Enterprise Data Architect

Data/AnalyticsHybrid Remote, Overland Park, Kansas


Description

Company Overview       
  
Shamrock Trading Corporation is the parent company for a family of brands in transportation services, finance and technology. Headquartered in Overland Park, KS, Shamrock is frequently recognized among the “Best Places to Work” in Kansas City and Chicago and was most recently recognized as one of America’s top 100 “Most Loved Workplaces” by Newsweek. We also have offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Ft. Lauderdale, Houston, Laredo, Nashville and Phoenix.               
            
With an average annual revenue growth of 25% over several decades, Shamrock’s success is attributed to three key factors: hiring the best people, cultivating long-term relationships with our customers and continually evolving in the marketplace.             
  
Responsibilities            
Shamrock Trading Corporation is looking for an Enterprise Data Architect to join our team. This role is responsible for gathering and analyzing data from several internal and external sources, designing a cloud-focused data platform for analytics and business intelligence and maintaining flexible data models. The Enterprise Data Architect will focus on working with the data services team to build an enterprise data solution. An ideal candidate will have proven experience in data analysis and management, with excellent customer-facing communication and careful listening skills.   
  • Design, build and maintain forward-looking data models   
  • Centralize and examine data from internal and external sources   
  • Create and implement framework for reliable job execution   
  • Act as a liaison to the Business Intelligence team   
  • Provide technical solutions to improve new and existing database systems   
  • Understand and fulfill data requirements   
Qualifications  
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience   
  • Experience extracting and manipulating data from a variety of sources, primarily cloud-based   
  • Expertise in loading and indexing into relational data structures   
  • Proven experience with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g. Postgres, MS SQL, Redshift, MongoDB)   
  • Experience modeling and maintaining traditional relational database schemas for efficient data storage and retrieval   
  • Strong customer-facing communication and listening skills   
  • Enthusiasm for working directly with customer technical teams  
Preferred Qualifications  
  • Experience with data processing and analytics using AWS Glue or Apache Spark   
  • Experience data processing using Parquet and Avro   
  • Hands-on experience building data-lake style infrastructures using streaming data set technologies (e.g. AWS Kinesis/Firehose or Apache Kafka)   
  • Development experience delivering analytics processes using Python or Javascript   
  • Experience with web UI development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)   
  • Familiarity with NodeJS, Express and Angular   
  • Experience with front-end BI tools (such as Power BI using DAX and M Query)  
Benefits Package 
At Shamrock we hire bright, ambitious people and give them the tools they need to be successful. By investing in training and development, we hope to become a long-term career for employees, where there are always opportunities for advancement. Shamrock also offers a premier set of benefits for employees and their families:   
  • Medical: Fully paid healthcare, dental and vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents  
  • Work-Life Balance: Competitive PTO and paid leave policies  
  • Financial: Generous company 401(k) contributions and employee stock ownership after one year  
  • Wellness: Onsite gym, jogging trail and discounted membership to nearby fitness center  
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