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Senior Data Architect

Job description:

Job Type: Full Time
Experience: Not specified 
Location: Lagos

Company: Clickatell

Purpose

  • Clickatell is looking for a change champion to drive Clickatell’s Data Vision to the next level of Data 
  • Ecosystem. We are currently transforming our business model, and Data is pivotal in this transformation. We are looking for obsession and passion, we are looking for an enabler and a trainer, an innovator and a team player. 
  • The right person will have a practical knowledge of Cloud data platforms and a very good knowledge of next-generation Data concepts and technologies – think Data Meshing and Economy of Data.
  • Together with the Data Engineering Lead, and DBA Lead this role is essential to continue advancing our modern data foundation that will simplify and catapult the use of Gen-AI on behave of both external and internal business cases. 

Responsibilities of the Role

  • Accountable for accelerating the adoption of Clickatell’s Reference Data Architecture while providing data architecture direction and delivering required architectural artifacts – Conceptual, Logical & Physical Data Models. 
  • Provide data architecture and 3-level modelling direction for ongoing and new development projects in alignment with Clickatell’s Data Strategy and Business Value proposition. 
  • Responsible for the design of highly scalable and reusable patterns of data ingestion and processing that will transform and enrich a variety of datasets into reusable and scalable assets. 
  • Assess current AWS-based solutions (performance and cost) and design and roll out new Data Services in favour of Clickatell’s Data Domain Architecture. Provide subject matter expertise and technical leadership on the data architecture disciplines while ensuring all solutions are documented and communicated effectively to both, Data and Application 
  • Development teams. 
  • Work closely with the Database Management, Engineering and BI and Analytics teams in the adoption of the latest AI trends to optimise their functions and data products. 
  • Contribute to the continuous upskilling and coaching of the DATA team members while embracing cutting-edge technology trends, and championing their rollout and adoption
  • Perform problem resolution and root cause analysis along with recommending and implementing preventative techniques.
  • Protect Clickatell’s information, intellectual property and corporate data systems in accordance with   prescribed guidelines 

We Are On A Learning Journey

Requirements of the Role

  • B-Tech or bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, informatics or math.

Work Experience

  • Experience and knowledge of AWS Big Data services. Athena, Redshift, Kinesis, Kafka, 
  • Glue, S3, Lake Formation
  • A strong understanding of various database technologies, such as SQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra), is essential.
  • Proficiency in programming languages like Python, Java, or Scala is often required for developing custom data solutions and automation scripts.
  • Knowledge of big data technologies like Hadoop, Spark, and related ecosystem components is valuable for handling and processing large volumes of data.
  • Understanding data visualization tools – Power BI is an asset
  • Experience with incremental delivery – Agile and Scrum framework. 
  • Hands-on experience leading large-scale global data warehousing and analytics projects.
  • Experience with complicated account hierarchy, security groups, VPCs, AWS managed services, S3, ELB, EC2 AutScaling, Lambda
  • A background working in a high-volume payment transaction environment, or mobile technology platforms and systems integration would be advantageous and be able to demonstrate a sustained track record of delivering high-quality outputs, on-time and product or business specifications. 

Knowledge and Ability

  • Results-oriented and hands-on 
  • Assertiveness: ability to communicate effectively and explain a point of view convincingly. 
  • Clear thinker: simplify data strategy in clear actions to the team, set priorities for self and make clear decisions.
  • Communication: excellent verbal and written communication skills. The candidate must have great inter- and intra-personal skills. 
  • Customer Focus: identify and effectively respond to the diverse needs of the development department’s customers.Teamwork: ability to work reliably and responsibly with internal and external colleagues to achieve departmental and organisational goals. 
  • Relevant knowledge in different development, database and business intelligence tools,  techniques and environments to develop and deliver quality applications and documentation.
  • Complete familiarity with Agile and traditional methods, particularly Waterfall, Scrum and   Kanban
  • Have problem-solving skills, logical thinking and analytical abilities. 
  • Display foresight be systematic provide orderly planning and have attention to detail.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Clickatell on job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io to apply

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