Enterprise Data Architect

Deloitte
Princeton, NJ 08540
IT/Software Development
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Job Description

 
The primary purpose of the Enterprise Data Architect is to have a skilled and dedicated resource to analyze the Deloitte Audit (structured and un-structured) data and information requirements, identify technical approaches, formulate data designs, and recommend architectures that satisfy the requirements.  Architectures must ensure data integrity, performance, scalability and high-availability.  Primary focus is on enterprise strategy and direction not execution.
 
Specific Responsibilities:
- Develop expert knowledge of Deloitte's business and problem/solution domain
- Define data, information and underlying technology (taxonomy/DB) roadmap
- Develop enterprise-level conceptual, logical and physical data models working in concert with the Data Management Group and sponsor consensus/approval
- Establish data/database architecture guiding principles and design goals;  Socialize for acceptance
- Facilitate and review enterprise wide data dictionaries and
taxonomies; again, working closely with the Data Management Group and other domain experts.
- Establish information models, data flows and data life-cycles throughout the enterprise architecture
- Analyze and specify standards based data exchange with 3rd parties (e.g., XML, XBRL)
- Identify data integration opportunities
- Collaborate with Infrastructure Architects on taxonomy/database infrastructure specifications
- Evaluate, recommend and select taxonomy/database tools & utilities
- Establish formal policies and procedures for Data Model review and approval
- Identify and implement best practices, tools and standards (ER modeling, normalization, data security, etc)
- Manage data architecture, data quality, data standards and data structures
- Facilitate database performance, scale and availability activities

 
- BSCS or MS Degree or concentration in a technical field
- Minimum of 10 years experience with information
management technologies
- Proven background in the design and implementation of large scale and complex custom application development systems (e.g., transactional and data warehouse).
- Proven knowledge and hands-on experience modeling, designing, and developing MS SQL Server based databases.   Experience with Oracle, Autonomy, Documentum and Active Directory is a plus.
- Proven broad technical knowledge of data architectures and strong understanding of the Systems Development Life Cycle and methodologies.
- Strong experience in object-oriented design, XML, distributed systems, Internet/intranet strategies the .NET platform and services oriented architecture.
- Experience with deployment on SAN storage hardware.
- Strong communication skills both verbal and written


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