The Profile Group, Inc. - A Technical Placement Firm

Data Architect (Financial)

Overall Summary:

As a senior member of the Enterprise Information Management technical team, the Data Architect will be responsible for business and systems analysis, design, construction, testing and implementation of data and information management solutions.

Major Responsibilities:

• Provide technical expertise and development responsibility in the areas of knowledge management and business intelligence initiatives, to support the primary business of the company, distribution of financial products
• Participate in meetings with business users to define business rules specific to our information architecture
• Provide technical guidance in maintaining the accuracy and integrity of data
• Responsible for system analysis, design, coding, testing, and documentation
• Performs feasibility studies to analyze cost/benefit trade-off of systems solutions, specifically where solutions should be purchased off-the-shelf or developed based upon time to market, considering functionality that could provide competitive edge
• Contributes to the work of team through evaluation of other systems and programming.
• Support of nightly batch production cycles, which requires periodic on call responsibility

Experience/Skills Required:

• Computer Science degree or equivalent work experience
• 8+ years IT experience, preferably in financial services, in continuous increase in level of responsibility
• Desire to work in fast-paced delivery-focused environment
• Strong business, problem solving, and analytical skills
• Ability frame solutions quickly
• Team player
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong project management skills
• Independent, self-starter requiring little supervision to complete tasks
• Proactive in foreseeing potential technical problems and mitigating risk

Technical/Analytical Skills Required:

• Experience in database design, data modeling and data warehousing, including supporting tools ERWIN or competing data modeling and design tools
• Familiarity with most of the following technologies: CRM, J2EE, .Net, Web Services, Knowledge Management Tools, ETL Tools
• Advanced SQL
• Complete understanding of all phases of the development lifecycle and development methodologies
• Ability to assume responsibility of any methodology phase