Alabama Power Company · 6 hours ago
Data Architect Sr
Atlanta, GA, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expAlabama Power Company is part of Southern Company, a leading energy provider serving millions of customers. They are seeking a Senior Data Architect to provide strategic and technical leadership in data management, focusing on data analysis, design, database management, and data quality.
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Responsibilities
Define standards (naming, describing, governing, managing, modeling, cleansing, enriching, transforming, moving, storing, searching) that maximizes the value of data as an enterprise asset
Champion data quality and quality improvement initiatives
Assess impacts of change requests to the enterprise data architecture and infrastructure
Work with the Technology Organization business representation to serve as a liaison between data consumers and data solution development, integration, and governance teams
Work to ensure business data modeling is part of requirements analysis and system design
Provide leadership and guidance in the definition and development of data documentation and standards
Regularly review overall data management infrastructure for data integrity, performance quality, recoverability, maintenance, and space requirement considerations
Provide technical leadership in the selection of technology and systems to meet business data needs
Provide input into Southern Company’s data management strategy encompassing all forms of enterprise data including structured and unstructured data as well as 'big data' elements
Engage in concept discussions, proposed technology solutions to meet business objectives
Stay abreast of the latest developments in information and data management throughout the industry
Capture, document, analyze, and correlate business information from multiple data sources
Create white papers and thorough documentation of data related processes
Collaborate with end users to identify needs, gaps and opportunities for improved data management and analytical solution delivery
Collaborate with peers; mentoring team members to enhance skills and abilities; providing leadership as required
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Mathematics, Engineering, Information Management Systems or related degree is preferred
Proven knowledge of Enterprise Data and Information Architectures is required
8 plus years of experience working in a fast-paced, competitive organization driven by data and enabled by technology is required
Strong technical competency skills in widely used database platforms. These may include but are not limited to SQL, T-SQL, PL-SQL, Spark, Hive, Impala
Strong technical competency on platforms such as Linux, SQL Server and Oracle
Strong understanding of Enterprise Data Catalogs along with experience implementing a data catalog such as Informatica
Experience with Cloud Data Architecture preferably Azure
Experience developing enterprise data and information architectures and models, data and information standards and related policies and frameworks
Experience in all aspects of data and information management, business intelligence and decision support
Experience in logical and physical database design, hands-on modeling techniques, and development methodology; physical schema design including dimensional modeling for Business Intelligence Solutions
Knowledge of Business Intelligence practices and toolsets. Microsoft toolset knowledge a plus
Experience working with the business to facilitate data management and data governance adoption processes
Ability to transform technical jargon into meaningful business insight at varying levels of the organization
Comprehensive consulting skills with proven ability to work with and influence others
Excellent customer service skills and focus on delivery with a positive attitude
Ability to handle multiple assignments and conflicting priorities
Ability to build productive relationships with a focus on collaboration and teamwork
Results-oriented, Innovative and Self-Motivated
Committed to continuous learning and improvement
Committed to the development of others
Acts with speed and decisiveness
Leader and strategic thinker that can embrace, influence, and lead change
Excellent communication skills (ability to listen and interpret)
Ability to simplify complex subject matter for non-technical audiences
Ability to establish and nurture relationships at all organizational levels
Excellent presentation skills and ability to connect with a variety of audiences
Committed to ethical conduct
Lives and works safely
Preferred
Experience using MS Fabric and Databricks is preferred
Benefits
Competitive base salary
Annual incentive awards for eligible employees
Health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being
Additional compensation, such as an incentive program
Company
Alabama Power Company
Alabama Power provides the valuable combination of It is a sub-organization of Southern Company.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jeff Peoples
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Moses Feagin
Executive Vice President, CFO and Treasurer
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