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About Gartner IT:

Join a world-class team of skilled engineers who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients. We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that power Gartner. Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation, an outcome-driven approach to success, and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team.

About this role:

The Enterprise Data Architect analyzes the data needs across mid-size to large initiatives and uses skills to ensure a seamless data flow across applications. This hands-on role is expected to lead and contribute to strategic data design and modeling. The Enterprise Data Architect organizes the data and seeks to implement patterns that allow information to be leveraged across Gartner. Working in concert with project management leadership, IT partners, and business stakeholders, the Enterprise Data Architect will play a key role in requirements analysis, system mappings, and application design. Further, the Enterprise Data Architect will be required to support the platform and related subsystems/components to maintain prescribed standards throughout the data lifecycle.

What you'll do:

Implement best practices for design, architecture, and implementation of high-performance, scalable, and optimized data solutions
Understand current-state data schemas and data models, then contribute to define future-state data schema, model, and flow
Define data normalization and schema integration as required by the project
Develop and document the logical/physical data models for the project
Document meta-data, data lineage, and data dictionaries across the data stores
Develop and document data flow diagrams, schema, and data mapping/cross-walks across the data stores
Develop authoritative data sources for all create, read, update and delete functions across applications
Develop data quality and data validation specifications & standards
Define conceptual, logical, and physical data models (3NF and dimensional) using various data modeling tools like Erwin, MS Visio, Power Designer
Interact/collaborate with members of the business/IT community to understand future business requirements and strategies
Assist in the review of test case results to ensure functionality meets documented specifications

What you'll need:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related technical fields
Overall 8+ years of progressive IT development experience with at least 4 years as a lead with a focus on complex data management/architecture & design
3+ years of experience with SMP and MPP database technologies
Project experience in a cloud-based environment (AWS/Azure)
Hands-on experience with schema design and definition in a database environment
Proficiency in Database SQL query development and data analysis
Understanding of Data Warehouse concepts (Kimball methodology for developing dimensional data models)
Knowledge of Master Data Management systems
Knowledge of Business Intelligence and Reporting platforms preferred but not required
Experience in working with Data Stewards, Data Managers, Data Owners, Business and IT Application SMEs

Experience in creating Business Process Models and data flow diagrams
Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues

Excellent organizational and planning skills
Critical thinking with excellent problem-solving skills
Very good listening and interpretation skills
Self-starter with a consultant mindset - identify, communicate, and act on issues and initiatives
Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team

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What we offer:

Our people are our most valuable asset, so we invest in them from Day 1. When you join our team, you'll have access to a vast array of benefits to help you live your life well. These resources are designed to support your physical, financial and emotional well-being. We encourage continued personal and professional growth through ongoing learning and development opportunities. Our employee resource groups, charity match and volunteer programs keep you connected to your internal Gartner community and causes that matter to you.

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