Data Architect - Pretoria at Datacentrix

Formal Education and Certification

• University degree in the field of Computer Science, Information Systems, or Computer Engineering and 10 years equivalent work experience.
• Compulsory TOGAF certification or other related certifications. Certifications: relevant certification to Data Architecture practices

 Knowledge and Experience

• Working technical experience with designing, building, installing, configuring, and supporting multi-terabyte data warehouses.
• Expert knowledge of the Hadoop ecosystem.
• Applied experience in big data components such as Hive, Scala, Python, NoSQL, Scoop, Flume, Kafka.
• Experience in components necessary to secure and classify the data lake.
• Experience with database platforms.
• Experience implementing data ecosystems with high data volume, high throughput, and various content structures.
• Strong understanding of relational database structures, theories, principles, and practices.
• Hands-on experience with data architecting, data mining, large-scale data modeling, and business requirements gathering/analysis.
• In-depth technical knowledge of network, PC, and platform operating systems
• Working technical knowledge of current systems software, protocols, and standards
• Experience with data processing flowcharting techniques.
• Proven project management and data migration experience.
• Strong understanding of the organization’s goals and objectives.