Sr Data Architect

Utz Quality Foods is seeking a Sr Data Architect to join our IT team. The Senior Data Architect leads the formulation of strategy and implementation of Utz Quality Foods enterprise data architecture. The role is responsible for visualizing and designing UQF's enterprise data management framework. This framework includes the processes used to plan, specify, enable, create, acquire, maintain, use, archive, retrieve, control, and purge enterprise data. The role also provides a standard business vocabulary, expresses strategic requirements, outlines high-level integrated designs to meet those requirements, and aligns with enterprise strategy and related business architecture.

Ideal candidates will have 7+ years of experience, with strong technical skills in developing BI solutions, as well as SQL, Azure Data Lake, and ETL tools.

Senior Data Architect:

• Design and implement enterprise data architecture that includes data components needed to build and deliver business solutions to include: Data Pipelines, Real-time analytics, Cloud Computing, Streaming Data, AI & ML, APIs, and Cloud storage (i.e. Data Lake and Cloud SQL.)
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications, including data flows, integrations, transformations, databases, data warehouses, and Data Lakes.
• Develop architectural design patterns for data processing that implement Utz business processes within the software eco-system.
• Develop diagrams representing key data entities and their relationships.
• Define the data architecture framework, standards, and principles, including modeling, metadata, security, and master data.
• Design, maintain, document, and govern enterprise data flows within the organization. Data flows include data creation, transformations, and hot, warn, and cold storage.
• Collaborating and coordinating with multiple departments, stakeholders, partners, and external vendors
• Ensure BI data, architecture, UI/UX designs meet the overall needs of the enterprise.
• Guide the development, testing and implementation of Data Warehouse/Data Lake assets to support BI reports, dashboards, and BI solutions.
• Ensure projects are executed within agile Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC.)
• Guide the implementation of data solutions for self-service analytics.
• Assist in the development of data structures, views, and database components in support of BI solution development.
• Work with IT management in the development of 3-5 year Enterprise Data roadmap.
• Participates in the formulation of development procedures, standards, deployment/retirement and archiving as related to the data architecture, tools and applications.
• Ability to listen to user requirements and convey messages in a clear, concise, and empathetic manner using the appropriate communication medium;
• Create professional presentations to small work groups on both technical and functional requirements
• Interacts professionally with a diverse group, including executives, managers, and subject matter experts

Requirements:

• Needs 7+ year(s) of related experience and one of the 3 listed below:
  
  
  
  • Bachelor's degree from a four-year College or University
  • Advanced Certification and 2 years of experience
  • Equivalent combination of education and experience
  
  
  
  
• SQL Server
• Azure Analysis Services
• Azure Data Lake
• ETL Tools like SSIS, Informatica.
• Familiarity with developing BI solutions using an industry leading BI platforms (Microsoft PowerBI preferred).
• Data modeling and design including SQL development and database administration.
• Data visualization and data migration.
• Structured/relational database design
• Structured Query Language
• ETL Development
• Established data management and reporting technologies, and have some knowledge of columnar and NoSQL databases, predictive analytics, data visualization, and unstructured data.
• Strong interpersonal, problem solving and conflict management skills.
• Analytical skills with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Continuously Pursuing Excellence!

Here at Utz, we have a passion for exciting and delighting consumers with delicious snack foods made from high quality ingredients. After over a century with a strong family heritage, our diverse portfolio of brands includes Utz, Zapp's, Boulder Canyon, and On the Border. Our associates are the reason for the success of this company, so it is important we provide a supportive, caring and inclusive environment that offers opportunities for career growth and advancement. We also help take care of our associates by providing benefits, resources, and programs that ensure they live their healthiest lives. Our full-time benefit package includes medical, dental, and vision plans, an employer match 401k, profit sharing plan, employee stock purchase plan and much more. Join our world class team and help us become the fastest growing pure-play U.S. snacking company of scale!

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.