Enterprise Architect

Salary : $178,788.48 - $226,624.94 Annually
Location : Chinook Building 401 5th Avenue Seattle, WA
Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week
Job Number: 4
Department: KCIT - Information Technology
Division: Engineering Division
Opening Date: 05/01/2025
Closing Date: 5/14/:59 PM Pacific
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: C19 : PROTEC17-Information Tech
Full- or Part-Time: Full Time

Summary

The Enterprise Data Architect is a member of the King County Department of Information Technology's (KCIT) Data & Analytics division. This role provides enterprise-wide leadership, design, and consultation to continuously improve data and AI platforms, delivering business value and supporting essential business functions.
King County Department of Information Technology (KCIT) KCIT uses the power of technology to digitally transform King County. Building vibrant communities through digital equity and social justice, KCIT offers innovative solutions that engage, empower, and serve our residents, businesses, communities and interested stakeholders. As the first-place recipient of the 15th annual National Association of Counties (NACo) Digital Counties Survey, KCIT is recognized for its vision, strategy, innovation, and collaboration. KCIT has a focus of delivering smart technology solutions that support customers, building stronger communities through innovation. KCIT is providing the building blocks for many of the region's most critical services. As the business solutions partner, we collaborate with the 18 County departments to develop products and services that better serve the needs of our customers and our community. To learn more about KCIT, please visit:
Job Duties

Expanding Enterprise-wide Data Capabilities - 80%
•  Provide architecture guidance and solutions for developing data and AI platforms.
•  Architect solutions for structured, semi-structured data, and unstructured data.
•  Analyze existing source systems and requirements to design and implement new data platforms and data repositories (e.g., operational data stores, data warehouses, data lakes, registries, clearinghouses).
•  Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure that data requirements, data services, and data structures are addressed as part of KCIT's solution development lifecycle.
•  Collaborate with data modelers, data engineers, and analytics developers to orchestrate comprehensive and forward-looking solutions.
•  Plan and configure appropriate data processing workflows and schedules (e.g., real time, near-real, batch, etc.) to optimize speed, performance, and up time.
•  Hands on development in prototyping and implementation of new technologies.

Leading and collaborating - 20%.
•  Serve as the technical lead and act as a bridge between business teams and technical teams. Including partners.
•  Foster collaboration in cross-functional project groups, driving continuous improvement and projects to completion.
•  Act as a representative of KCIT, championing our strategic goals, objectives, and initiatives.
•  Lead by example, always exhibiting King County's True North & Values: we are one team, we solve problems, we focus on the customer, we drive for results, we are racially just, we respect all people, we lead the way, and we are responsible stewards.
•  Identify opportunities for work allocation and mentorship to foster skill growth and diversification within the team.
•  Assist project teams with Architecture solutions and presenting them in review forums. Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills
•  Seven years of experience in a senior technical role as a data architect working on enterprise data repositories on cloud platforms, preferably Azure.
•  Five years of experience acting as a lead for data analysis and modeling activities working with business customers.
•  Two years of experience in developing and deploying products using agile methodology.
•  Advanced data modeling skills including conceptual, logical, and physical in a wide variety of schemas and formats (e.g., entity/relational, NoSQL, dimensional, data vaults, etc.).
•  Advanced understanding of linking and integrating data across domains and blending semi-structured and structured data.
•  Well-versed in architecture principles for building complex and scalable data architecture.
•  Hands-on experience in prototyping solutions and developing minimum viable products (MVPs).
•  Extensive hands-on experience in developing and deploying major data platform implementations, including requirements gathering.
•  Extensive experience with APIs and API integrations. including REST.
•  Experience with business intelligence tools, including the data prep and blending capabilities of each (e.g., PowerBI, etc.).
•  Experience in object-oriented programming, ideally in Python, PowerShell, and SQL.
•  Ability to develop strong working relationships with business and technical teams in developing and implementing new data warehouses, data marts, etc.
•  Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with customers, gaining their trust and respect.
•  Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization from individual contributors to leadership or the technically oriented to the business oriented.
•  Strong understanding of industry standards for data security, privacy, and risk management.
•  Experience in designing scalable architectures and microservices that integrate AI services, including deploying models and ensuring real-time processing, is a plus.
•  Experience in designing data pipelines for AI-based applications, including the creation of efficient data ingestion and preprocessing systems, is a plus.
•  Knowledge of Informatica is a plus. Desirable Qualifications:
•  Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals.
•  Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals.
•  Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert. Supplemental Information
Hybrid Work

The work associated with this position will be performed through a combination of onsite work and telecommuting. Employees will have access to shared workspaces at various King County facilities. Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements. King County has a robust collection of to support when working remotely.

Classification

Enterprise Data Architect -

Union

This position is represented by Protec17: Information Technology

Work Schedule

The normal workweek for this position is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Alternative work schedules may be considered. This position is FLSA Exempt and is not eligible for overtime pay.

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The recruitment for this position is open to all qualified candidates. This recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies. A completed King County Application and Resume are required for consideration. Applications submitted without all material will not be considered.

Questions

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Benefits

King County offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees and support our employees' health and well-being. Eligible positions receive the following benefits and have access to the following programs:
•  Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage options: King County provides eligible employees with options, so they can decide what's best for themselves and their eligible dependents . click apply for full job details