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Employment type Other

Job Description

Req#: 32816

Sr Data Architect- Hybrid (Honolulu, HI)

Nice to meet you!

We're the leader in analytics. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence - and questions into answers.

We're also a debt-free multi-billion-dollar organization on our path to IPO-readiness. If you're looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career coupled with flexibility and world-class employee experience, you'll find it here.

About the job

Through the acquisition of Kamakura SAS is now a major vendor of financial risk data and analytics especially with respect to credit default and market spread information that can be used by traditional banks and insurance companies to hedge their credit risks as well as by investment and pension fund managers to improve the returns on the investments they hold and trade. SAS intends to aggressively grow this business, so we are looking for data professionals to help acquire, curate, architect and manage the data environment to allow for this growth.The position includes the identification of data sources to enhance our modeling, expand our product offerings and contributes to the growth and acceptance of the product in the market. Helps manage the information by identifying optimal ways to organize, store, and secure large amounts of data both generated internally as well as from various data vendors.

As a Sr Data Architect, you will:

• Translate business functions into conceptual, logical and physical data models.
• Research, identify and onboard new sources of data for modeling projects – the focus is on loan defaults in a banking book and enhanced investment returns on both fixed income and equity investments.
• Primary lead to identify data sources for expanded financial models
• Research and manage data access technology for internal and external data users.
• Build data mappings for new systems and data migration projects. Implement subject area of business functions and publish the models for collaborative development.
• Analyze databases in different aspects such as data integrity, technical debt, data model, security, availability, and performance.
• Work with stakeholders to create a technology roadmap to fix the findings.
• Lead strategic initiatives to design and implement highly performant, available, and integral data platforms. Capture and share best practices across data systems.
• Design and implement distributed database solutions in AWS and Azure.
• Incubate and influence innovative technologies to solve complex database and data processing issues that would revolutionize data management and add value to business areas.
• Self-directed supporting the data needs of multiple teams, systems, and products.
• Analyze the needs of business requests for database services; proposes, designs, and implements complex hardware and software changes or programs to satisfy those needs.
• Educate users of software product features and their most effective use

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with a major or specialized courses in Information Technology or commensurate experience
• Background in the financial services or fintech industries
• 10+ years related experience and experience with some of the following:
  • Designing and delivering cross functional custom reporting solutions
  • Knowledge of data platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, etc.
  • Emerging data handling technologies
  • AWS and Azure cloud services
  • Relational SQL and NoSQL databases
• Experience identifying and onboarding new sources of data for modeling
• Creative in identifying ways to reduce risks to avoid project delays
• Superior ability to multi-task and manage varying priorities
• Deomnstarted verbal and written communication skills
• Hands-on experience in key technologies, methodologies and run POC's independently.
• You're curious, passionate, authentic and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to analyze complex problems and develop creative solutions
• Experienced level of technical knowledge of the internal workings, diagnostic tools, and features of complex systems. Under general direction able to administer, manage, design, document, and evaluate a variety of database management systems.
• Ability to perform complex technical, analytical and professional services involving evaluation of database-driven applications and problem resolution
• Ability to research and evaluate computer applications and database server hardware and software

World-Class Benefits

Highlights include...

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans with a low annual deductible and copays.
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that's free to employees and covered family members.
• Onsite pharmacy (HQ) where a 30-day supply of any generic drug costs $5 or less. Not local? They ship for free.
• An industry-leading 401k plan.
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.

Diverse and Inclusive

At SAS, it's not about fitting into our culture – it's about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers. Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it's essential to who we are. To put it plainly: you are welcome here.

Additional Information:

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. SAS is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Read more: Know Your Rights. Also view the Pay Transparency notice.

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About the company

76222 SAS Institute is an American multinational developer of analytics software based in Cary, North Carolina.

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