Data Architect

We have an exciting opportunity available for a Data Architect located at our corporate office in Bloomington, MN.    The Data Architect focuses on the development and support of the Analytics & Reporting Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) and PowerBI reporting environments at Dairy Queen. This position works on projects providing assistance and expertise to the business and IT representatives on how best to organize and provide information to meet the measurement and analytic needs of the organization. The incumbent provides support in the development, analysis, design, and management of a variety of complex data sources and visualization methods to support clinical and operational process improvement.Additionally, the data architect will guide a team of data engineers to ensure consistent, reliable, and sustainable data solutions are delivered. The data architect will work with a team to influence data management processes that result in highly accurate and trusted data assets for use in across the organization.Finally, the data architect influences stakeholders to ensure investments in data driven solutions are centered on optimizing clearly defined and quantified business outcomes.  This position plans, designs, and optimizes for data throughput and query performance issues. This requires constantly updating expertise in areas such as platform, network and storage technologies, bandwidth management, data bus implications, and design.Key Accountabilities Include:Systems Engineering & AdministrationDesign, architect, and document the database schema and data pipelinesCapable of using agile methodology and implementing Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelinesPerform key thought leadership in areas of data engineering: modeling, integration, big data and cloud solution design, data warehousing, and data discoveryDesigns and develops appropriate Extraction, Transformation and Loading (ETL) applications Deploy and maintain system and database monitoring toolsPerform other related duties as assignedPartner with BI team to define and establish architectures to support centralized metadata, reference data, business rules, and data sourcing and sharing controlsService DevelopmentDefine service commitment standards for cloud data warehousing via the publication and ownership of service-level objectivesMaintain knowledge of emerging technologyDefine and meet SLA requirements for analytics componentsEmbrace agile methodology for iterative developmentCommunication & CollaborationAbility to function as a technical lead, including hands-on implementation, as well as working closely with developers and data analystsCommunicate effectively, verbally and in writing with people at all organizational levelsLead in a team environment making positive contributions to the organizationEstablish and maintain effective relationships with staff members, customers, and vendorsOther duties as assigned or requiredData GovernanceContribute to the creation of processes for improving data quality across the enterpriseProvide leadership for developing and operating a data governance framework.Develop and implement operating and engagement model for incorporating data governance processes within project development and operations lifecyclesThe US national base salary range for this position is $112,231- $140,289. This position is also eligible for a bonus. The base salary range displayed reflects the targeted hiring range for positions across all US locations. Individual pay is determined by job-related skills, work location and relevant education or experience.