Data Architect

What this Job Entails:

The Data Scientist II designs, develops and programs methods, processes, and systems to consolidate and analyze unstructured, diverse “big data” sources to generate actionable insights and solutions. The hire will be responsible for statistical modeling, and analysis of structured and unstructured datasets to develop metrics, reports, and visualizations of trends and patterns. 

Scope: 

• Uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways

• Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors

Your Roles and Responsibilities:

• Leads in the development and coding of software programs, algorithms and automated processes to cleanse, integrate and evaluate large datasets from multiple disparate sources

• Identifies meaningful insights from large data and metadata sources

• interprets and communicates insights and findings from analysis and experiments to product, service, and business managers

• Propose solutions and strategies to business challenges and presents to the executive board

• Create data visualizations 

• Leads and mentors others on the team

• Build predictive models and machine-learning algorithms

• Troubleshoot and test database technical issues with development team

• Independently analyze data sets to identify opportunities for increased accuracy and efficiency

• Perform quality assurance on data to determine potential data gaps

• Assemble large, complex data sets that meet functional / non-functional business 

• Work with data and analytics experts to strive for greater functionality in our data systems.

• Other duties as required. This list is not meant to be a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities assigned to this position

Required Qualifications/Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S/B.A) from four-college or university and 8+ years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience 

• Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions

• Networks with key contacts outside own area of expertise

• Excellent analytical skills, tenacious problem solver with strong verbal communication skills

• Experience working with Big Data to provide EDA to senior team leads

• SQL skills; including creating and modifying macros, as well as creating dashboards using SQL coding

• Excellent written communication skills 

• High level of attention to detail

• Ability to independently analyze large amounts of data; including the ability to identify, analyze, and interpret trends, gaps, patterns in complex data sets

• Proficient in SAS, Python, R, TensorFlow, Hadoop, and/or Spark

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field

Physical Demand & Work Environment:

• Must have the ability to perform office-related tasks which may include prolonged sitting or standing

• Must have the ability to move from place to place within an office environment

• Must be able to use a computer

• Must have the ability to communicate effectively 

• Some positions may require occasional repetitive motion or movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers