Junior Data Architect

Company Description

A best-in-class city that attracts best-in-class talent, Philadelphia is an incredible place to build a career. From our thriving arts scene and rich history to our culture of passion and grit, there are countless reasons to love living and working here. With a workforce of over 30,000 people, and more than 1,000 different job categories, the City of Philadelphia offers boundless opportunities to make an impact. 
As an employer, the City of Philadelphia values inclusion, integrity, innovation, empowerment, and hard work above all else. We offer a vibrant work environment, comprehensive health care and benefits, and the experience you need to grow and excel. If you’re interested in working with a passionate team of people who care about the future of Philadelphia, start here.

What We Offer:
Impact - The work you do here matters to millions. 
Growth - Philadelphia is growing, why not grow with it? 
Diversity & Inclusion - Find a career in a place where everyone belongs.
Benefits - We care about your well being.

The mission of the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) is to educate, strengthen, and serve individuals and communities so that all Philadelphians can thrive. We work with individuals recovering from mental health and/or substance use, individuals with intellectual disabilities, families, and service providers to ensure that high quality services are accessible, effective and appropriate. We are committed to developing a system of care that is data-driven, employs evidence-based practices, promotes cultural competence and eliminates health care disparities.

Job Description

Under limited supervision, the Junior Data Architect (JDA) supports information integration and delivery needs for DBHIDS as part of the enterprise data warehouse (EDW) team. The JDA works collaboratively with the Enterprise Data Architect, business stakeholders, data warehouse developers, data management professionals and other analysts to support the design and management of data within DBHIDS.  The JDA is responsible for data modeling, database design, data quality assurance, and other tasks that support in the overall operations of the unit and the Enterprise Data Warehouse.  As part of the EDW team, the JDA will support the activities of the application development team, enterprise business intelligence (BI) team as well as individual business unit analysts, and work on cross-unit EDW, BI, and master data management (MDM) projects.

The JDA shall be responsible for:
-    Assisting with the design and implementation of database solutions to store and retrieve data.
-    Support in the development and maintenance of data models and database structures.
-    Collaborate with the Enterprise Data Architect and other team members within Enterprise Data Services to understand business requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
-    Help in migrating data from legacy systems to new solutions.
-    Ensure data integrity, security, and compliance with data regulations.
-    Monitor and optimize data systems for performance and scalability.
-    Document data architecture and maintain data flow diagrams.
-    Provide support as needed.

This is a “hands-on” position requiring solid technical skills, as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills. This JDA role requires a service-oriented mentality, a high sense of ownership of the problems and requests assigned, a focus on managing and resolving issues in alignment with expectations, establishing and maintaining communication with database stakeholders to keep them updated with status of their requests, initiating and performing changes on production systems and proactively escalating any issues that cannot be resolved within the established timeframes. The JDA must be capable of working both independently and collaboratively.

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 
-    Proficiency in the use of structured query language (SQL). 
-    Proficiency in Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel, and Outlook, and PowerPoint or comparable productivity software. 
-    Proficiency in the use of various data modeling, data profiling, and general productivity tools and technologies. 
-    Strong organizational and administrative skills including prioritizing, multi-tasking, and keeping track of information or work in progress while ensuring accuracy.
-    Strong time management, problem solving, and project management skills. 
-    Knowledge of the principles and practices of designing, developing, implementing, maintaining, evaluating, and controlling quality assurance, testing, and process improvement activities. 
-    Knowledge of the concepts of database management, database design, and internal data security mechanisms.