• Job Description

  Req#: 15334

  Job Summary

  The Data Architect will drive development of the Globe Life data roadmap via enterprise projects and drive innovation while expanding into new and fascinating areas. The Data Architect collaborates effectively with the Solution Architecture, IT Security, and Information Security teams to ensure all work is aligned with Enterprise Architecture standards. This role performs hands-on analysis of data and prototypes new capabilities in alignment with the data strategy and executes IT data architecture initiatives required to support enterprise and IT data integration strategies within the context of L&A insurance ODS/EDW and Cloud Data Environment. The Data Architect applies formal data model descriptions using data modeling techniques to create the logical model with the team and keeps it consistent with physical model. This role defines and analyzes data requirements needed to support business processes by leveraging extensive experience working with the business to determine needs for data and information. The Data Architect evaluates tools and techniques and makes recommendations on fit for a data solution. This will be done through an understanding of the ELT/ETL processes as well as BI Architecture / tools needed to provide appropriate optimized data architecture solutions as per various business needs. An individual in this role will also implement Data Governance policies and standards along with standard design patterns while working as part of Enterprise Data Architecture team to identify and establish new standards.

  PriMARY Duties & Responsibilities

  Provide input for key design and architecture decisions, as well as work estimation Design and customize frameworks, prototypes, and reusable modules on-prem and in AWS Cloud Execute pioneering approaches and keep the team informed on emerging technologies, trends, and tools Participate in design and analysis sessions with Enterprise Data Architect and Technical Leads to come up with appropriate solutions Work with data stewards to determine business context of data and data relationships Creates logical and physical data models to support enterprise operational and analytical data structures Assist with the design of logical data models based upon business requirements Define data access parameters and standards for end user constituencies Assist Data Analyst with data mapping, transformation, and validation rules Identifies and implements operational database requirements and proposed enhancements in support of requested application development or business functionality Assists as application data expert from physical data model to production implementations Works with Database Administrators to migrate complex large scale applications into test, acceptance, and production environments. Identifies entities, attributes, and referential relationships for data models using a robust enterprise information engineering approaches. Participates in data analysis, archiving, database design and development activities for migration of existing data as needed. Participate and support implementation key Data Governance tenants such as Data Quality, Data Lineage, and Data Profiling etc.

• About the company

  Globe Life Inc. (NYSE: GL) has helped families make tomorrow better since our roots began in 1900. That’s why more people choose life insurance from Globe Life than any other insurance provider, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. A.M. Best Company, an independent insurance analyst since 1899, awarded Globe Life an A+ (as of 7/19) based on their latest analysis of financial strength, management skills and integrity.

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