University of Kentucky · 11 hours ago
Data Architect Manager/UKHC
Lexington, KY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$94K/yr - $156K/yr
7+ years expThe University of Kentucky is seeking a Data Architect Manager to support its transformation by advancing data analytics and business intelligence capabilities. This leadership role involves providing technical direction for a growing team, overseeing data architecture functions, and ensuring the organization leverages data as a strategic asset.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Manages supervisors and/or individual contributors within the data engineering and analytics platform function
Directs daily work activities, assigns resources, and establishes priorities to meet operational goals and service expectations
Conducts performance reviews and participates in employment actions including hiring, corrective action, and termination
Provides coaching, mentoring, and professional development to staff to build technical and operational capabilities
Maintains frequent communication with team members to ensure clarity of expectations, progress, and priorities
Oversees the design, development, and operation of enterprise data platforms supporting analytics, reporting, and AI-enabled solutions
Manages data ingestion, transformation, integration, and delivery processes across cloud-based platforms
Applies advanced technical knowledge of data engineering, data architecture, and analytics platforms to resolve complex operational and system issues
Ensures adherence to established standards for data quality, reliability, security, monitoring, and documentation
Interprets and executes organizational policies, procedures, and governance requirements related to data platforms and operations
Makes independent decisions related to resource allocation, work approaches, and tactical operations within defined policies and procedures
Regularly makes recommendations on matters of significance affecting data platforms, processes, and service delivery across a facility
Exercises independent judgment to address moderately complex to complex issues requiring analysis of data, processes, and system performance
Results and performance have moderate impact on operational costs, service levels, and departmental objectives
Collaborates with clinical, IT, analytics, and business stakeholders to align data platform capabilities with organizational needs
Identifies trends, risks, and opportunities through performance metrics and operational monitoring
Leads or contributes to initiatives that improve efficiency, reliability, and effectiveness of data platforms and services
Partners with departmental leadership to provide input on policies, procedures, and strategies related to data engineering and analytics operations
Qualification
Required
BA
7 yrs of required related experience
None required for License/Registration/Certification
Demonstrated experience in database design, database programming, database administration and data integration/ETL (extract, transform, load) or modern cloud-native data engineering
Knowledge of project management methodologies and practices
Strong leadership and financial management skills
Solid experience of data warehouses, data engineering practices, relational database design – the management and optimization of structured, semi-structured and unstructured data types
Data modeling, analytics and reporting tools such as SSRS, Power BI, Tableau and Cognos
Data mapping and data integration tools such as Azure Data Factory, SSIS and Databricks
Experience (or ability to quickly become proficient) with enterprise cloud data platforms (such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure)
Knowledgeable in Microsoft Azure services preferred
Customer-focused, determined leader who possesses strong facilitation, presentation, conflict management, problem solving and communications skills
Preferred
BS in Science, Technology, Engineering, Business, or related fields preferred
Master's Degree highly preferred
Company
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky is a public, research-extensive, land grant university dedicated to improving people's lives through excellence in teaching, research, health care, cultural enrichment, and economic development for over 150 years.
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