Data Architect

We are seeking a Data Architect to become an integral part of our consulting team @ CIYIS!  The Data Architect will work with our customers and internal delivery team to ensure successful identification and implementation of an enterprise data cloud for a Federal Customer. The Data Architect would be responsible for designing data models and architecting the strategies for data acquisitions, archival, recovery, and implementation of data within cloud solutions. Successful candidates must be resourceful, detail-oriented, and self-directed, with a passion for understanding their clients' business. Outstanding listening skills, genuine interest in fostering teamwork, a willingness to provide honest feedback, and extreme ownership are keys to the success of our projects. 

Responsibilities: 

• Lead and/or participate in requirements gathering and analysis sessions with clients to determine data requirements.
• Designs and builds relational databases.
• Develops strategies for data acquisitions, archive recovery, and implementation of a database. 
• Works in a data warehouse environment, which includes database design, database architecture, metadata, and repository creation. 
• Translates business needs into long-term data architecture solutions. 
• Defines, designs, and builds dimensional databases. 
• Develops data warehousing blueprints, evaluates hardware and software platforms, and integrates systems. 
• Evaluates reusability of current data for additional analyses. 
• Reviews objects, data models, and the metadata repository to structure the data for better management and quicker access.

Business Qualifications: 

• 10+ years professional experience with a minimum of 5 years in consulting, preferably working in client-facing mission-critical data warehouse, data lake, and/or data cloud projects.
• Excellent communication skills to include internal/external interaction, documentation and presentations.
• Experience working with modeling tools (e.g., one or more of the following: ER/Win, Power Designer, ERStudio or other similar tools)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project and SharePoint preferred.
  
• Proven ability to self-manage and complete project deliverables.
• Confident in making decisions, accurate, detailed-oriented and able to problem solve/analyze.
• Good interpersonal, listening, written and verbal communication with basic project management skills.

Educational & Work Qualifications: 

• 4 Year degree in business administration, economics, computer sciences, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• No visa sponsorship available.
• U.S Citizen.

CIYIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all Qualified Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to Race, Color, Religion, Sex, National Origin, Disability Status, Protected Veteran Status or any other Characteristic Protected by Law.