Anthology Careers

Data Warehouse Architect

Bangalore, India

The Opportunity:

Anthology offers the largest EdTech ecosystem on a global scale, supporting over 150 million users in 80 countries. Our mission is to provide dynamic, data-informed experiences to the global education community so that learners and educators can achieve their goals. 

We believe in the power of a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. As we expand globally, we are committed to making diversity, inclusion, and belonging a foundational part of not only our hiring practices but who we are as a company.

For more information about Anthology and our career opportunities, please visit www.anthology.com.

As a Data Warehouse Architect, you will act as the primary advocate of data modeling methodologies and data processing best practices to develop a clear technical vision for our Global Customer Success (GCS) data warehouse. You will be responsible for the leadership of overarching data architecture vision and coordination of all data warehouse efforts that affect data, with a focus on data moving throughout the GCS systems. This will be accomplished by mapping and documenting current data sources used throughout GCS, creating a data dictionary which captures the business meaning of the data used, and working with various teams to eliminate unnecessary steps and modify interfaces.

Primary responsibilities will include:

• Documenting the flow and movement of data through Student Success including:
  • The frequency of movement
  • The source and destination of each step in the flow
  • Any transformation of data during the flow
  • Any aggregation and calculations of data in the flow
• Working with business owners and application designers to identify and model integrative views and determine the quality-of-service requirements — data currency, availability, response times and data volumes
• Defining technical standards and guidelines for how to use architected databases, the technologies to be used for various purposes like data extraction, transformation and integration, and models of entities, objects, and processes. These guidelines will encourage the use of existing data stores where applicable as well as address security and quality
• Ensuring that standards are up to date by investigating emerging technologies and new releases. This means working in conjunction with technology architects (where they exist). Participation in proof-of-concept projects and other projects that are early users of new technologies is required from time to time
• Communicating the data architecture to the development community, IT operations, IT management at all levels, and business owners
• Focusing on data quality by educating the business on its importance and involving and facilitating the work of business constituents on improvement programs including the assignment of data stewards which are a critical component

The Candidate:

Required skills/qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Industrial Engineering) or similar work experience
• At least 10 years of experience in a directly related area, during which both professional and management capabilities have been clearly demonstrated
• Expert in database technologies, such as SQL server database, Snowflake, etc. as well as data modeling, both logical and physical
• Extensive experience working with enterprise applications like, Salesforce, Oracle Fusion and/or Peoplesoft
• Proficiency in unstructured data such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn
• Expertise in establishing master data management
• Mastery of multidimensional data modeling
• Extremely strong analytical and problem-solving skills 
• Outstanding oral, written, and visual presentation skills
• Substantial negotiating experience
• Ability to thrive when working across internal functional areas in ambiguous situations
• Fluency in written and spoken English

Preferred skills/qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Applied Mathematics, Business Analytics, Statistics, Machine Learning, Computer Science, or related field

This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.  

Anthology is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, protected military/veteran status, or any other legally protected factor.