Senior Data Architect

Post Date

Oct 04, 2024

Location

Burnaby,
British Columbia

ZIP/Postal Code

V5G4X1
Canada
Dec 04, 2024 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract

Category

Data Warehousing

Req #

VAN-739254

Pay Rate

$94 - $117 (hourly estimate)

Who Can Apply

  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada

Job Description

Insight Global is looking for a Senior Data Architect to join a large AAA gaming company remotely in Canada for a 6-month contract to hire opportunity. The Data and Analytics team is looking for a blend of technical expertise and leadership capabilities to shape the analytics architecture and deliver value to the business for their largest titles. This person will engage with a wide range of team members including analytics leaders, analysts, game studios, data engineering, data science partners, and others. You will also provide subject matter expertise on the architecture journey, contributing to the development of analytics products for your titles. Your contributions initially will be working with technical leaders to assess the data and analytics roadmap for your titles and making recommendations. This will be followed up with prioritizing the backlog and driving change based on these set priorities. To be successful in the role, you must have excellent verbal and written communication, be a thought leader, and be self-driven.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.

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Required Skills & Experience

- 10+ years of experience in data modelling, architecture, and analytics (ex. star schemas, designing tables, conceptual/logical modelling)
- Expert on Snowflake cloud-based data warehouse
- Experience leading complex data projects and driving architectural innovation
- Experience with modern data architectures, including Data Lakehouse concepts and understanding AI/ML integration to be able to advise data scientists on data architecture design
- Expert-level skills in data modeling, ETL/ELT processes, and distributed systems design
- Understanding and solution design experience with real-time data processing and streaming technologies (ex. Kafka, Spark Streaming)
- Proficiency in SQL/Python to be able to review, troubleshoot, recommend, and/or optimize on engineers queries
- Excellent communication skills verbal and written, thought leader, strategy driver, self-driven, collaborative

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

- Understanding of dbt
- Understanding of Presto DB

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.