Data Architect - Telecomm, Media & Tech Sector - Senior - Consulting - Location OPEN
New York, NY, US, 10001-8604
EY
Mit unseren vier integrierten Geschäftsbereichen — Wirtschaftsprüfung und prüfungsnahe Dienstleistungen, Steuerberatung, Unternehmensberatung und Strategy and Transactions — sowie unserem Branchenwissen unterstützen wir unsere Mandanten dabei,...EY delivers unparalleled tech consulting services in data strategy, business intelligence, digital, machine learning and Artificial Intelligence. We support and enable big ideas, always with the ambitions to keep doing more.
The opportunity
EY is seeking a Senior Data Architect with a strong understanding of data and technology within the TMT sector, complemented by a solid track record of delivery. This individual will lead the design, development, and management of our clients’ data architectures, ensuring scalable, effective, and secure data solutions that align with business objectives and support data imperatives. You will have the opportunity to develop your skill set to keep up with the ever-growing demands of the modern data platform. This is a high growth area and a high visibility role with plenty of opportunities to enhance your skillset and build your career.
Join our team as a Senior Data Architect and play a pivotal role in shaping the information management landscape. Leverage your expertise to contribute to various processes and projects, driving efficiency and profitability through innovative data architecture solutions. Embrace the challenge of meeting targets that impact our team's performance and enjoy the opportunity to coordinate and uplift junior colleagues.
Your key responsibilities
As a Senior Data Architect, you will define and execute deliverables, manage project statuses, and engage with clients daily. You'll support sales opportunities and assist with RFP responses, maintaining engagement economics and resource planning. Expect regular travel as needed by our clients.
- Define and execute key deliverables
- Manage project statuses and track deliverable completion
- Engage with clients daily and support sales opportunities
- Create, design and manage data structures to effectively store and retrieve information.
- Design and implement data ecosystems to meet specific organizational requirements.
- Define standards and principles for how data is organized and accessed within an organization.
- Ensure smooth data flow between different systems by designing and implementing data pipelines.
- Establish policies and procedures to manage data quality, access control, and compliance.
- Implement measures to protect sensitive data from unauthorized access or breaches.
- Identify and understand business needs to design appropriate data solutions.
- Monitor and improve data processing efficiency within the architecture.
Skills and attributes for success
To succeed in this role, you'll need a blend of technical abilities, business acumen, and professional skills. We're looking for candidates who can manage relationships, solve complex problems, and communicate effectively.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Data Scientists, Business Analysts, and IT teams) to define data requirements, design solutions, and implement data architectures that align with our clients’ objectives.
- Organize and lead workshops and design sessions with stakeholders, including clients, team members, and cross-functional partners, to capture requirements, understand use cases, personas, key business processes, brainstorm solutions, and align on data architecture strategies and projects.
- Hands on logical and physical data modelling – design, develop, and maintain data models and data pipelines.
- Conduct data modelling and design reviews, striving for improved usability and efficiency.
- Design blueprints for data extraction and basic transformations.
- Write SQL scripts and stored procedures, optimize and tune SQL queries for performance and efficiency.
- Design, implement and maintain data security and access controls.
- Troubleshoot and resolve data-related issues.
- Participate in presentations and proposals for highly complex projects.
- Apply broad policies and personal knowledge to guide decisions
- Resolve complex issues with in-depth evaluation of variable factors
- Demonstrate digital proficiency and outcome orientation
- Exhibit emotional agility and hybrid collaboration skills
- Embrace learning agility and adapt to new challenges
To qualify for the role, you must have
- A Bachelor’s degree in STEM
- 3+ years of experience in Data Architect role designing and building complex data solutions in support of business analytics, data science, software development and data engineering.
- 2+ years of experience with native cloud products and services such as AWS, Azure or GCP.
- Understanding of data design patterns such as Data Fabric, Data Mesh and Data Vault.
- Ability to facilitate design discussions and communicate architectural decisions.
- Experience in creating reliable solution plans in cooperation with business and multi-disciplinary teams, including costs estimation and delivery approaches.
- Demonstrated strategic thinking through a proven ability to research client inquiries and emerging issues related to regulations, industry practice and new application technologies.
- Flexible and proactive/self-motivated working style with strong personal ownership of problem resolution.
- Experience in using Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, etc.).
- Ability to multi-task under pressure and work independently with minimal supervision.
- Must be a team player and enjoy working in a cooperative and collaborative team environment.
- Adaptable to new technologies and standards.
- Excellent SQL development skills and good understanding of scripting.
- Excellent understanding of data modelling techniques.
- Relationship management and client trust-building skills
- Effective communication and complex problem-solving abilities
- Critical thinking and digital proficiency
- Outcome orientation and emotional agility
- Hybrid collaboration and learning agility
Ideally, you’ll also have
- Experience in at least one of Telecom, Media, and Technology industries.
- Experience with cloud data platforms like Snowflake and Databricks.
- A passion for innovation and the strategic application of emerging technologies to solve real-world challenges.
What we look for
We seek top performers with a passion for technology and data architecture. Ideal candidates are those who demonstrate a strong sense of ownership, a commitment to delivering quality work, and the ability to work collaboratively within a diverse team. We value professionals who are eager to learn and grow, and who can bring fresh perspectives to our projects.
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What we offer We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $105,100 to $192,700. The salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $126,100 to $218,900. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options. Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year. Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.- Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
- Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
- Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
- Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
Tags: Agile Architecture AWS Azure Business Analytics Business Intelligence Consulting Databricks Data pipelines Data quality Data strategy Economics Engineering GCP Kanban Machine Learning Pipelines Research Scrum Security Snowflake SQL STEM
Perks/benefits: Career development Flex hours Flex vacation Health care
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