Data Architect

N-iX is on the lookout for a Data Architect!

Welcome bonus: $4000

Join the team shaping the future of school transportation technology for our client, a leading provider in North America. Every day, the company completes 5 million student journeys, moving more passengers than all U.S. airlines combined, and delivers reliable, quality services for 1,100 school districts. N-iX has built a successful cooperation with the client, delivering a range of complex initiatives. As a result, N-iX has been selected as a strategic long-term partner to drive digital transformation on an enterprise level, fully remodeling the technology landscape for 55,000 employees and millions of people across North America. 

N-iX is a global software development service company that helps businesses worldwide develop successful software products. Founded in 2002, today, we’re a team of 2,200+ tech-savvy professionals working on innovative projects for global industry leaders and Fortune 500 companies. N-iX offers expert solutions in cloud computing, data analytics, machine learning, business intelligence, embedded software, and IoT, covering a wide variety of sectors, including finance, manufacturing, supply chain, telecom, energy, etc. With talents in 41 countries, N-iX keeps growing its global presence - you can work with us wherever you are. N-iX specialists are free to choose their working format - office-based, flexible or fully remote.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a primary technical expert of the data platform and reporting teams creating data solutions.
• Design end-to-end data architectures from scratch that support application and data platforms. Skills must include data ingestion, storage, processing, integration, and visualization, to meet clients' specific business needs.
• Develop data models, data flows, and data integration strategies to ensure seamless and efficient data management across various systems and platforms.
• Provide guidance and technical expertise to development teams in implementing data solutions, ensuring compliance with best practices and industry standards.
• Perform data profiling, data quality assessments, and data governance activities to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and security.
• Mentor and guide data engineers to help fill gaps in process between the data architecture and the detail engineering process
• Document and organize architecture standards using standard methods such as confluence, Erwin, lucid chart or other equivalent methods
• Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to enable advanced analytics and data-driven insights through the implementation of appropriate data structures and algorithms.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging trends, technologies, and industry best practices in data architecture, analytics, and cloud computing, and provide thought leadership to the team.
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients, providing strategic recommendations and guidance on data-related initiatives.

Requirements: 

• Proven experience (5+ years) working as a Data Solutions Architect or a similar role in a consulting environment.
• At least 10 years experience in IT with a focus on Data Engineering.
• Experience with designing data platforms on AWS. Including designing and implementing Snowflake, S3, DBT, Airflow, Glue, Lake Formation, Lambda, Kafka.
• Experience of building MDM and Data Governance solutions is a big plus.
• Extensive knowledge of relational and non-relational databases, data warehouses, ETL/ELT processes, and data management tools.
• Experience with various kinds of models including but not limited to C4, 4+1