Director, Architecture

Employment Details

Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday

• Create system architecture design specifications to outline objectives and organizational impact on scheduled reports and maintenance.
• Perform system security analyses to ensure proper handling of customer information.
• Manage Power Query and SQL/DAX queries to fully understand underlying models and adhere to company standards.
• Develop and install operating systems to provide concise SLM resources and dataflow management.
• Develop functional standards to address operational requirements, quality requirements and design constraints.
• Research, test, and verify proper functioning of system patches and fixes.
• Verify stability of data systems and ensure the compatibility of system components.
• Develop and implement an efficient process for intake and tracking of emerging BI technology requests.
• Confer with IT leadership to ensure functionality and deployment of information technology to proper departments.
• Encourage BI users to improve skills and make them aware of SLM training and requirements.

Remote work permitted.

• At least a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Computer Technology, or a closely related field of study.
• Five (5) years of experience as a Database Analyst or closely related occupation.
• At least five (5) years of experience in:
• Data Tools Administration, Data Visualization tools, and BI reporting.
• SQL, DAX, Power Query, Snowflake, Oracle, Visual Studio, and ADO.
• Understanding business user needs and designing data models to make use of raw data that helps drive data insights.
• Connecting data tools with multiple data sources like Excel, CSV, Oracle, Snowflake, Adobe Analytics, or Salesforce to combine and analyze data.
• Deriving technical specifications from business requirements.
• Using current and historical data to build interactive dashboards and reports using Power BI.
• Improvising BI systems to transition and balance usage of data consumption.
• Analyzing existing data connections and identifying opportunities for improvements in terms of efficiency, effectiveness, and governance.

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• Generous PTO, Floating Holidays and 12 Federal Holidays observed.
• Support for financial well-being and retirement 401k with employer match.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance and more.
• Employer paid short‑term/long‑term disability and basic life insurance.
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements.
• Paid parental leave and adoption reimbursement programs.
• Free access to on‑site staffed fitness centers (in Delaware) and gym subsidy (for locations outside Delaware).
• Confidential counseling support (EAP), Health Advocacy services and Wellness program with financial incentives.
• Tuition Reimbursement and Family Scholarship Programs.
• Career development and training opportunities.

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