Data Solutions Architect

The Data Solutions Architect is responsible for overseeing and designing data infrastructure solutions at a corporate level. The Data Solutions Architect provides advanced planning, design and support in the research, experimentation, analysis, and use of data management enterprise wide. This role provides technical leadership and consulting across the organization, from strategic decision making to project planning, focusing on complex database design, performance, and information management. The Data Solutions Architect is expected to participate in strategic technical planning, design, and implementation.

** This position is eligible to work remotely, hybrid or onsite in accordance with our Telecommuting Policy. Applicants must reside in Kansas or Missouri or be willing to relocate as a condition of employment.

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Why Join Us?

• Family Comes First: Total rewards package that promotes the idea of family first for all employees.
• Professional Growth Opportunities: Advance your career with ongoing training and development programs.
• Dynamic Work Environment: Collaborate with a team of passionate and driven individuals.
• Trust: Work for one of the most trusted companies in Kansas
• Stability: 80 years of commitment, compassion and community

Compensation

$125,600 - $157,000

Exempt IT&S grade 18

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas offers excellent competitive compensation with the goal of retaining and growing talented team members. The salary range for this role is a good faith estimate, it is estimated based on what a successful candidate might be paid.  All offers presented to candidates are carefully reviewed to ensure fair, equitable pay by offering competitive salaries that align with the individual's skills, education, experience, and training. The range may vary above or below the stated amounts.

What you’ll do

• Provide technical and process leadership to the architecture teams, IT and the enterprise including being conversant with and cognizant of the future direction of systems, how that direction will impact the enterprise and how future and current systems can be exploited for the benefit of the enterprise.
• Recognize and identify potential areas where existing standards, policies and procedures require change, or where new ones need to be developed, especially regarding future business expansion.
• Provides technical expertise in multiple database technology areas.
• Perform analysis of business requirements and the impact to infrastructure.
• Prepare architecture diagrams of data infrastructure.
• Monitor and optimize queries and cloud platform services
• Shares responsibility for meeting and providing input to applicable service levels.
• Shares responsibility for cost benefit analysis summaries as required on assigned projects.
• Work with senior management to balance cost and service objectives of the business.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Detailed formal technical training in database management methodologies, systems, tools and data platforms (DB2, SQL Server, Hadoop, Cloudera, Synapse).
• Detailed knowledge of data warehouse concepts and ETL tools (Informatica Power Center).
• Detailed knowledge of data modeling, data governance and/or data security concepts.
• Detailed knowledge of Cloud based application and data environments.
• General knowledge of reporting and analytics tools (Power BI, Tableau, Query Management Facility)
• General knowledge of messaging and event driven architecture
• Effective communicator and collaborator with experience working cross-functionally with analyst, product managers, developers, vendor support, and external partners.

What you need

• High school diploma or equivalent required.  A bachelor’s or master’s degree with emphasis in Computer Science or Business Administration preferred
• At least 8 years of experience in Information Technology and Services required
• Minimum 2 years of this experience in a senior or leadership role performing complex data management problem solving and infrastructure support required

Benefits & Perks

• Base compensation is only one component of your competitive Total Rewards package
  • Incentive pay program (EPIP)
  • Health/Vision/Dental insurance
  • 6 weeks paid parental leave for new mothers and fathers
  • Fertility/Adoption assistance
  • 2 weeks paid caregiver l