Data Architect- Healthcare Industry...direct Hire!!
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Data Architect

To help us continue driving their business forward, our client is in search of experienced, top-tier: Data Architect to join their team.  The position is in Owings Mills, MD.  This is a DIRECT HIRE position. 

If you feel you are the perfect fit for this opportunity and have all the required skills, see below and apply.

Job Description

·        Review, interpretation, and translation of requirements and use cases. Translating less complex business strategy/drivers into IT requirements with a proven ability to solve problems or situations.

·        Documenting source and target systems.

·        Establishing/enforcing the Enterprise information architecture and the data components of a Systems Development Lifecycle e.g.  Documenting external interfaces, Data flow diagrams, Entity relationship diagrams, Business process and enterprise modeling/mapping artifacts to a data architecture framework; stratifying data for Data Management purposes.

·        Identification of data conversion and translation strategies  i.e. define, maintain and enforce the use of standardized enterprise data element names, abbreviations, definitions, characteristics, and domains. (This includes elements/definitions used in our clients’ software applications and all derived, summarized and calculated elements found in data reporting tools/repositories.)   

·        Mapping artifacts to a data architecture framework and managing data/message requirements in an Enterprise Application Integration environment for Middleware layer.

·        Identification of data and solution patterns as well as taxonomies

·        Project estimations

·        Creation of lists depicting external documents/references

·        Creation of source to target mapping at the element level including specifications for data integrity, referential integrity, CRUD diagrams, etc.

·        Design of WSDL if a web service interface is part of the solution.

·        Completion of logical data designs/models

·        Creation of physical data models and maintaining conformance to established our clients’ naming standards -

·        Facilitate the resolution and maintenance of enterprise common valid values and assists clients with the synchronization and integration of data across the enterprise.

·        Assists with business naming standards, developing and maintaining consistent data definitions, determining data aliases, documenting standard calculations and derivations, and documenting the business rules of the enterprise e.g. serve in a role for the enforcement and maintenance of governance policies, processes, performance measurements, and roles relative to healthcare industry best practice, and providing both technical and administrative services to execute architecture policy, procedures, roles and responsibilities, concept of operations and standards.

·        Publishes architectural documents - Development/enforcement of procedures to convert enterprise assets to information assets from a Knowledge Management standpoint.

·        Assists more senior level people in their effort to provide data architectural design, problem solving and technology leadership on an enterprise level. 

Requirements

·        College Degree with a minimum of 2 years of data administration/data modeling experience, or equivalent total experience.

·        Candidates must possess strong relational database experience in the logical and design areas. 

·        Proven ability to distinguish data and architectural requirements at project level; must be able to perform requirements definition, analysis, data pattern analysis and design in support of enterprise data integration efforts.

·        Position requires very strong written and oral communications skills, including some presentation skills. Works well under general supervision, with regular review of work needed. Candidate must be able to work with a broad range of users, business management, and IT management and project leaders. Candidate must possess professional and negotiating skills as well as the ability to function successfully in a team and results oriented environment.

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·        Use of joint application development techniques (JAD) to assist clients with the translation of business rules into data models by: Conduct data definition sessions with users; Assist with the implementation and maintenance of the data repository;  Participate in the development, implementation and use of an enterprise data warehouse; Provide guidance, education and assistance to the IT and user communities in support of their data access and usage activities.

·        Knowledge of multiple RDBMS (DB2, Oracle, Sybase) and the architectural implications associated with each platform.

·        Knowledge of conceptual (ER Diagrams), logical and physical database design, data acquisition analysis and design while demonstrating a proficiency in Relational and Dimensional Data Modeling.

·        Knowledge of creating and working with plans that lead to consolidation of legacy systems.

·        Experience with development of policies related to the data architecture domain of a Software Development Lifecycle

·        Some consultative and project management experience is preferred.

·        Knowledge and experience with CASE tools, ErWin, data warehouse tools, and the integration of OLAP and OLTP environments is a plus.

·        Knowledge of healthcare industry Data Architecture best practices with knowledge of our clients’ business of information systems operations a plus.

·        Solid experience in environments with Object Oriented methodology, OLTP/OLAP technologies and development tools such as Rational Rose, Model Maker, VISIO and ERwin to develop process and models as well as experience in technologies such as SOAP, JDBC and XML.

·        Experience in metadata management policies and procedures. 

***How to apply***

~Please send a WORD version of your resume to elizabethhewlett@spherion.com

~Include the title and location of the position in the subject line.

~ Include your salary requirements