Data Architect

ROLE TITLE: Data architect with Finance & Accounting Data projects experience

LOCATION (HYBRID): Colorado Springs CO; Lenexa KS; Lubbock TX; Purchase NY; Topeka KS

ROLE SUMMARY

Data Developer/Engineer to design and build an accounting/finance data warehouse to extract and store data from upstream transaction systems perform calculations on this data and store the calculation results in the data warehouse. Validation and balancing routines must be created for data extracted from the upstream systems and existing calculations in MS Excel must be ported to the data warehouse. Warehouse reports and data extracts are to be designed and implemented for use by the business units.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Data architect with Finance & Accounting Data projects experience

Collaborate with the business teams to understand their current state and future state workflows and business/validation rules existing MS Excel solution data integration with external systems and data warehouse reports to be designed and implemented.

Collaborate with various technical teams and subject matter experts to design and implement the future state data warehouse solution.

Collaborate with various technical teams and business units to ensure optimal performance of the data warehouse pipelines calculations and reports.

Work closely with the technical teams of the frontend applications to understand their data models and to build routines to extract transform and load data into the data warehouse.

Work closely with the business units to implement calculation routines.

Build validation and balancing routines to ensure that valid data is loaded to the data warehouse and that the data is accurately extracted and loaded.

Create test cases to validate that the warehouse data is being accurately extracted validated stored and reported.

Create test cases to certify that the calculation routines are accurate.

Create test cases to measure and report on the performance of the data warehouse. Implement performance improvements as necessary.

Collaborate with the Quality Assurance Team to create test cases and scripts for certifying the performance of the data warehouse and accuracy of the calculation routines and that warehouse data is being accurately extracted validated stored and reported.

Work with analytics and business teams on improving data models that feed business intelligence tools increasing data accessibility and fostering datadriven decision making across the organization.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Strong knowledge of database design principles database logical and physical design.

Minimum of 10 years professional experience designing and building accounting/finance data warehouses (insurance domain experience a plus).

Proficient in the following technologies: MS SQL SSIS SSRS MS Reporting Services and PowerBI).

Highly competent in performance tuning skills to ensure optimal performance of the data warehouse pipelines calculations and reports.

Candidate has a proven trackrecord of collaborating successfully with subject matter experts and various internal and external technical teams during data warehouse implementation projects.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS

Able to demonstrate the ability to work effectively as a member of a team as well as the maturity to work independently.

Possess excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills.

Candidate is process oriented with great documentation skills.

Possess excellent oral and written communication skills.