
• In charge of the conceptual & logical data models used across the change portfolio;
• Supporting many and varied use-cases across MI, analysis and data science;
• Working cross-functionally to integrate a modern BI tools and approaches with legacy data warehouses; and
• Adapt agile development practices to integrate data modelling, devising and writing assertions and validation that verify complex business logic.

Experience Required

• Strong stakeholder management and communications skills, both written and verbal to communicate complex ideas and explain technology and systems;
• 6+ years systems/solutions architecture experience;
• Knowledge of regulations on data collection, use, storage (eg infosec) and sharing (eg GDPR) – in the Ireland and internationally – and how they affect technical requirements;
• Architectural knowledge of the Azure & AWS public cloud platforms, associated NoSQL databases, integration and reporting technologies;
• Knowledge and hands-on experience of data, databases, and data technologies including AI, ML, ETL, BI;
• Know how to prototype in collaboration, to better understand what a business problem, explore a complicated concept, or demonstrate the art of the possible;
• Good knowledge of Application Engineering, and DevOps / Agile practices – experience of Agile Methodologies and operating in agile / scrum based teams;
• Strong competencies in Strategic Thinking, Collaboration, Communication, Problem Solving, Working on own initiative;
• Experience within a recognised application/service delivery process and methodology and understand the importance of Change Management, Testing and Documentation;
• Experience in producing high quality architectural and design documentation, and delivering presentations to senior management and project teams;
• Good knowledge of current Application, Infrastructure and Security Frameworks;
• Previously designed and then participated as the Project Architect in the delivery of Application and/or Infrastructure Solutions, and be able to reference successful implementations.
• Experience working with the below technologies:
  • MS Azure cloud environment.
  • Container technologies like Kubernetes/Docker.
  • OS: AIX, Microsoft Windows Server
  • Relational Databases and data warehousing technology – in particular SQL Server & Oracle & MY SQL
  • Authentication: IBM TAM/TIM, Active Directory,
  • eBusiness applications using J2EE
• Worked with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA);
• Web services (SOAP and REST)
• Excellent problem solving skills, and ability to craft effective solutions
• Experience using JIRA and Confluence; and
• 3rd level qualification in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related discipline.