Job Description

12 - 15 Years
1 Opening
Bangalore

Role description

Role Proficiency:



Leverage expertise in a technology area (e.g. Informatic Transformation Terradata data warehouse Hadoop Analytics); responsible for System Architecture.



Outcomes:



Implement any two of either/or data extract and transformation or a data warehouse(ETL Data Extracts Data Load Logic Mapping Work Flows stored procedures data warehouse ) or implement data analysis solution implement data reporting solutions or implement cloud data tools in any one of the cloud provider(AWS/AZURE/GCP)

Understand business workflows and related data flows and develop strategies for data acquisitions data transformation data modelling data storage; applying business intelligence on data and design of data fetching and dashboard

Create design by preparing data models; designing information structure work-and dataflow and navigation. Define backup recovery and security specifications

Define and enforce naming standards and data dictionary for data models

Provided guidance to business to create use cases for data services

Provide or guide team to perform estimates

Help team to develop proof of concepts (POC) and solutions relevant to customer problems; able to trouble shoot problems while developing POCs

Hold certification in Architect/Big Data Speciality Certification in one of AWS or Azure or GCP with exposure and understanding of other cloud and Big Data platforms


Measures of Outcomes:



Percent of billable time spent in a year for developing and implementing data architecture

Number of RFP response given in a year

Number of best practices documented in any new tool and technology emerging in the market

Number of associates trained on the data service practice

Number of Proof of Concepts developed


Outputs Expected:



Strategy & Planning:



Develop and deliver long-term strategic goals for data architecture vision and standards in conjunction with data users
department managers

clients

and other key stakeholders


Create short-term tactical solutions to achieve long-term objectives and an overall data management roadmap

Establish processes for governing the identification
collection

and use of corporate data assets and metadata; take steps to assure metadata accuracy and validity


Implement methods and procedures for tracking data quality
completeness

redundancy

and improvement.


Ensure that data strategies and architectures meet regulatory compliance requirements.

Engage external stakeholders including standards organizations
regulatory bodies

operators

and scientific research communities.




Operational Management :



Establish governance
stewardship

and frameworks for managing data across the organization


Develop and contribute data management methodologies and standards

Provide support in implementing the appropriate tools
software

applications

and systems to support data technology goals


Collaborate with project managers and business teams for all projects involving enterprise data

Analyse data-related issues with systems integration
compatibility

and multi-platform integration


Act as a first point of connect for data management
including coaching

training. Implement key components as needed to create testing criteria in order to guarantee the fidelity and performance of data architecture


Document and track the data architecture and environment in order to maintain a current and accurate view of the larger data picture

Identify and develop opportunities for data reuse
migration

or retirement




Project Control and Review :



Perform data architecture design review

Identify opportunities for optimization of cost
time

and asset utilization in complex projects and advise relevant teams accordingly where possible


Provide advice to teams facing complex technical issues in the course of project delivery

Conduct planned and unplanned technical audits for complex projects as applicable

Define and measure project and program specific architectural and technology quality metrics



Knowledge Management & Capability Development :



Publish and maintain a repository of solutions
best practices and standards and other knowledge articles for data management


Conduct and facilitate knowledge sharing and learning sessions across the team

Gain industry standard certifications on technology or area of expertise

Support technical skill building (including hiring and training) for the team based on inputs from project manager /RTE's

Mentor new members on the team in technical areas

Gain and cultivate domain expertise to provide best and optimized solution to customer (delivery)

Create architecture on-boarding/KT documents for the program



Requirement gathering and Analysis:



Work with customer. business owners and other teams to collect
analyze and understand the requirements including NFRs/define NFRs


Analyze gaps and trade-offs based on current system context/ industry practices and clarify the requirements by working with the customer

Define the systems and sub-systems that define the programs



People Management:



Set goals and manage performance of technical specialists and team engineers

Provide career guidance and mentor technical specialists Alliance Management

Identify alliance partners based on the understanding of service offerings and client requirements

Collaborate with Architect to create a compelling business case around the offerings

Conduct beta testing of the offerings and relevance to program



Technology Consulting:



In collaboration with Architect 2
3

analyze application/ technology landscape

process

tools and arrive at the architecture options best fit for the client

program


Analyze Cost Vs. Benefits of solution options

Support Architect 2
3 to create a technology/ architecture roadmap for the client


Define Architecture strategy for the program



Innovation and Thought Leadership:



Participate in internal and external forums (seminars
paper presentation etc.)


Understand clients existing business at the program level and explore new avenues to save cost and bring process efficiency

Identify business opportunities to create reusable components/accelerators and reuse existing components and best practices

Support the patent filing process for the IP assets created (applicable to some CoEs)



Sales Support and Project Estimation:



Provide support in developing RFPs and collaterals for proposals from a technical Architecture/ estimation/ risks perspective

Conduct demos
and arrange for the demos based on client profiles

if required


Anchor proposal development with cross-linkages across multiple competency units to arrive at a coherent solution proposal with focus on presenting unique value propositions and clear differentiators



Project Management Support:



Assist the PM/Scrum Master/Program Manager to identify technical risks and come-up with mitigation strategies



Stakeholder Management:



Monitor the concerns of internal stakeholders like Product Managers & RTE's & external stakeholders like client architects
on Architecture aspects; follow through on commitments and achieve timely resolution of issues


Conduct initiatives to meet client expectations

Work to expand professional network in the client organization at the Team and Program levels



New Service Design:



Identify potential opportunities for new service offerings based on customer voice/ partner inputs

Support the development of business case for investments for approval from management

Work with partners to co-develop a joint GTM (as applicable)

Develop IP/tools and framework to address the opportunity technically

Conduct beta testing / POC as applicable

Develop collaterals
guides for GTM



Skill Examples:



Use Domain/ Industry Knowledge in order to understand business requirements. Create POC to meet business requirements contextualize the solution to the industry under guidance. Create architecture interact with SMEs at various stages of the development; translate business requirements to system requirements and perform impact analysis of changes in requirements

Use Technology Knowledge to create Proof of Concept (POC) / (reusable) assets. Assist in performance troubleshooting and complex troubleshooting. Define decide and defend the technology choices made review solutions

Use knowledge of Technology Trends to provide inputs on potential areas of opportunity for UST

Use knowledge of Architecture Concepts and Principles to create architecture catering to functional and non-functional requirements under guidance of the specialist. Re-engineer existing architecture solutions under the guidance of the specialist. Provide training on best practices in architecture under guidance

Use independent knowledge of Design Patterns Tools and Principles to create high level design for the given requirements. Evaluate multiple design options and choose the appropriate options for best possible trade-offs. Conduct knowledge sessions to enhance team's design capabilities. Review the low level and high level design created by Specialists for efficiency (consumption of hardware memory and memory leaks etc.)

Use knowledge of Software Development Process Tools & Techniques to identify and assess incremental improvements for software development process methodology and tools. Take technical responsibility for all stages in the software development process. Conduct optimal coding with clear understanding of memory leakage and related impact. Implement global standards and guidelines relevant to programming and development come up with 'points of view' and new technological ideas

Use knowledge of Project Management & Agile Tools and Techniques to support plan and manage medium size projects/programs as defined within UST; identify risks and mitigation strategies

Use knowledge of Project Metrics to understand relevance in project. Collect and collate project metrics and share it with relevant stakeholders

Use knowledge of Estimation and Resource Planning to create estimate and plan resources for specific modules / small projects with detailed requirements or user stories in place

Use knowledge of Knowledge Management Tools & Techniques to leverage existing material and re-usable assets in knowledge repository. Independently create and update knowledge artefacts. Create and track project specific KT plans. Provide training to others write white papers/ blogs at internal level write technical documents/ user understanding documents at the end of the project

Use knowledge of Technical Standards Documentation & Templates to create documentation appropriate for the project needs. Create documentation appropriate for the reusable assets best practices and case studies

Use knowledge of Requirement Gathering and Analysis to support creation of requirements documents or user stories and high level process maps. Identify gaps on the basis of business process analyse responses to clarification questions and produce design documents. Create and review estimates and solutions at project level/program level. Create and review design artefacts update resourcing and schedule based on impacted areas identified. Create design specifically for the non-functional requirements

Strong proficiencies in understanding data workflows and dataflows

Attention to details

High analytical capabilities

Creativity in developing solutions

Self-learning

Resilience in solving problems


Knowledge Examples:


Skilled in writing design documents usage of Power Point Visio
+ Data visualization streaming

+ Data migration

+ RDMSs (relational database management systems) SQL

+ Databases such as NoSQL and cloud computing

+ Hadoop technologies like MapReduce Hive and Pig

+ Programming languages especially Python and Java

+ Operating systems including UNIX and MS Windows

+ Cloud solutions

+ Backup/archival software

+ Understanding of data security

Additional Comments:

AWS(Cloud), Big Data, Kafka, ETL, Datalake, Snowflake, EDW,RDBMS, NoSQL, Power BI Reporting

Skills

Big Data,Etl,Snowflake

About UST

UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world's best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients' organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact--touching billions of lives in the process.