Role: MDM Architect Location: Columbus, OH Please share resumes to pgo AT THE RATE OF Comtech-global DOT COM Position Overview An experienced consulting role with experience delivering business solutions in leading MDM technologies. The MDM Architect will act as a work-stream lead collecting and qualifying business requirements, designing the data model, and architecting batch and real-time integrations. This professional is technically proficient, business-facing, and the cornerstone of any project’s ability to execute. Key Responsibilities • Interface with clients and practice area managers to understand business and technology needs, propose solutions, and secure and deliver projects • Key design lead in projects – gathers and qualifies functional and technical requirements • Functions as lead solution architect – may collaborate with a dedicated architect in larger implementations • Facilitate and lead meetings to ensure progress on solutions and products • Performs data modeling and instantiation • Designs and develops extensions, user exits, and composite web services for solution integration into client technology landscape • Collaborates with test leads to document, plan, and execute solution testing • Ensure adherence to established best practices, policies, procedures, and quality assurance standards • Proactively identify risks and implement effective mitigation strategies • Trains client personnel for solution adoption and transfer of ownership • Make recommendations to clients as requested on best practices or long-term solutions to resolve current issues and also set them up for future satisfaction of system design • Understand the work of the project teams at a sufficient level of detail to represent critical activities to clients and staff, to monitor for appropriate project progress, and to adjust plans as necessary Critical Competencies • Proven expertise in software development, data management, and targeted industries • Exceptional project management skills • Experienced team builder and consummate team player • Confidence in tackling new business or technical challenges • Disciplined curiosity: interest in asking ‘why’ and synthesizing important findings into alternatives and recommendations • Ability to communicate and translate technical information appropriately to different levels of the client organization Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related field • Design, configuration, and development experience with Informatica MDM, IBM InfoSphere MDM Server, Stibo STEP, SAP Master Data Governance, or other “Information Management” platform (MDM, DQ, ETL, DG). • Experience in data modelling (experience with Party and Counter-Party models would be a plus) • Experience with the Java programming language and J2EE environments • Experience with relational databases and SQL, especially Oracle • Exposure to web application servers, such as Websphere, WebLogic, and JBoss • Skills with Unix at a user level are a plus • Understanding of data integration, both real-time and batch • Understanding of data quality and governance solutions • Comfortable leading client workshops and design sessions • Business vertical experience is a plus: Healthcare, Insurance / FinServ, Retail, Manufacturing • ERP and CRM experience is a plus: SFDC, Netsuite, SAP • U.S. candidates must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States • Must be willing to travel up to 50%