Sr Enterprise Architect (Director) - Data

Job ID

180856

Posted

29-Aug-2024

Service line

Corporate Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Data & Analytics

Location(s)

Dallas - Texas - United States of America, Richardson - Texas - United States of America

The Digital & Technology team at CBRE is a forward thinking and innovative team, currently leading a global digital transformation. We are looking for a Snr Enterprise Architect - Data to join the global team based in Richardson, TX. The person must have a passion for solving complex problems and developing digital solutions that combine rich data with advanced technology to deliver insights at the point of interaction. Role requires modern data centric architecture approaches.

About The Role:

As a CBRE Enterprise Architecture Sr. Consultant Director, you will be working with cross-functional teams, requiring strong working relationships with multiple teams including Product Management, Technology, Data and Business Transformation teams. In addition to internal constituents, you may also work with customers and partners to understand the market requirements and to support the business, so excellent communication (written and verbal) and a passion for creating customer centric user experience is vital.

What You'll Do:

• Builds a technology vision and data strategy to support all service lines or technical disciplines. Using a holistic approach, conducts enterprise analysis, design, planning, and implementation for the successful development and execution of strategy.

• Documents and communicates the data strategy using multiple architectural models or views that show how the current and future needs of the organization will be met in an efficient, sustainable, and adaptable manner.

• Acts as the primary point of contact (SPOC) between D&T and the business for all things related to data architecture and strategy. Champion and serve as the lead cloud data architect for all data transformation programs

• Extensive experience in Data Architecture work, including executing at least 3 large scale Data platform modernization and/or Data Migration projects from inception to production.

• Several years of enterprise data integration and management experience working with Datawarehouse technologies, Data pipelines, and cloud data platforms

• Work with technical teams, businesses and end-users to successfully design modern applications and Data platforms. Help to choose correct technologies based on business strategy, capabilities and requirements, including application, data, technology and integration architecture.

• Communicate and provide data architecture / business expertise to other associates during system development; ensure systems’ data architecture is compatible with existing and future enterprise data architecture.

• Partner to develop strategies and roadmaps for AI & machine learning and other advanced analytics areas (e.g., natural language processing, neural networks, computer vision, ML platforms, open-source libraries, event-driven stream processing, data lakes)

• Develop and review execution plans with respective owners of enterprise systems, regarding the evolution from current legacy platforms to modern data centric future-state. Market and build consensus as necessary to execute identified solutions.

• Create and articulate future state data platform vision via all the relevant architecture & design artifacts. Help validate these proposed future state architectures with proofs-of-concepts and/or MVPs.

• Lead the analysis and documentation of the current application and integration landscapes, creating future state architectures and roadmaps.

• Creation and management of architecture artefacts and lower-level components.

• Perform application demonstrations and technical presentations

• Provide technical expertise to design scalable data marts, data lake and data warehouse solutions, including addressing and resolving complex technical issues

• Provide formal technical guidance and informal assistance to engineering teams.

What You'll Need:

To perform this job successfully, an individual will need to perform each crucial duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Minimum bachelor’s degree qualification, with strong quantitative background (STEM education background (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics)

• Deep knowledge of cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure)

• Technical proficiency, including:

• 4+ years of enterprise data strategy development

• 8+ years of deep solution architecture with focus on data technologies

• 5+ years of AWS/Azure data, Analytics and AI services

• 5+ years in data platforms and integration tools such as Snowflake, Snaplogic, Collibra, Informatica etc

• Working knowledge of BI analytics tools like Tableau, PowerBI

• Recent strong experience in AI/ML, Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs)

• Experience implementing ETL pipelines using custom and packaged tools

• 5 + years of RDBMS experience

• Data modeling, Datawarehouse, data lake and datamart architecture experience

• Have an excellent technical and commercial understanding in the creation of technology solutions and outcomes for customers.

The Successful Candidate:

• Have an excellent technical and commercial understanding in the creation of technology solutions and outcomes for customers.

• Excellent written, verbal and presentation communications skills; you will often find in situations where you have to describe problem statements, solution options, your analysis and recommendations to a mix of technical and non-technical, and use strong influencing skills to gain consensus and an agreed way forward.

• Ability to learn emerging technologies (knowledge graph, data fabric, generative AI, Augmented Analytics, ) and to apply these technologies to solve business problems

• Strong desire to experiment with and learn new technologies and stay aligned with the latest community developments in AI/ML Ops/Engineering and cloud native.

• Ability to approach design with timeliness, cost and quality factors in mind. Risk identification and mitigation, quantification and qualification non-functional and functional requirements.

• Driven digital transformation, roadmaps, target operating models, cost reduction, performance improvement

• Proactive in identifying problems early and help the team to prioritise deliverables

• Self-motivated, smart and quick to learn

• Interest in, and focus on, customers and passionate about creating good user experiences

• Good knowledge of agile software development processes

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Why CBRE?

When you join CBRE you will have the support and resources of a global firm where an entrepreneurial mentality is encouraged. You'll realize your potential with exciting work, fast-paced assignments, an environment of constant learning and dedication to results! To enable your success, we provide the best tools, training and leaders in the industry.

Our culture is built on our RISE values and reflects the needs and perspectives of our clients and our people. Our work is guided by our North Star: Crafting the real estate solutions of tomorrow, so businesses and people thrive.

Coming to work for CBRE, you will receive a comprehensive benefits package, 401k, and extraordinary perks such as career growth and longevity!

Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We have a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruitingaccommodations@cbre.com or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada).

NOTE: Some, but not all, of our positions may have an additional requirement to comply with COVID-19 health and safety protocols, including COVID-19 vaccination proof and/or rigorous testing. If you have questions about the requirement(s) for this position, please inform your Recruiter.

CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)