Azure Data Architect

Location: Carmel, Indiana

MISO's Azure Data Architect you will be responsible for designing sustainable and robust data and analytics solutions within Azure. This crucial role will help establish a solid data management foundation at MISO, empowering business domains to make data-driven decisions. You will engage in the full lifecycle of data and analytics operations, including understanding analytics needs, collaborating on solution architecture, supporting delivery teams in implementation, and validating outcomes with business partners. Help partners do the right things, the right way so they can have confidence in achieving strategic objectives!

As MISO's Azure Data Architect you will:

• Define and own end-to-end technical solutions for data projects, support delivery teams to make optimal technical decisions
• Design solutions focusing on current data needs as well as building out long term strategic data capabilities.
• Create design artifacts and decision records providing traceability
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture team to ensure alignment with overall IT strategy and technology roadmap
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to business areas, technology partners and other domain experts
• Establish and refine framework and tools for solutions delivery - guard rails for data solutions, automated reviews, creation of accelerators
• Communicate across all levels of the organization and work with diverse project teams.
• Identify and recommend continuous improvement opportunities

To be successful as our Azure Data Architect, we're looking for the following skills:

• At least 12+ (14 preferred) years of data architecture, data engineering, analytics, or similar role experience (required)
• Certifications such as, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate (preferred)
• Ability to develop, communicate, and coordinate project plans and projects
• Proven experience in designing and implementing scalable and secure data architectures on Azure
• Data engineering, event/stream processing, and working in application programming interface (API) centric architecture
• Strong understanding of data architecture principles, including data modeling, extract / transform / load (ETL) processes, and data warehousing
• Experience with data integration and orchestration tools, especially Azure Data Factory
• Familiarity with analytics tools and platforms like Power BI, Tableau, or Azure Analysis Services
• Knowledge of automation and continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines for data solutions
• Knowledge of cloud computing principles, including IaaS (infrastructure as a service), PaaS (platform as a service), and SaaS (software as a service)
• Experience with data governance, meta-data management, and data quality

The appropriate level will be determined based on experience and knowledge.

Transformative innovation is happening in the electric industry; from digitalizing homes and distributed resources, to renewable energy and an ever-changing grid. MISO manages the electricity superhighway in the Central U.S. and through use of groundbreaking research and advanced technology, our highly skilled employees ensure power flows reliably to 45 million Americans. Operating the electricity grid, running a robust energy market, planning for a bright future - it's what our immensely hardworking and dedicated team does every day.

At MISO we offer a hybrid work environment and a comprehensive benefits package available on your first day of employment.

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