Upwork is hiring a Data Architect - Contract to Hire

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Define and design future state data architecture for financial budgeting, reporting, forecasting and analysis products.

• Partner with Technology, Data Stewards and various Products teams in an Agile work stream while meeting program goals and deadlines.

• Create financial business cases / user personas to support various business initiatives.

• Engage with line of business, operations, and project partners to gather process improvements.

• Lead to design / build new models to efficiently deliver the financial results to senior management.

• Evaluate Data related tools and technologies and recommend appropriate implementation patterns and standard methodologies to ensure our Data ecosystem is always modern

• Collaborate with Enterprise Data Architects in establishing and adhering to enterprise standards while also performing POCs to ensure those standards are implemented

• Provide technical expertise and mentorship to Data Engineers and Data Analysts in the Data Architecture

• Develop and maintain processes, standards, policies, guidelines, and governance to ensure that a consistent framework and set of standards is applied across the company

• Create and maintain conceptual / logical data models to identify key business entities and visual relationships.

• Work with business and IT teams to understand data requirements.

• Maintain a data dictionary consisting of table and column definitions.

• Review data models with both technical and business audiences.

YOU’RE GOOD AT

• Design, document & train the team on the overall processes and process flows for the Data architecture

• Resolve technical challenges in critical situations that require immediate resolution.

• Develop relationships with external stakeholders to maintain awareness of data and security issues and trends

• Review work from other tech team members and provide feedback for growth

• Implement Data security policies that align with governance objectives and regulatory requirements

YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

Essential Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. • Bachelor's degree in information science, data management, computer science or related field preferred. •

Essential Experience & Job Requirements

• 12+ years of IT experience with major focus on data warehouse/database related projects

• Expertise in cloud databases like Snowflake/RedShift, data catalogue, MDM etc

• Expertise in writing SQL and database procedures

• Proficient in Data Modelling… Conceptual, logical, and Physical modelling

• Proficient in documenting all the architecture related work performed.

• Hand on experience in data storage, ETL/ELT and data analytics tools and technologies e.g., Talend, DBT, Attunity, Golden Gate, FiveTran, APIs, Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx etc

• Experienced in Data Warehousing design/development and BI/ Analytical systems

• Experience working projects using Agile methodologies

• Strong hands-on experience with data and analytics data architecture, solution design, and engineering experience

• Experience with Cloud Big Data technologies such as AWS, Azure, GCP and Snowflake

• Experience working with agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and Meta Scrum with cross-functional teams (Product Owners, Scrum Master, Architects, and data SMEs)

• Review existing databases, data architecture, data models across multiple systems and propose architecture enhancements for cross compatibility and target systems

• Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills to present architecture, features, and solution recommendations