Business Intelligence Principal Architect-NJ
POSITION TITLE: Principal Architect - NJ
JOB FAMILY: Business Intelligence Consulting Practice
FLSA STATUS: Exempt
REPORTS TO: BI Group Director
Position Summary:
Drive the end-to-end technical, functional and process architecture, establishing thought-leadership with the client and serving as program architect from small to large business intelligence engagements. Demonstrate command of wide ranging issues with extensive hands-on involvement. Develop an in-depth understanding of the client’s data, systems, business, and personnel to frame architecture and project approach and plans that deliver on goals. Understand organizational, political and financial levers to optimize CTI’s position and direct project staff accordingly. Operates with wide latitude for independent judgment. Mentor and guide less experienced employees engaged at other clients. May develop and mentor employees, establishing professional goals and reviewing performance. Serve as pre-sales expert to impress prospects as needed. Work directly with the client and travel to the client site.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.
- Lead the data and requirements analysis, design, implementation and planning process. Perform hands-on tasks as required, typically in areas of high complexity. Provide technical architecture guidance to CTI, including contractors, and customer project staff
- Be the project and engagement focal point with client management and ensure successful delivery with high customer satisfaction
- Explore client needs, propose compelling solution approaches, explain concepts and benefits to diverse IT and business audiences
- Lead the project team(s) with responsibility for task delegation, supervision and status reporting. Manage teams to meet plan and budget hours with high customer satisfaction. Serve as escalation point for issues beyond project team authority; resolve conflicts involving scheduling, resources, or technical issues
- Oversee project financial targets including all expense management and constantly ensure alignment with client budget expectations. Assist with billing and invoice collection when specifically requested by Finance Department.
- Identify and pursue opportunities for additional work and projects.
- Mentor less experienced co-workers working on other projects, guiding their approach and formally assessing and recommending appropriate training and professional development
- Write white papers and best practices papers. Research technology trends and contribute to planning and strategy.
- Understand and adhere to all confidentiality and security policies and ensure team compliance
- Ensure time is entered into CTI project accounting system in a timely manner
- Flexibility to travel as business dictates
Education and Work Experience:
- B.S. or MS degree in computer science, business or related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience or equivalent experience.
- Ten plus years experience with business intelligence, ETL and database tools
- At least 5 years of working in a consulting capacity.
Specialized knowledge and Skills:
- Advanced proficiency in dimensional modeling and relevant data concepts
- Advanced proficiency of development methodologies, QA fundamentals, and project management.
- Advanced proficiency of 3 or more business domains (supply-chain, CRM, etc.).
- Expert in implementation of highly complex data integration/business intelligence projects
- Proven ability to meet designated deadlines and professional business practices and demonstrated ability to manage multiple initiatives.
- Excellent consultative skills, including analysis, influencing, negotiation, account management, and relationship building.
- Demonstrated ability to identify new business opportunities and serve effectively as liaison between company and customer.
- Excellent verbal and listening skills and the ability to conduct presentations. Excellent writing and editing skills needed for white papers, proposals, and transferring information to customers and individuals involved in projects.
- Must have a high level of initiative and sound independent judgment
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to sit, talk, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and smell.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
The work is performed primarily in an office setting. The employee frequently works near moving parts and occasionally works in high, precarious places and occasionally exposed to fumes, airborne particles and risks of electrical shock.
The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The work is performed primarily in an office setting. The noise level in the work environment is moderate.
General Information:
The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. The incumbent must be able to work in a fast paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle and prioritize multiple, competing tasks and demands and to seek supervisory assistance as appropriate. The position description is subject to change by Corporate Technologies, Inc. as the needs and requirements of the job change.
About Corporate Technologies:
Founded in 1994, Corporate Technologies, Inc. is a systems integrator headquartered in Burlington, MA, and a leading partner of F5, HP, IBM, Juniper, Microsoft, NetApp, Oracle, and SAP/Business Objects. Corporate Technologies brings companies the experience and expertise required to architect, implement and manage strategic enterprise infrastructure and applications. Corporate Technologies serves the data storage, security, server and data and application integration needs of clients in the financial services, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, wholesale/distribution, publishing and manufacturing industries.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits, including 401(k), medical, dental, STD, LTD, paid time off, and life insurance. Corporate Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace.
