Guardian Life · 3 days ago
Head of Data Architecture
Holmdel
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$152K/yr - $250K/yr
15+ years expGuardian Life is a leading insurance company seeking a Head of Data Architecture to join their Enterprise Data Technology team. The role involves designing and implementing data integrations to ensure high-quality data access across the organization while upholding data management standards and governance principles.
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Responsibilities
Work with an agile team to deliver and evolve the data platform services
Collaborate with team members and IT and business partners to ensure functional and business specifications are converted into flexible, scalable, and maintainable solution designs
Perform data analysis activities including data profiling, creation of data dictionaries, data transformation rules and integration requirements
Design, deliver, and document multi-platform architecture with a focus on architectural standards, growth, performance, flexibility, reliability, scalability, and security
Develop, document, and maintain logical and physical data models for supported applications
Coordinate across organizations as required to support data integration efforts
Support and apply data standardization policies
Establish and maintain the quality, supportability, and performance of all processes
Play an active role in quality assurance (QA) and user acceptance testing (UAT) for data and solution initiatives by reviewing test plan, attending team meetings, and providing necessary documentation
Continue to look for innovative and next generation solutions for solving data challenges
Qualification
Required
15+ years of IT data engineering and architecture experience, with 10+ years of experience leading data teams
Lead the charge in crafting Guardian's data architecture vision & developing an architecture roadmap to drive innovation and modernization continuing Guardian transformation journey of building a more contemporary insurance company
Excellent comprehension of data management principles and champion of sound architectural and modeling standards. Ability to collaborate cross-functionally ensuring stakeholders are fully apprised
A forward-thinking individual capable of taking classic data assets and transforming them into modern, streamlined architecture
Lead the way in business technology by establishing data architecture standards and guidelines for success - becoming an authority on designing efficient, secure architectures
Require a deep understanding of business and technology, bridging gaps between key stakeholders on operational priorities and creating clarity around related requirements from data inception to consumption
Expertise in driving data modeling quality across conceptual, logical, and physical levels. Constantly seeking technical solutions that can boost the effectiveness of delivering superior data products
A deep understanding vendor SaaS integrations, RDBMSs, and NoSQL databases and experience with Databricks platform
Experience with cloud data services such as Redshift, Relational database services (RDS), Snowflake or Databricks
Hands on experience designing, building, and optimizing data pipelines & architecture for large scale data warehouse, data lake and data lakehouse projects
Strong knowledge of ETL concepts, preferably Informatica, Syncsort, and modern technologies like Fivetran
Demonstrated expertise with data sourcing, profiling, data mapping and data analysis
Proven experience in implementing real-time and Change Data Capture (CDC) data pipelines
Strong SQL, PL/SQL experience and skilled in queries and data structures
Expert proficiency in data modeling tools -- preferably Erwin and strong logical and physical data modeling experience
Ability to adapt to changing business priorities and experience with effectively communicating change across different levels in the organization
Understanding of HIPAA, CCPA, NYDFS and other state and federal regulations that govern the access of data
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and creative problem-solving skills
Preferred
SAFe experience and the ability to work on a cross-functional, self-organizing development team is a plus
Background in Insurance or Financial Services domains is highly desirable
Benefits
Skill-building
Leadership development
Philanthropic opportunities
Supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources
Company
Guardian Life
Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian) is one of the country’s leading mutual insurers.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2016-08-23Non Equity Assistance
Leadership Team
Andrew McMahon
Chairman and CEO
Michael Prestileo
Chief Strategy Officer
Recent News
2025-12-11
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