ABOUT THE POSITION

As the Principal Data Architect, you will own the data model/schema in support of CSC's analytics initiatives.  In this role, you will be the owner of the Data & Analytics data assets.  You will determine appropriate modeling standards and develop processes to ensure compliance with these patterns.   The responsibility of this role will span components in Azure Data Lake, Azure Synapse Data Warehouse, and Azure Analysis Services.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Work closely with delivery teams and subject matter experts to deliver data warehousing solutions that are reliable, flexible, scalable, and provide low-cost ownership.
• Participate in the design, development, documentation, and application of best practices and procedures that govern the implementation of data assets.
• Roadmap new analytic capabilities and technologies to be evolved and adopted.
• Partner with Enterprise Architecture on enterprise strategy
• Provide technical mentoring, guidance, and training to Data and Analytic engineering resources.

YOU ARE

• Able to envision a strategy, communicate and promote, and then dive in to help others achieve the vision
• An excellent communicator that can document and present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences
• Highly structured with the ability to organize others around you
• A creative thought leader that is consultative in their approach

YOU HAVE

• 5+ years of experience delivering data centric solutions on warehousing, big data, and cloud platforms
• 3+ years of experience design and tuning a MPP environment
• 3+ years of experience with an Enterprise Reporting Suite (preferred PowerBI, Analysis Services)
• Expert SQL and query optimization techniques
• Expert data modeling techniques

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This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company. 

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At Columbia Sportswear Company, we’re proud to offer regular full-time employees a benefits package that includes a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. Our benefit programs contribute to overall employee well-being by aligning those programs with the fundamental elements of well-being: physical, social/emotional, financial, career and community. Benefits that can protect your family’s financial future and help you save money through our 401k plan plus a generous company match. Columbia offers medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, and an assortment of voluntary benefit offerings (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal services). In addition, Columbia offers EAP + which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services. We have extensive wellness benefits, employee discounts and a generous time off program available.

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