Data Architect

General Job Description: 

ACCO Engineered Systems, a leader in building automation and energy solutions, is seeking a skilled and passionate Data Architect to join our team at our headquarters in Pasadena, California. You will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and managing our cutting-edge data lakehouse environment within Microsoft Fabric. This is an exciting opportunity to build a robust and scalable data platform that will drive innovation and data-driven decision-making across our organization.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities: 

Architect and Design

• Design and implement a modern data lakehouse architecture within Microsoft Fabric, leveraging OneLake, Spark, and Delta Lake to effectively manage data related to building automation systems, energy consumption, and operational efficiency.
• Define data ingestion, processing, and storage strategies for diverse data sources, including sensor data, building management systems, and enterprise resource planning systems.
• Develop and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models that accurately represent the relationships between various data entities within ACCO's business context.
• Establish data governance policies and procedures, ensuring data quality, security, and compliance with industry regulations and ACCO's internal standards.
• Collaborate with security teams to implement appropriate access controls and data masking techniques to protect sensitive information.

Implementation and Management: 

• Oversee the implementation and maintenance of the data lakehouse environment, ensuring its stability, scalability, and performance.
• Build and optimize data pipelines for efficient data ingestion, transformation, and loading (ETL/ELT) processes, enabling timely and accurate data analysis.
• Implement data quality checks and validation rules to ensure data accuracy and consistency, contributing to reliable insights and informed decision-making.
• Monitor the performance and health of the data lakehouse, identifying and resolving any issues that may arise to maintain optimal operational efficiency.
• Stay abreast of the latest advancements in Microsoft Fabric and related technologies, continuously evaluating new features and functionalities to enhance the data lakehouse environment.

Collaboration and Communication: 

• Work closely with data engineers, data scientists, business analysts, and domain experts within ACCO to understand their data needs and provide effective solutions that support their analytical and operational requirements.
• Clearly communicate technical concepts and designs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring that everyone understands the value and implications of the data lakehouse architecture.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of data architecture documentation and standards, promoting knowledge sharing and best practices within the organization.

Position Requirements (Skills, Work Experience, Education, Certifications, Licenses, etc.):

• 5+ years of experience in data architecture or a related field, with a proven track record of designing and implementing successful data management solutions.
• Strong understanding of data warehousing and data lake concepts, with practical experience in building and managing large-scale data platforms.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services, particularly with Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Spark, Synapse), demonstrating proficiency in leveraging these technologies for data management and analysis.
• Proficiency in SQL and data modeling techniques, with the ability to design and implement efficient and scalable data structures.
• Experience with data governance and data quality management, ensuring data integrity and compliance with relevant regulations and standards.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively interact with diverse stakeholders across different departments and levels of technical expertise.

Desirable: 

• Experience with Delta Lake and Spark, demonstrating advanced knowledge of data processing and analytics frameworks.
• Knowledge of data security and privacy best practices, ensuring the protection of sensitive information and compliance with data protection regulations.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies, enabling efficient and iterative development of data solutions.
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI), facilitating the effective communication of data insights to business users.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate), demonstrating commitment to professional development and expertise in relevant technologies.
• Experience or knowledge of building automation systems, energy management, or related fields within the building industry, enabling a deeper understanding of ACCO's business context and data requirements.

ACCO Competencies:

• Proactivity/Initiative: Recognizes what needs to be done and accomplishes it in a manner appropriate for one’s level/position and with minimal supervision.
• Perseverance: Shows the wherewithal to fight for difficult goals despite challenges and to bounce back from adversity.
• Motivation/Dedication: Commits to excellence in pursuing unselfish goals. Initiates action with collective goals, takes responsibility, and shows personal humility.
• Technical Curiosity/Willingness to Learn: Interest in seeking out new experiences, knowledge, and candid feedback; demonstrating an openness to learning and change.
• Insight: The ability to gather and make sense of information that suggests new possibilities.
• Engagement: Shows a knack for using emotion and logic to communicate a persuasive vision and connect with people.
• People Skills: Is approachable and gains the mutual trust and respect of others. Understands people’s strengths & weaknesses and actively seeks to understand other perspectives.
• Communication: Fosters open, honest, candid and respectful communication. Effectively assesses, defines and communicates issues in a timely manner, both written and verbal.
• Teamwork: The ability to effectively work toward common goals with others by supporting, encouraging, and sharing information in an authentic and approachable manner.
• Big Picture: Understands and contributes to organizations’ short- and long-term business strategy. On a personal level has independently developed a vision for short- and long-term career success.
• Problem-Solver: Ability to identify, analyze, and solve a problem in support of personal, group, department, or organizational objectives.
• Execution: Effectively takes a vision and translates into action by including the right people. Identify and remove barriers, when possible, to achieve results. Demonstrates appropriate compromise, effective time management, prioritization practices and holds team members (including themselves) accountable for their performance/conduct.
• Professionalism: Respectfully observes and challenges the status quo with intent for improvement. Is able to take direction, accept feedback, and take full responsibility for his/her actions. Leads by example through positive influence and ethical leadership with consideration of the entire organization.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee may regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds

Hours: This is a non-exempt position from Monday through Friday. Work hours begin and end between 7:00 am and 5:00 pm with a one-hour break for lunch and two rest breaks. Eight hours per day is required and other occasional overtime may be necessary per business needs.

Travel: 0 -5% of the time to and from the primary office to regional branch offices.

Competitive Wages: 

$133,000 to $171,500 Annual Salary. Applicants please note that actual compensation is determined by several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, certifications, relevant education or training, and specific work location, among others. The offered wage or salary is only one aspect of an employee's total compensation.

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Why join ACCO? ACCO Engineered Systems is one of the largest mechanical contractors in the country. Since 1934, owners and builders have selected ACCO to design, install, and maintain more than 250,000 mechanical projects. ACCO is dedicated to the design, fabrication, installation, maintenance and service of commercial and industrial HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing, process piping, and building automation systems. Whether your project is a low or high-rise office building, a shopping mall, hospital, semi-conductor fabrication facility or pharmaceutical manufacturing plant…ACCO can design, build, install, and maintain a mechanical system to meet your needs.

Here at ACCO, we are a part of something bigger. Just ask our customers: California Academy of Sciences, L.A. Live, and San Francisco 49ers Stadium. While we have been around for 80+ years, we continue to grow at a dynamic pace. And we are looking for talented individuals to join our team.

What's great about working at ACCO is that we’re a big enough company to be the leader in HVAC mechanical contracting in California and the Southwest U.S., but as a 100% employee-owned ESOP, we’re a private company with a family-oriented feel. Several of our employees have worked at ACCO for twenty-five, thirty, and even over forty years! Together, the employees of ACCO are comprised of intelligent, dedicated, and entrepreneurial team members who put customers first and enjoy what they do.

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