IT Solutions Architect

Company: Creighton University
Location: Omaha
Posted on: May 5, 2021

Job Description:

The Data Architect plays a key role in accelerating the campus data maturity by providing recommendations that foster data-driven decision-making and empowering team members through the availability of data. The Data Architect will have three major responsibilities. First, they will help establish a campus wide data architecture roadmap. Execution of this roadmap will not be a direct responsibility of the Data Architect, but they will play a key role in its execution. Second, they will partner with University business units to drive the campus data strategy forward. Third, they will be the lead the development efforts for the University data warehouse, establishing a best practice for Creighton, designing and implementing new data models and ensuring the University data warehouse has a high level of end-user adoption. This will include the development and documentation of a deep understanding of vast data sources of the University and know how, when, and which data to use to solve particular problems Progress toward and completion of these three responsibilities should enable data to be pervasive and intuitive to use University-wide. Although this is an individual contributor role, this is a highly collaborative Agile team environment requiring personal flexibility in performing a variety of roles such as analyst, designer, developer, tester, and mentor when needed; all to take the necessary steps to ensure our customers needs are met to the maximum extent possible in an accurate and timely manner. Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Information Technology and/or equivalent work experience.
• Masters' degree preferred
• Minimum of 7 years' experience in the following areas:
  • Data modeling and data architecture experience with all types of modeling.
  • Designing and supporting a large-scale Data Warehouse using Snowflake, Google, Teradata, Oracle, DB2, SQL Server or similar.
  • Extensive knowledge of Data Governance, Master Data Management and Metadata Management.
  • Extensive knowledge of designing, coding, testing and maintaining database objects, tables, views, packages, functions, procedures, indexes, sequences, and triggers.
  • Knowledge of data validation concepts and advanced SQL.
  • Experience driving enterprise-wide data architecture and development of roadmaps.
  • Assess current operational environment and make recommendation
  • Extensive experience developing high-level data architecture documents such as:
    • Diagrams of current state data architecture
    • Diagrams of future state data architecture
    • Diagrams of data flows between systems
    • Definitions of approaches to get from current to future data (roadmaps) Higher Education experience is preferred
      
      Required Licenses/Certifications: Must currently hold or pass the ITIL V.3 Foundation Certification Exam within 6 months of start date. Physical Requirements: Seeing: 75 - 100% Hearing: 75 - 100% Standing/Climbing/Mobility: 0 - 24% Lifting/Pulling/Pushing: 0 - 24% (pound: 15lbs.) Fingering/Grasping/Feeling: 75 - 100% Travel: No Exposure to Blood Borne pathogens: No AAP/EEO Statement: Creighton University is committed to providing a safe and non-discriminatory educational and employment environment. The University admits qualified students, hires qualified employees and accepts patients for treatment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or other status protected by law. Its education and employment policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other programs and activities, are administered without unlawful discrimination. Disclosure Statement: This description describes the general nature of work to be performed and does not include an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, or abilities required. Regular, reliable attendance is an essential function and all employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties as requested by their supervisor. Employees may also be required to work in excess of normal working hours as workloads and seasonal activities necessitate. A complete description is available in the Human Resource office located at 3006 Webster Street Omaha, NE. Creighton University reserves the right to modify duties, responsibilities and activities at any time with or without notice.

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