Job Description:
- We are looking for a Data Warehouse Architect for one of our clients in Annapolis, MD. Long-term contract opportunity with 3 days remote and 2 days onsite at Annapolis, MD. The selected candidate will provide Data Warehouse Architect/Engineer services to serve as the primary resource(s) responsible for designing and building a data warehouse solution and working with conventional data warehouse technologies to devise plans that support designing data warehouse solutions in alignment with the proposed initiatives.
Responsibilities:
The individual shall
- Participate in all aspects of DW and ETL process design, creation, and specification for components.
- Source Data Model to DW Logical Design ERD understanding the general structure of the data and star schema models currently in use by the department, and any related data sources identified as a result of initial planning and assessments.
- Create a logical warehouse data design.
- Collaborate with platform administration team, design an ETL process to move data from the source system to the data warehouse.
- Outlining the ETL process, setting the borders of data processing.
- Providing system architecture for each element and the whole data pipeline.
- Documenting the requirements of the system, manage its development and facilitate necessary knowledge transfer.
- Assisting in the actual development/implementation of ETL tools.
- Conducting testing of the tools and data pipelines.
- Developing effective DW model(s) representing the data entities of the logical design based on functional analytic, reporting and bulk data requirements.
- Collaborating with platform administration to assist their efforts in creating a DW Physical design including technical considerations for data quality and operational efficiency.
- Collaborating with business and technology stakeholders to ensure data warehouse architecture development and utilization.
- All work shall be completed within regulatory compliance standards to protect sensitive data.
- Weekly progress report on programs and project,
- Weekly report communicating project progress and status,
- Weekly time reporting on Dept provided forms, and
- Any additional reports as assigned by the supervising manager.
Required Skills, Experience & Capabilities:
- B.S. in Computer Science or related field.
- Ten (10) or more years’ experience in Software Development / Data Warehouse.
- Database and analytical skills.
- Ability to query source data.
- Knowledge and experience with ETL tools, Visual Studio, and transmitting and reconstructing Extensible Markup Language (XML) and Structured Query Language (SQL).
- Knowledge of scripting languages, such as Python, and the ability to automate repetitive tasks in Azure.
- Strong analytical, consultative, and communication skills; as well as the ability to make good judgment and work with both technical and business personnel.
- Ability to work productively and maintain effective working relationships with peers, end users, vendor development staff, and all levels of management personnel.
- Ability to critically think and problem solve,
- Ability to provide excellent communication and mentoring needs,
- Ability to quickly evaluate, learn and prototype new technologies.
- Ability to write optimized SQL queries and manage databases, as Azure data analysts frequently interact with Azure SQL database and other SQL-based services.
- Experience with:
- BI best practices, relational structures, dimensional data modeling, structured query language (SQL) skills, data warehouse and reporting techniques.
- Dimensional modeling, STAR schema design, Snow fake schema design, slowly changing dimensions, confirmed dimensions.
- Designing and building BI solutions by monitoring and tuning queries and data loads, addressing user questions concerning data integrity, data mapping, monitoring performance and communicating functional and technical issues.
- Designing and implementing database models, schemes, and databases to support efficient data storage, retrieval, and analysis.
- Monitoring and optimizing data systems, data lifecycle, and infrastructure to ensure performance, scalability, and integrity.
- Designing and implementing ETL procedures for intake of data from multiple source systems; as well as ensure data quality and cleansing is verified.
- Normalization process
- Performing the design and extension of data marts, meta data, and data models.
- Ensuring all data warehouse architecture codes are maintained in a version control system.
- Advanced experience with technologies such as SQL Server 2016 or above, as well as with Azure data factory, SSIS and stored procedures
- Advanced experience developing codes, testing for quality assurance, administering RDBMS.
- High proficiency in dimensional modeling techniques and their applications
- Azure’s architecture in order to structure optimized data workflows.
- Experience with the following tools:
- Power BI
- Tableau
- Azure Synapse
- Azure Data Factory
- Azure Blob Storage
- Azure Databricks
- Microsoft Fabric
- One Lake
Please submit your resume in word format.
Job Type: Contract
Pay: Up to $70.00 per hour
Schedule:
Experience:
- Software Development / Data Warehouse: 10 years (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Annapolis, MD 21402