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Position Overview:Have you architected world-class data platforms? Are you ready to design the data structures that will define digital agriculture for the world? Do you have a deep background in software engineering, data engineering and data science? Do you want to work at a company where data is at the core of the product? We have your dream job.The Climate Corporation is revolutionizing the agriculture industry with a Digital Farming Platform and AI that help the world’s farmers sustainably increase productivity with digital tools. We are collecting massive amounts of agronomic data in one of the largest heterogeneous global data footprints and need to continuously improve how we store, connect and distribute this data in a fast, reliable and cost-effective way. This is where your work impacts the world in a positive way.The Principal Data Architect to define an extremely complex domain of data and data access patterns. The right candidate will have a track record of delivering highly complex engineering architectures focused on data pipelines.Responsibilities:Collaborate with business stakeholders, data analysts, data scientists, the Enterprise Data Modeler, architects and engineers to elicit, decipher, and edify requirementsCollaborate with the Enterprise Data Modeler to influence strategic direction and to recommend and implement appropriate data platforms and structures across the various application domains.Collaborate with engineering teams, project managers and business unit leaders for all projects involving enterprise data.Develop and implement long-term strategic road maps and phased plans that mature the data architecture over several years and that support both current and future state business processes.Create short-term tactical solutions to achieve long-term objectives and migrate data from sub-optimized legacy systems to new solutions. Identify and develop opportunities for data reuse, migration, or retirement.Oversee the mapping of data sources, data movement, interfaces, and analyticswith the goal of ensuring data quality, improving delivery, and reducing costs.Collaborate with the Enterprise Data Modeler to design canonical data views, data standards, and procedures.Help design highly-scalable, reliable, and performant pipelines to integrate large volumes of complex data, reduce costs and improve information flowsHelp establish methods and procedures for tracking data quality, completeness, lineage, and improvement.Create strategies and plans for data security, backup, disaster recovery, business continuity, and archiving.Manage architectural, project and organizational complexity with a proven ability to simplify tough problems and track many moving parts across teams and business domains.Remain conversant with emerging data technologies and strategies.Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a science or engineering field or equivalent working experience
12+ years of experience within a data architecture/data engineering team
In-depth understanding of and experience with various database structures and database platforms (e.g.; Relational, Columnar, Document, Time Series, Column Family, Graph, etc.)
Experience with data modeling logical and physical models for OLTP and OLAP
Expert in designing data processing pipeline architectures
Preferred Qualifications:
Expert level knowledge of API design
Strong familiarity with metadata management and associated processes
Experience gathering and analyzing system requirements
Expert in Java
Knowledge of Python
Expertise in SQL and No-SQL databases
Knowledge of file systems and object storage (AWS S3, EFS, Hadoop, etc.)
Experience with queues and streaming technologies (Kafka, Kinesis, Flink, etc.)
Understanding of Big Data compute (Spark, AWS EMR )
Hands-on knowledge of appropriate tools (enterprise repository, data modeling, data mapping, data profiling and data integration, etc.)
Knowledge of data quality concepts (DQ dimensions, tools, pipelines, stewardship)
Knowledge of AWS cloud architecture and services (S3, EMR, Elasticsearch, ElastiCache, RDS, DynamoDB, Neptune, MSK, etc.)
Distributed systems expertise
Experience using GraphQL
Knowledge of data mining and segmentation techniques
Strong familiarity and experience with analytical database systems (Redshift, Vertica, Snowflake, etc.)
Excellent communication and presentation skills for all levels of an organization
What We Offer:Our teams are composed of industry experts, top scientists, and talented engineers. The environment is extremely engaging and fast-paced, with dozens of specialties coming together to provide the best possible products and experiences for our customers.We provide competitive salaries and some of the best perks in the industry, including:
Superb medical, dental, vision, life, disability benefits, and a 401k matching program
A stocked kitchen with a large assortment of snacks & drinks to get you through the day
Encouragement to get out of the office and into the field with agents and farmers to see first-hand how our products are being used
We take part and offer various workshops, conferences, meet-up groups, tech-talks, and hackathons to encourage participation and growth in both community involvement and career development
We also hinge our cultural DNA on these five values:
Inspire one another
Innovate in all we do
Leave a mark on the world
Find the possible in the impossible
Be direct and transparent
Learn more about our team and our mission:The Climate Corporation - The Technology Behind Making A Differencehttps://youtu.be/c5TgbpE9UBI or visit https://climate.com/careersClimate aims to create a welcoming and collaborative environment for our employees in which a diverse set of perspectives and voices are represented and celebrated.As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, The Climate Corporation is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, sex (including pregnancy), protected veteran status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any unlawful criterion existing under applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at accommodations@climate.com#LI-BW1
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