Systems Architect / Associate Systems Architect (Data Engineering)

About NUS IT

NUS Information Technology is the cornerstone to providing reliable, high-performance and secure IT solutions and effective IT governance for the campus. Here at NUS IT, we aim to transform NUS into a borderless computing community providing knowledge at its fingertips by enhancing the use of effective applications and services for teaching and learning. 

We drive a culture that is forward-looking. With a strong passion for IT, our people are always striving to improve, push boundaries and innovate with a "can-do" attitude.  We embrace collaboration, open communication and knowledge sharing. If you see yourself thriving in a dynamic environment and breaking new grounds with innovative ideas, you will find yourself at home in NUS IT. 

As part of our team, you can look forward an empowered work environment that allows you to take charge of your own career path. We provide competitive remuneration as well as flexible work arrangements to enable your growth and development. We pride ourselves on our diverse workforce and are committed to transforming NUS into a leading global University shaping the future. 

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Job Description

This role is responsible for the design, development, testing, implementation and maintenance of data integration and data management solutions.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Drive requirements gathering workshops to study as-is systems and processes and identify gaps between proposed design and gathered requirements
• Responsible for the high-level and detailed technical solution and design in adherence to data management and organization’s IT policies
• Responsible for the design, development, testing and implementation of data integration and data management solutions
• Responsible for data profiling and data quality improvement recommendation
• Lead technical members from different teams to deliver the end-to-end solution that meets time, scope and quality requirements
• Work with data engineers, data analysts and data scientists in the implementation of analytics solutions
• Work with OLTP systems and Enterprise Integration teams in the implementation of end-to-end data integration solutions
• Responsible for greenfield data management technology exploration, innovation, evaluation and implementation
• Produce training materials and provide cross-skill / up-skill training or coaching to technical members

Qualifications

• Minimum qualification is a Degree in Data Engineering, Business Analytics, Information Technology, Computer Science or equivalent. Candidates with qualifications covering Business & IT domains are preferred
• At least 10 years of IT working experience, with 6 years specialising in ETL related works within an IT department. At least 2 years of L2/L3 lead experience leading remote team from another time zone or culture
• At least 2 years of working experience in 3NF/dimensional data modelling, Azure, Denodo, restful API and/or Power BI
• Strong experience in Informatica as ETL Architect/Lead
• Strong knowledge in ETL implementation from source APIs to target data stores like Azure, Amazon S3 and on-premises storage
• Solid SQL skills, including experience querying and tuning large, complex data sets and performance analysis
• Able to develop RedHat Linux shell scripts, including ability to script SFTP file transfers
• Good knowledge in network and/or operating systems
• Solid skills in cost-benefit analysis, selection and implementation of data management technology to an organisation
• Possess working experience in using globally recognized frameworks such as DAMA, ITIL, TOGAF, ISO/IEC27001 or CoBIT
• Certification in data security, protection or privacy is preferred
• Experience in writing RFP specification is preferred
• Evidence of self-learning attitude to continuously improve knowledge and skills
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to interact and communicate effectively with all levels of management, users, and vendors
• Empathic personality with ability to communicate with all levels of management, users, and vendors. Has history of establishing win-win negotiation outcomes.
• Must be a good team player, proactive in nature, fast learner, highly organized and go-getter attitude with can-do spirit
• Knowledge in Python, NoSQL and Shell Script will be a bonus

Covid-19 Message

At NUS, the health and safety of our staff and students are one of our utmost priorities, and COVID-vaccination supports our commitment to ensure the safety of our community and to make NUS as safe and welcoming as possible. Many of our roles require a significant amount of physical interactions with students/staff/public members. Even for job roles that may be performed remotely, there will be instances where on-campus presence is required.

Taking into consideration the health and well-being of our staff and students and to better protect everyone in the campus, applicants are strongly encouraged to have themselves fully COVID-19 vaccinated to secure successful employment with NUS.

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: NUS Information Technology

Department : Applications - Applications Architecture & Technology

Employee Referral Eligible: Yes

Job requisition ID : 19005