Data Solutions Architect, Sr Advisor

Job TitleData Solutions Architect, Sr AdvisorJob PurposeWhat does a great Data Solutions Architect, Sr. Advisor do?In this crucial role you ...

Job TitleData Solutions Architect, Sr AdvisorJob PurposeWhat does a great Data Solutions Architect, Sr. Advisor do?In this crucial role you are responsible for understanding Fiserv's data platform strategy /architecture and the data to support that strategy. You will work closely with our business and supporting systems representatives to analyze and document the major data and information assets used by LOBs.Acting as an internal consultant to the business and delivery resources, the candidate will provide directional guidance for data projects on utilizing the right system of record for data sourcing and information access.This person must have strong management skills and the ability to plan and execute in a complex, fast-paced environment. Candidates must have high energy, dedication, and expert-level skills.Candidate will be responsible for our deliverables like the development of our Information Management strategy, establishing, promoting and monitoring standard technologies, data modelling, tools and methodologies and creating and maintaining business, data, application and technology road maps.Candidate must have experience with Big Data, Data Lake, Cloud migration, Data Ops and AI / MLYou should possess superlative communication skills since it is essential to work cross functionally with many different partners such as Infrastructure & Operations, application development, Security, Legal, product management, sales, finance, business partners and vendors to develop the data platform strategy and roadmaps. The candidate must also have excellent influence and negotiation skills to deliver on the realization of the strategy by providing leadership, direction and sometimes direct support to business units, departments and functional groups that do not report directly into Enterprise Data and Analytics and are outside their direct control.As a Data Solutions Architect, Sr Advisor, you can look forward to:• Develop and articulate to stakeholders a consolidated understanding of the business requirements and drivers for Data & Analytics at the enterprise level.• Evangelize, develop and maintain a vision for data and a blueprint to guide and inform cross product and business line initiatives• Identify, generate and foster executive level support for an enterprise data architecture, including support for enterprise initiatives with indirect benefits like Data Management and Governance• Define the overarching data strategy, roadmaps and standards for Data & Analytics. This includes but is not limited to components like data lakes, Cloud migration, data ops, AI / ML, information delivery and analytics including support for privacy and security requirements.• Takes an active role in sourcing, organizing, maintaining and ultimately democratizing data through the development of innovative design techniques, tools and well-organized databases• Evangelize effective data modeling and communicate benefits and return on investment for application and product owners• Establish and lead a targeted team of specialist data architects and data modelers who focus on hands on data modeling, analysis, and architecture/design of data movement, data access, transactional and analytics solutions• Proactively identify enterprise opportunities that accelerate delivery and drive down operational costs through cross-product data services i• Develop institutional policies and procedures• Participate in tool evaluation, pilots and selection.You're the type of person who:• Acts Strategically: You foster a consistent understanding of strategy, translate it into defined plans, and "stay the course" to implement it, while anticipating and identifying where change is needed.• Communicates effectively: You actively listen to others to understand their perspective and ensure continuous understanding regardless of communication channel or audience.Basic Qualifications for Consideration:• 15+ years related work experience or equivalent experience in Banking, Financial domain• Proven ability to analyze requirements and clearly communicate those requirements to both business and technical stakeholders in many forms such as verbally, road maps, presentations and solution technical documentation such high level and detailed technical design documents• Hands on experience with Data Lake ( Hadoop), Snowflake, Data Ops, Cloud (AWS / Azure) Data offerings, AI / ML• Direct experience with architecting and executing data consolidation and movement programs to take disparate data sources and consolidate them into an Data Lake and Big Data Warehouse.• Direct experience over the full systems development lifecycle for multiple big data projects including implementation experience with prevalent industry methodologies• Experience with leading ETL tools, such as Talend, Ab Initio, Informatica, Data Stage or equivalent desirable• Experience with leading BI Reporting Tools, such as Cognos, Business Objects, Power BI, Tableau or equivalent desirable• Expertise in emerging technologies (Big Data, Snowflake, Cloud Data Solution, Blockchain, Data Ops, Distributed Processing, In-Memory data bases, Apache Hadoop, Spark)• BS in Computer Science, Information Systems or EquivalentPreferred Skills, Experience, and Education:• Experience in the Payments / Card / Banking industry and familiarity with payments processing data constructs• Master's or PhD preferredThank you for considering employment with Fiserv. Please:Apply using your legal nameComplete the step-by-step profile and attach your resume (either is acceptable, both are preferable).Fiserv is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, and it is the Company's policy to make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability (as long as the individual is able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation), and any other characteristic protected by Law.