Business Data Architect

Company: Hawaii Medical Service Association
Location: Honolulu
Posted on: September 13, 2020

Job Description:

The Business Data Architect is responsible for maintaining the enterprise data management framework- designing, developing and supporting conceptual business data models to drive common data semantics/cataloging, data governance decisions and integrated system solutions. The Business Data Architect will function as a key liaison between IS (Information Services) and business units, leveraging deep understanding of business needs and requirements in order to partner closely with Technical Data Architect in enhancing data within the Enterprise Data Backbone. Plays a key role across the Data Governance program, measuring compliance with standards/policies, driving/monitoring exception remediation and validating quality enhancements. This role is key in ensuring that changes to the data environment are in compliance with standards and governance policies.

Duties and Responsibilities

Business Data Architect will have a solid understanding of business needs and the Enterprise Data Backbone and the ability to interpret business requests against existing structures and capabilities of the Backbone, MDM (Master Data Management) repository and Analytics/Reporting tools. Responsible for partnering with IS to deliver data change requests impacting the enterprise data backbone. Work closely with business users to fully understand requests, analyze and document impact to existing objects/structures/reports. Document business requirements and work closely with Technical Data Architect to ensure requirements and scope of work is fully understood. Participate in testing as requested by IS resources.

Implements and drives accountability of data policies and standards, solicits requirements of business stakeholders for the Operations Team. Works to identify and implement performance metrics for the Data Governance program, serving as an escalation point for Data Stewards regarding queries and issues of data quality for data managed within the enterprise data backbone.

Responsible for testing coordination. Determines the level of testing necessary, defines test scenarios and test cases, coordinates timelines with IS test lead, engages users for UAT test sessions. Facilitates resolution of any testing bugs, facilitates and participates in final user sign off for production migration. Active participant in UAT between IS and end users, validating changes and ensuring technical design clearly aligns with functional request.

Business Data Architect will work directly with analytics end users to understand complex reporting requirements and make suggestions on where structural changes would simplify/standardize reporting requests. Objectively evaluate all data enhancement requests providing recommendations, feedback or training where alternative approaches may exist to adequately meet the needs. Serves as key contact for IS within the business.

Serves as project lead on large initiatives impacting enterprise data backbone. Lead meetings with internal stakeholders and external partners to clearly articulate and define impacts to the enterprise data backbone. Plans and facilitates deliverables needed to meet project/department goals related to the enhancement of the enterprise data backbone.

Perform other duties as assigned: Functions as a team player within the department and embodies collaboration.

Exempt or Non-Exempt Exempt

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor Degree and five (5) years of related work experience; or an equivalent combination of education and related work experience.

Experience with project delivery, SDLC, requirements definition and functional/conceptual designs.

Experience with data modeling, data architecture, data warehousing.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Strong understanding of databases, data models, data architecture

Basic understanding of data governance principles

Basic problem solving and data collection, analysis, and interpretation skills.

Strong understanding of end to end data processes and lifecycle across various business systems

Strong understanding of OLAP tools.

Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. Including but not limited to: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Email (Outlook), etc.

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