Data Architect

A public educational institution is looking for a data architect/data steward to further develop and standardize data within the Education Organization IV domain.

• Data is stored and processed to support education and educational logistics.
• In a change project, data in the curriculum system, resource planning, and scheduling systems is standardized based on newly designed planning and scheduling processes.
• A canonical data catalog will be established.
• You will work under the guidance of the domain architect and collaborate closely with the business analyst, solution architects, and process experts.
• You are responsible for modeling and documenting the definitions, quality, and origin of the necessary data in the canonical data catalog.
• You define business rules that determine the use and coherence of information objects.
• The lineage and origin of data elements will be recorded.
• Together with the business analyst, you will ensure implementation according to the set data quality requirements.
• During the assignment, you will monitor definitions, agreements, and the use of data elements, ensuring that information is unambiguous, reliable, and traceable.

What you will do.

• Document and manage the definitions of data elements for the Education Organization domain.
• Ensure that the canonical data catalog contains the correct information objects and data elements, initially focusing on planning and scheduling.
• Define and align business rules that determine the coherence and use of information objects, and model the data catalog accordingly.
• Align changes in the data catalog with business stakeholders, functional administrators, and architecture.
• Align the implementation and population of the data catalog with business analysts, architects, and development teams.
• Link data in applications to information objects and data elements in the canonical data catalog and record this in ValuBlue.
• Record which data is exchanged between applications and which transformations are performed in BlueDolphin.
• Set up a process for managing and documenting data quality.
• Contribute to establishing and adhering to data standards and guidelines.
• Advise management on data risks and opportunities.
• Ensure that decisions regarding definitions and the use of the data catalog are documented and discoverable.
• Ensure clear and unambiguous formulations of processes, business rules, and data definitions.
• Monitor consistency between processes, business rules, and data, and ensure uniform use of definitions.
• Prepare, facilitate, and lead workshops to formulate and establish business rules and definitions.
• Actively seek connection between different stakeholders and interests, ensuring clear documentation and feedback of session outcomes.
• Help colleagues within the educational organization to properly understand and interpret data, data definitions, and the origin and lineage of data.
• Provide explanations and training on the data catalog, business rules, and KPI definitions.
• Act as a bridge between education and IT for data-related issues.
• Collaborate closely with domain and solution architects and relevant change initiatives.

Deliverables.

• A modeled and populated canonical data catalog for relevant information objects and data elements.
• Documented data definitions and business rules.
• Documented data lineage, origin, data exchanges, and transformations in ValuBlue and BlueDolphin.
• An established process for managing and documenting data quality.
• Documented decisions, standards, and guidelines for data usage and management.
• Prepared and executed workshops with documented outcomes.
• Explanations and/or training for involved employees.

What they ask for. What they ask

• Minimum a completed HBO education (Bachelor's degree).
• Minimum two years of demonstrable work experience as a data architect and/or data steward, gained in the last five years.
• Demonstrable experience with information analysis and data modeling and with structuring information objects, data elements, and their interrelationships.
• Demonstrable experience with preparing, facilitating, and leading workshops aimed at establishing definitions, business rules, and decisions.
• Demonstrable experience with educational logistics processes within higher education, gained in at least one relevant assignment.
• Experience with methods and techniques such as TOGAF and ArchiMate.
• Experience with architecture tools such as BlueDolphin and Archi.
• Experience with documenting data catalogs, data lineage, and data quality.
• Experience with multidisciplinary collaboration between business, functional management, architecture, and development teams.