Database Architect

Job Title: Database Architect - Expert
Task ID: HBITS-08-14927
Position Duration: 30 Months
Client: State of NY
Agency: Department of Health (DOH)

Please call (703) 466-0951 | (571) 351-1868 | (703) 348-3018 or email at

nysreqs@ilinksolutions.com

Description
This is primarily a ETL Developer position focused on design and development of complex mappings, and integration of data from multiple heterogeneous source systems. In addition, the resource will serve as backup support for OBIEE and Data modeling processes, assisting with troubleshooting, production support, and issue resolution as needed.
1. Perform data analysis of current and future WIC systems, including system comparison, to support ongoing and future data needs.
2. Collaborate with customers, vendors, and technical teams to gather requirements, perform gap analysis, and prioritize reporting needs.
3. Design and maintain enterprise data architecture, including conceptual, logical, and physical data models, while performing ongoing data modeling and schema design.
4. Define and enforce data standards, naming conventions, governance practices, and ensure data quality, integrity, and consistency across all environments.
5. Develop and maintain documentation of business processes, workflows, and data flows using modeling techniques and flowcharts.
6. Develop, review, and optimize ETL processes and mappings for data migration (Sybase, MS Access to Oracle), improving performance and efficiency.
7. Design and support reporting solutions, including dashboards and prototypes, aligned with end-user requirements.
8. Develop and execute test plans, scripts, and validation scenarios to ensure data accuracy and compliance with business requirements.
9. Monitor and optimize database performance through query tuning, indexing, partitioning, and overall system optimization.
10. Implement and maintain database security, access controls, auditing, and compliance with organizational and state data privacy requirements.
11. Evaluate implementation strategies, identify risks and issues, and support resolution and mitigation planning.
12. Provide technical guidance, conduct design reviews, mentor team members, and support release planning and post-implementation reviews.
13. Facilitate and document meetings, support reporting development discussions, and ensure proper tracking of outcomes.
Administrative tasks: Perform administrative duties including attendance at meetings and completion of NYS LATS timecard and monthly timesheets.

Mandatory Qualifications

1	84 Months experience using Informatica 10.x or higher in enterprise data warehouse environments, including advanced warehousing concepts, design and development of mappings, and integration of data from multiple heterogeneous source systems such as Oracle databases and flat files.
2	72 Months experience leading ETL teams and designing enterprise data integration architecture using Informatica, including establishing data standards, best practices, and governance policies for data warehouse and reporting environments, and mentoring team members.
3	72 Months experience implementing enterprise database security and data protection controls, including Fine Grained Access Control Audit (FGACA) and Virtual Private Database (VPD), ensuring compliance with HIPAA and protection of sensitive healthcare data including Medicaid and Pharmacy information.
4	72 Months experience working with Oracle databases, includes translating large SQL, PL/SQL (stored procedures/functions), and SAS code into optimized Informatica mappings and performing query optimization and performance tuning for data warehouse systems.
5	72 Months experience developing complex UNIX shell scripting solutions to automate file validation, secure file transfers (FTP/SFTP), organizing batch jobs, and integration with ETL workflows, ensuring consistent, repeatable, and error-free data processing.
6	72 Months experience implementing Informatica Data Quality (IDQ) solutions, including data profiling, data cleansing, standardization, matching, and merging, along with defining business rules, metrics, and processes to ensure accurate and reliable data for reporting and analytics.
7	48 Months experience designing and maintaining dimensional and enterprise data models for Datamart and data warehouses, including conceptual, logical, and physical modeling using tools such as Erwin, ensuring optimal storage, query performance, and alignment with business requirements.
8	36 Months experience specifying and conducting system testing (unit, integration, regression, load, performance, and UAT) and supporting code migration and releases across DEV, QA, and PROD environments.
9	24 Months experience designing and implementing enterprise OBIEE dashboards and reports, including repository (RPD) development, metadata modeling, and performance tuning for high-volume Datamart data.
10	24 Months experience establishing and enforcing data governance, lineage, and quality frameworks across enterprise Datamart and reporting environments, collaborating with Program team to ensure data integrity, compliance, and actionable reporting.
11	Bachelor's Degree in IT field
12	Certification in Informatica
Required Documentation	" Re sume " Copy of Candidate Identification (i.e., Driver's License/Green Card/Visa and Passport if applicable) " Any documents referenced in the above Requested Qualifications (i.e., professional certifications, degrees, etc.)

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