Data Architect, Contract (Baltimore MD)

Job Description:

Job Duties and Description: Working on the Broker Compensation Project. H1B's are okay but candidates must have very good communication skills. Client will do an initial phone interview but the candidate may be required to do an in-person interview once short listed for the position. They would prefer local candidates.

Responsibilities

The incumbent is responsible for working on research, development and implementation of process engineering projects designed to advance the process capability of the IT organization. This individual provides architectural design, problem solving and technology leadership on an enterprise level. Ensure design meets business needs and adheres to stated directions and standards for the architectural building blocks. Maintains current technology inventory, leads standards and component efforts and develops technical architectures. The incumbent is skilled in translating business strategy/drivers into IT requirements with a proven ability to solve complex problems or situations. Publishes architectural documents, conducts compliance reviews and educates the organization on the IT architecture.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

Qualifications Required:

• Experience serving in a role for the enforcement and maintenance of governance policies, processes, performance measurements, and roles relative to healthcare industry best practice, and providing both technical and administrative services to execute architecture policy, procedures, roles and responsibilities, concept of operations and standards. Experience with business process and enterprise modeling/mapping artifacts to a data architecture framework.
• Extensive experience in Data Management within the field of Information Technology with a minimum of 5 years direct experience as a System/Data Architect or 10 years as a programmer with a solid exposure to Database Administration in both enterprise and application level ca! pabiliti es.
• Proven ability to distinguish data and architectural requirements at system level, project level, department level and enterprise level; must be able to perform requirements definition, analysis, data pattern analysis and design in support of enterprise data integration efforts.

• Define, maintain and enforce the use of standardized enterprise data element names, abbreviations, definitions, characteristics, and domains. (This includes elements/definitions used in CareFirst software applications and all derived, summarized and calculated elements found in data reporting tools/repositories.) Facilitates the resolution and maintenance of enterprise common valid values and assists clients with the synchronization and integration of data across the enterprise.
• Use joint application development techniques (JAD) to assist clients with the translation of business rules into data models.
• Conduct data definition sessions with users. Assist with the implementation and maintenance of the data repository. Participate in the development, implementation and use of an enterprise data warehouse. Provide guidance, education and assistance to the IT and user communities in support of their data access and usage activities.
• Mapping artifacts to a data architecture framework and managing data/message requirements in an Enterprise Application Integration environment for Middleware layer.

• Experience managing data/message requirements in an Enterprise Application Integration environment for both a Middleware layer and Enterprise data architecture strategy. Establishing/enforcing the Enterprise information architecture and the data components of a Systems Development Lifecycle.
• Development/enforcement of procedures to convert enterprise assets to information assets from a Knowledge Management standpoint.
• Experience with business process frameworks and business process modeling as well as the ability to stratify data! for Dat a Management purposes,
• Knowledge/experience in the use and application of SEI''s CMM and CMMI (Capability Maturity Model).
• Solid understanding of full Software Life Cycle Development and be able to develop policies related to the data architecture domain of a SDLC.
• Ability to create/maintain multi-subject area enterprise and canonical models that will support CareFirst '' s Enterprise Data Architecture strategy and breaking said model down into service-oriented components to develop/define strategy for service-oriented data management.
• Hands-on experience in developing and communicating Knowledge Management solutions including, but not limited to, creation of "as is" models for the current Information Assets and a "to be" model for future Information Assets; development of procedures to ensure information assets are developed and consistently retained as a normal part of project management; implementation of Knowledge Management portal to provide access to the Information Assets.
• Experience in metadata management policies and procedures.
• Experience with Conceptual (ER Diagrams), logical and physical database design, data acquisition analysis and design. Proficiency in Relational and Dimensional Data Modeling.
• Solid experience in environments with Object Oriented methodology and development tools such as Rational Rose, Model Maker, VISIO and ERwin to develop process and models as well as experience in technologies such as SOAP, JDBC and XML.
• Experience with OLTP/OLAP technologies, UI, Report and OO Analysis and Design.
• Knowledge of healthcare industry Data Architecture best practices.Familiarity with Middleware tools like TIBCO''s BusinessWorks .Proven expertise in designing, building, and implementing data warehouses and data marts.
• Knowledge of multiple RDBMS (DB2, Oracle, Sybase) and the architectural implications associated with each platform.
• Ability to create and work with plans that lead to consolidation of legac! y system s.
• Familiarity with LDAP, Single sign-on, Web technologies and enterprise web services as well as technical web services, Enterprise taxonomy.

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