Data Architect

Summary

We’re looking for a high-performing and self-motivated Data architect with strong Healthcare software solution expertize to join our product development team and drive critical initiatives at Gainwell technologies. This role requires close collaboration with engineering, infrastructure and product teams, and involves ongoing interaction with a variety of end-users and internal stakeholders. 

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Essential Job Functions

• Reviews and oversees database environment activity and volume. Highlights issues for concern such as, lack of appropriate resources and ensures that appropriate corrections are implemented.
• Provides thought leadership for database management systems (DBMS) teams in responding to database outages and recoveries in critical client-impacting situations. Maintains call-out lists and schedules.
• Provides technical expertise and coordinates activities of multiple database management systems (DBMS) resources on a large account or multiple smaller accounts.
• Provides technical database consultation on application development, global infrastructure, and other database administration efforts related to specific DBMS. Functions as a decision-making authority on database design decisions to ensure that application solutions exhibit appropriate levels of performance, security, scalability, maintainability, and reliability upon deployment.
• Provides work guidance and mentoring to less experienced personnel. Provides database related technical expertise to application development and global infrastructure efforts. Organizes and motivates teams. Ensures communication and understanding of deadlines, assignments, and objectives. Prepares periodic reports regarding unit activities and goal attainment progress.
• Provides input to development of vision, specifies key performance requirements and defines technical critical success factors. Provides estimates for required database activities to project and account teams.
• Assumes a lead role in influencing client expectations and ensuring client satisfaction in area of responsibility and related issues.
• Reviews and performs complex analyses of DBMS products and features regarding their impact on database performance. Researches hardware and software products, recommends solutions and implements approved products.
• May participate in proposal efforts and create strategies to win business in new markets or current accounts.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer sciences or related field preferred
• Nine or more years of experience in data/database architecture
• Experience working with Catalyst and/or equivalent client or vendor-mandated methodology
• Experience working with differences between database structures (e.g., transaction based vs. data warehouse)
• Experience working with software packages or classes of packages within technical expertise

Other Qualifications

• Strong project planning and estimating skills related to area of expertise
• Strong communication skills
• Good leadership skills to guide and mentor the work of less experienced personnel
• Ability to be a high-impact player on multiple simultaneous engagements
• Ability to think strategically, balancing long and short-term priorities
• Willingness to travel

Work Environment

• Client or office environment / may work remotely
• Frequent evening and weekend work

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