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Technogen International Company

Data Architect

Technogen International Company, Kansas City, MO


Accountability

Typical Duties or Tasks

Design data models and data architecture, data governance
  • Strong skills in SQL and data modeling
  • Must be a creative thinker and self-starter, able to identify solutions and quickly prototype proof of concept. Expected to quickly understand and embrace new technologies
  • Build deep expertise in the data and its meaning as it applies to business processes
  • Strong inclination towards managing data with outlook on how to improve data quality, metadata management and data velocity
  • Design and architect data solutions with Business intelligence and reporting in mind
  • Architect DW/data-marts with industry best practices
  • Analyze source data both from a technical and business perspective

Architect Information Systems and data delivery processes
  • Build strong knowledge of business data flow and data distribution
  • Develop logical data flow maps required for business analytics
  • Evaluate and recommend best practices for data collection, quality and distribution
  • Design and develop end to end information delivery process
  • Understand business data needs and convert to technical specifications
  • In-depth understanding of all critical business applications and its underlying data model/distribution
  • Ability to recommend Business Value Drivers and KPIs needed by various business units for strategic, operational and predictive use cases
  • Design and architect system integration process needed for business analytics
  • Define optimum joins between tables based on the functional requirement

Design and architect information solution
  • Strong knowledge of SQL and SQL queries:
    • Hands on experience with complex SQL and high-volume Relational databases and SQL Query performance
    • Experience in replication, data warehouse and scalability - load balancing
    • Experience to setup database alerts, maintenance plans and scripts
    • Working knowledge on AZURE Databases including SQL AZURE, AZURE Data Warehouse, AZURE Data lake
  • Ability to design data models based on functional data/business requirements
    • Convert business requirement to end-to-end data flow, data model as part of the high level design
    • Apply sufficient business process knowledge to source system data to bring them into the logical datawarehosuse
    • Built optimal data model with ease of access and heaving performance in mind
  • Strong knowledge on various data modelling strategies
    • Working closely with Business stakeholders to gather pain points build and/or extend the data model.
    • Supervise Data and Information test cases, resolve defects within BI tools


  • Strong knowledge of Informatica PowerCenter ETL tool
    • Perform unit testing of ETLs and related components and document test results.
    • Experience with reading and loading high-volume Type 2 dimensions (Slowly Changing Dimensions) in Multi-Dimensional Datamarts (Star Schema)
  • Create Unit Test Documentation (Test Cases, Test Scripts and Test Results)
  • Experience working as a hands-on MS SQL Server 2005/2008/2012/2014 Database Administrator. DB and Oracle
  • Determine and recommend enhancements to the BIDW for performance improvement

Experience with advising and working with BI and advanced analytics technologies
  • Experience with the best of breed traditional enterprise Business Intelligence tools such as
    • BusinessObjects
    • Cognos
    • Microsoft Reporting Services
  • Experience with best of breed high performance analytics tools such as:
    • SAS
    • KNIME
    • Cloudera Analytics
    • Rapidminer
  • Experience with statistical programming languages:
    • R
    • Python
    • Pig
  • Experience with ETL tools such as:
    • Flume
    • Informatica PowerCenter
    • MS Integration Services (SSIS)
  • Experience with best in breed analytics platforms such as:
    • MS Analytics Platform (APS)
    • Hadoop (Hive and HBase)
    • Windows AZURE platform
    • SAP HANA
  • Experience with Data Visualization tools such as:
    • Tableau
    • Qlikview
    • SAP Lumira
    • TIBCO Spotfire


Effective Business process translation and knowledge.
  • Managing the demand for new solutions against employee capacity.
  • Knowledge on Railroad operational, maintenance, finance, sales and marketing.
  • Basic IT Database and BI assets (data) and software (licenses, etc.) knowledge ensuring currency and compliance.
  • Working closely with business leaders to assist in BI Technology roadmap, Proof of Concepts, Proot of Technolody


Required Skills :
Basic Qualification :
Additional Skills :
Background Check :Yes
Drug Screen :Yes
Notes :
Selling points for candidate :
Project Verification Info :
Candidate must be your W2 Employee :No
Exclusive to Apex :No
Face to face interview required :No
Candidate must be local :No
Candidate must be authorized to work without sponsorship ::No
Interview times set : :No
Type of project :Architecture/Design
Master Job Title :ETL Developer
Branch Code :Kansas City