Job Description:
ABOUT SEABOARD FOODS
At Seaboard Foods, we create the most sought-after pork. Together, more than 5,000 employees in five states work in our farms, feed mills, and processing plant, to produce Prairie Fresh pork. A top U.S. pork producer/processor and leading exporter to 30+ countries, we are committed to the pursuit of pork perfection, seeking a better way to produce wholesome pork and connect every step between our farms and family tables. This ensures the well-being of our animals, the environment, our employees and the communities we call home.
JOB PURPOSE
The IT Data Architect evaluates databases and builds a conceptual, logical, and physical database based on organizational strategies, structural requirements, and business requirements for enhancing new and existing solutions for the business. The role is a key participant in the project development life cycle and responsible for identifying data gaps in the functional coverage for application systems, operational reporting, and/or the data warehouse for analytics; and ensures the suite of solutions being used by the organization is recoverable, scalable, reliable, and secure. The Data Architect is responsible for ensuring standards are followed.
RESPONSIBILITIES & TASKS
*Perform assigned activities/schedules for multiple projects throughout the project lifecycle and problem resolution. Collaborate with system architects, software architects, design analysts, and others to understand business or industry requirements.
*Assess, design, and develop data models and/or technical specifications for internal and external data for an application system, metadata, views or related database-structures, data warehouse, and integrations for a complete solution for small to medium project(s), including presentation of data within the operational and analytics tools used within the enterprise.
*Adhere to, recommend, and/or enforce database development standards
*Participate in complex testing, analyze testing results to ensure solution needs, and oversee resolution of issues based on test results
*Provide technical support for incidences and service requests on/off hours. Assist junior staff or clients as needed
*Maintain inventory of enterprise data architecture blueprints, CMDB integration catalog, and end user dictionary of data. Adhere to best practice standards for table names, column names, data types, etc.
*Identify, evaluate, and recommend hardware or software technologies to achieve desired database performance.
*Monitor and report systems resource consumptions trends to assure production systems meet availability requirements and hardware enhancements are scheduled appropriate. Plan and install upgrades of database management system software to enhance database performance
CORE COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESS IN ALL ROLES: instills trust, communicates effectively, action oriented, accepts accountability, and collaborates with others.
CRITICAL COMPETENCIES
Customer Focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions
Tech Savy - Anticipating and adopting innovations in business building digital and technology applications
Decision Quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward
Resourcefulness - Securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently
Interpersonal Savvy - Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people
Self Development - Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels
Situational Adaptability - Adapting approach and demeanor in realtime to match the shifting demands of different situations
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
*Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Computer Programming preferred
*1+ years' in a data architect role
*3+ years' analyzing and designing applications and/or BI/Analytics solutions
*Experience with T-SQL required
*Experience in one or more ETL Tools required: Informatica PowerCenter, SSIS, or equivalent
*Experience in one or more Operational Reporting Tools required: COGNOS, SSRS, or equivalent
*Experience in one or more Self Service Analytics Tools required: Tableau, Power BI, or equivalent
*Experience and/or conversant in one or more of the following emerging data technologies required: columnar and NoSQL, predictive analytics, data visualization, and unstructured data
*Experience in one or more software development lifecycle methodologies required: Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, etc.
*Experience in one or more of the following Enterprise Business Solutions preferred: Infor M3, JD Edwards Enterprise One, etc.
*Experience in many of the following business processes preferred: process manufacturing, sales and marketing, supply chain planning, inventory management, logistics optimization and distribution, procurement and plant maintenance, food safety and quality assurance, breeding and animal welfare, environmental resource management, finance, etc.
*Experience in the one or more of the following industries preferred: Food and Beverage, Livestock, Energy, etc.
Seaboard Foods is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by law.