Data Architect

Knowledge Services is seeking a Data Architect for a contract through the end of June 2026 (likely for extension) with the State of Maine Department of Transportation.

• Work Location: Hybrid, must report onsite once a month in Augusta, ME
• Applicants must be based in the New England area

Data Architect Responsibilities:

• This individual will serve as a daily subject-matter expert for all Oracle technologies and toolsets.

• Much of the work will focus on data modeling and developing automated ETL processes that pull data from a variety of data sources. However, data assignments will not be limited to these areas.

• They will be expected to develop, monitor, and maintain a variety of automated DB processes.

• They will be expected to research and resolve database issues as they arise.

• They will be assigned a variety of database management and maintenance tasks.

• They will serve as a trusted technical advisor to the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) and serve as a technical mentor to other IT staff.

• They will collaborate with other developers, analysts, and DBAs employed by the MDOT and MaineIT.

• They will work closely with IT vendors, IT leadership, and MDOT business partners.

• They will play a key role in upcoming system migrations, system expansions, and data modernization efforts.

Data Architect Required Skills:

• Minimum of 5 years' experience as a Data Architect.
• Practical experience developing fully automated ETL processes from a variety of flat-file and DB sources.
• Significant Senior DBA-level experience with regards to designing and implementing enterprise class data repositories built upon Oracle on-prem and cloud-hosted databases.
• Expertise in dimensional modeling.
• Ability to act as a technical mentor to junior developers.

Preferred Skills:
• Has extensive practical experience with the modern Oracle platforms and technologies. This includes the following:

o Significant Senior DBA-level experience with regards to designing and implementing enterprise class data repositories built upon Oracle on-prem and cloud-hosted databases.
o Practical experience developing fully automated ETL processes from a variety of flat-file and DB sources.
o Practical experience utilizing API calls for automated data refreshes.
o Practical experience with Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC)
o Mastery of SQL and PL/SQL and the ability to develop complex procedures, functions, views, and scripts.

• Expertise in dimensional modeling.
• Experience with tabular data models.
• Proven ability to accurately capture complex business requirements and translate those into technical solutions which are robust, performant, scalable, reliable, and expandable.
• Demonstrates a disciplined approach to process and error logging.
• Maintains excellent work habits when it comes to coding comments, system documentation, and metadata creation.
• Ability to serve as a technical mentor to both senior and junior IT staff.
• Ability to develop architectural diagrams and system documentation, and train others on the content.
• Demonstrates previous success in independently researching technical options to find suitable solutions for evolving technical needs.
• Works independently towards project and/or assignments goals with limited day-to-day oversight and/or prompting.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability.

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