Enterprise Data Architect

Robert Half is searching for an Enterprise Data Architect who can support a public sector based in Portland, OR. This enterprise architect will be responsible for designing and implementing data governance. This position is a contract-to-hire opportunity (6 months) and is 100% Remote (WA and OR candidates preferred).

Job Duties:

• Collaborate with SMEs and PMs to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs; serve as liaison between business units, technology teams, and support teams; support colleagues in learning and sharing information and experiences regarding business software planning and development issues, problems, and concerns.
• Perform a broad range of software or applications development duties, including technical coding design, interface design, create work breakdown structures (WBS), setting and system configuration and troubleshooting, for use with a variety of operating systems, platforms, and devices.
• Provide technical support and software development for a variety of integrated enterprise applications such as PeopleSoft or similar ERP software, Team Collaboration Software tools, data warehousing, and similar programs.
• Design, code, test, and analyze software programs and applications, including research, design, document, upgrade, and modify software specifications throughout production lifecycles; work with users to prototype, test, and validate the functionality of developed applications.
• Participate in and support existing systems, applications, and databases by responding to user requests for service, enhancement, modification, customization or information and training; troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair bugs and malfunctions on production and/or in-house developed systems.
• Assist in, develop, and track project work plans; provide written and oral communications on projects’ timelines, status, deadlines, and completion; create and follow change control procedures and systems, review completed work and work in progress for functionality and advise administration on status of projects and any problems impeding completion.
• Perform feasibility analysis, GAP analysis, scope projects, diagram business objectives, and build requirement diagrams.
• Prioritize, translate, and understand current business initiatives, identifying the opportunities where technology or automation can add business value for stakeholders.
• Test solutions for functionality, performance, reliability, stability, and compatibility with legacy and/or external systems; review functional and design specifications to ensure full understanding of individual deliverables. Document and maintain functional test cases and other test artifacts like the test data, data validation, harness scripts and automated scripts.

• 6+ years of experience as an Enterprise Data Architect specializing in data governance.
• Extensive knowledge of data governance principles and frameworks.
• Skilled in sourcing, extracting, and cleaning data using SQL, with reporting expertise in Power BI.
• Familiar with enterprise-wide data and ERP data structures.