Senior Data Architects are the subject matter experts for information technology projects, helping guide these projects to completion. They must be able to handle multiple projects and programmes spanning across different Business Units, workstreams and Industries. The incumbent must be innovative, and be able to communicate effectively across multiple departments in different degrees of technical detail. When dealing with infrastructure, they design new solutions, maintain existing ones, and ensure information technology policies are adhered to. They serve as a technical team leader and are the main point of contact for many major architectural issues. Solution architects provide guidance, support, and discipline as needed.
Vodacom will be building a common data platform and enterprise common data model for their fixed line business to support Vodacom Business and CBU FTTX business. This is to effectively manage performance of their fixed business, including base management to minimize churn and minimize the dilution they experience during customers upgrading or migrating services.
Vodacom D&A team in partnership with the IT Data Enablement team has formed a dedicated fixed line data asset squad to build out the data asset on a common platform, aligned to the Vodafone Common Information Model (CIM) with semantic and reporting views to support the analyst community as well as Qlik Sense or Shiny web apps to support business.
KEY ACTIVITIES
Primarily involved in the development, evolution, and approval of the long-term vision across a function.
Solutions and Data Architect
Mentoring and Management of junior technical staff
Direct impact on business performance
Provides technical leadership to managers and/or professional staff
Provides technical guidance to employees
Assume responsibility for the following:
Industry Solutions: Support for all BU activities that pertain to specific industries (Health; Financial Services; Consumer Goods; Energy & Utilities); Train and enable the account teams responsible for the target customers on these new solutions; be involved in the handover to the pursuit leads of the more complex opportunities; and work alongside the sales teams to progress and close opportunities where required.
Responsible for the timely delivery of proposals to customers, ensuring conformance with an effective bid strategy.
BI And Analytical Data Deliverables (Vodacom)
Report into the D&A Data Management chapter, under the Data Delivery & Transformation vertical.
Align to the Chapter standards, especially in respect of writing and saving code.
Contribute to the Chapter in terms of best practice sharing and training the regular chapter meetings.
Document and save all work according to the Data Management chapter standards.
Save all code developed according to the Data Management chapter standards.
Handover of all code to their chapter lead by making sure code is understood with the ability to transfer maintenance to Vodacom (internal capacity permitting).
Data Exploration / Data Ingestion / Data Interpretation
Data table analysis and profiling
Source to target mapping support for the IT Data Enablement System Analyst
Support in the assessment of the Vodafone common information model (CIM) to ensure Vodacom alignment and identify shortcomings of the Vodafone CIM
Data model design support, including development of prototypes
Working with IT Data Enablement team to build out the data model as subject matter experts
Validate and test data models
Data modelling to support reporting views
Developing scripts to support operating reporting requirements
Developing scripts to support business performance reporting
Developing scripts to support analytical base management solution
Ad-hoc data business queries
Assurance application support, specifically the VB Billing Data Management System
Prioritization forum for all technical demands.
System uptime and technical support of the various systems
Execution of monthly production deliveries.
Verify data correctness & completeness of data
Partnering with IT Data Enablement to ensure effective handover of data operations support for the VB Billing Data Management System.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
Matric
Bachelor's degree in information technology or equivalent qualifications essential
10+ years of IT experience across all disciplines in infrastructure technology solutions.
7+ years of experience developing architectural solutions and strategies across multiple domains and across all disciplines.
5+ years of experience developing architectural solutions and strategies for emerging markets.
CCNP/CCIE/CCDE or equivalent experience
Data Warehousing / Data Lake Architecture Design
Minimum of 5 years Vodacom Fixed Business Experience (Systems / Products / Integration)
SQL Certified
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS
Excellent verbal and written communication.
Ability to delegate efficiently.
Extensive industry knowledge with an eye on the future.
Diplomacy And Patience
People Skills
Strategic Thinking
Listening
The Ability to Execute the Vision of the Company
People Management Skills / Resource Management and Development
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