Data Architect

Provide a short description of the Position: Expert Data Modeler working for NYS Information Technology Services on behalf of the NYS Department of Transportation to fulfill the duties as described below. Provide a list of the day-to-day tasks to be performed by the Selected Candidate: • Interact with Agency/business subject matter experts to understand business needs/requirements, Vendors of Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) products, and IT teams to determine and design application and system requirements. • Design data infrastructure to extract and organize data for authorized individuals to access. • Identify internal and external data sources, collaborating with business subject matter experts to determine their data storage and organizational needs and use the information to create and maintain data infrastructure. • Participate in the entire Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SSDLC) including debugging and configuring solution. • Identify, recommend and implement ODI/ELT and ETL process and architecture improvements. • Design BigQuery DWH for Data Analytics • Assist and verify design of solution and production of all design phase deliverables. • Manage build phase and quality assure code to ensure fulfilling requirements and adhering to ODI/ELT and ETL architecture. • Resolve difficult design and develop issues. • Identify bugs when developers are not able to do so. • Identify installation solutions for new databases • Determine the requirements for new databases • Design data model to support Self Service Reporting requirements • Publish and/or present design reports • Identifying areas for improvement in current systems • Coordinate with business, vendor and IT team members to reach project milestones and deadlines • Audit database regularly to maintain quality • Create systems to keep data secure • Design and document all components of approved application solutions including system integrations. • Write clean, testable code using advanced analytical functions. • Test and debug including, but not limited to: perform system testing and development of testing plans. • Review and refactor code including, but not limited to: performance tuning of existing code, code reviews, and suggest changes that will best fit the Agency/business needs. • Deploy fully functional applications. • Use a ticketing system to track and manage incidents, service requests, problems, changes, and release/deployment. Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of - Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.

Created: 2026-03-10