Perm –
Direct Hire by Client – US citizenship required

Our
client has an immediate need for an Enterprise Data Architect.  This is
addition to staff.  Client would prefer local candidates, but will provide
some relocation assistance.  H1B visa sponsorship not available. 
Must be a great communicator and fit the requirements of the position as listed
below.  The client has also asked to see resumes of candidates who have
more strategic skills, have led BI/BW work, and have ETL design skills. 
Please submit your resume for immediate consideration.  We will screen the
resumes and contact qualified candidates for a telephone interview before we
submit to the client.  This opportunity is direct-hire through our client,
not a contract.

ENTERPRISE DATA
ARCHITECT ( SAP, BI, ETL )

As a key member of the IT team, the candidate will have lead responsibility for
the design, delivery, and maintenance of a data architecture model that ensures
integrity and integration of information across all key systems throughout the
enterprise to achieve world class business intelligence, and drive “one source
of informational truth”.  As such, the candidate will develop and manage a
strategic data integration roadmap and oversee IT initiatives that are aligned
with these goals and assure they are completed with the highest level of quality.  




Candidate must demonstrate a very dynamic and proven track record where they
provide thought and project delivery leadership in the areas of enterprise data
integration, business intelligence and analytics, and CRM solutions within a
consumer products and/or manufacturing environment.  Key applications at
client include SAP (ECC version 6.0), SAP Business Planning and Consolidation
(SAP BPC, formerly Outlooksoft).



Candidate will report into the CIO and must be very comfortable working with
and communicating at executive levels. 





Principal Duties and Accountabilities

    

Performs a key management and thought leadership role in the areas of BI, data
warehousing, data analytics, and enterprise data and application integration



Defines and achieves the strategy roadmap for enterprise data management and
reporting methodologies, tools, and technologies.  This includes setting
vision, gathering requirements, gaining business consensus, performing vendor
and product evaluations, mentoring business and IT resources, delivery
solutions, training, and documentation.



Demonstrates outstanding communication skills (verbal, written, and
presentation).



Ensures the integrity of data between SAP, BI, and the SFA tools



Deliver and manage complex integration projects by leveraging the emerging
trends in integration, middleware and distributed computing.



Act as the company expert in ETL, OLAP, and physical/logical data modeling



Gather and articulate business and information requirements from business
analysts across the various functional and business areas.



Be the architect for the Extract Transform and Load (ETL) design and processes
that are required to keep enterprise applications well integrated.



Design and create data architecture and collaborate with peers to translate the
solution into a logical and physical data model culminating in flexible end
state solutions that can evolve with, and anticipate, future business needs.



Revise and document the existing and future data models, evaluate and redesign
the data flow and application processes, resulting in better performance,
cost-effectiveness, scalability, and high availability.



Define all standards, processes, procedures and tools required to support,
maintain, manage and enhance the data flow across the various systems, data
federation, and metadata layers.



Analyze and assess the impact of production system changes and new business
requirements to the existing data architecture.







Qualifications, Education, and Experience



BS/BA Degree in computer science, MIS, engineering, or a related field



10+ years of IT related work experience



7+ years in a senior analyst, architect, or equivalent thought leadership role



5+ years in advance reporting, data analytics, and business intelligence
solutions - ideally with SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (SAP BPC),
formerly OutlookSoft



5+ years experience designing and implementing advance ETL tools and techniques



5+ years experience and strong expertise in the consumer products or
manufacturing industry spaces



3+ years experience designing and implementing integration solutions for large
enterprise applications



3+ years experience in SAP – preferably version 6.0.



Optimally, the candidate will have experience in sales force automation
solutions – ideally with Salesforce.com



Highly proficient in enterprise data modeling and application integration
techniques and technologies



Must have a strong operations mind set with background as a developer.



Should have extensive experience in developing logical and physical data models
in a complex data environment.



Good understanding of current trends and available options in hardware,
networking, caching technologies, disk storage subsystems and other
hardware/software solutions that can be deployed to optimize the systems.



Good understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC)



Good understanding of business process best practices at both the National and
International level.

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