Data Architect

Title: Managing Consultant - Data Architecture  

Level:  P3 - Advisory 

FLSA Status: (People and Culture will complete)  

Travel: Up to 25% 

Job Overview 

As a Managing Consultant, Data Architecture at Tegria, you will play a key role in delivering tailored data solutions to our clients, ensuring the optimal use of their data to drive business success. You will work closely with clients to understand their needs, assess requirements, and design scalable, efficient data architectures. Your responsibilities will include selecting the appropriate technologies, guiding the implementation process, and overseeing the successful delivery of projects.  

In this role, you will lead project planning, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure that all solutions align with the client's goals and objectives. You will be instrumental in helping organizations unlock the full potential of their data, fostering greater business intelligence and operational efficiency.  

Core Responsibilities 

Client Engagement Delivery / Engagement Leadership 

• Serving in a lead capacity and providing product, operational, project-based, and/or related consulting services as needed   

• Providing professional, effective, and consistent delivery of consulting services on all assigned engagements   

• Working independently or as part of a project team on a client engagement, either full-time on a single customer engagement or part-time across customers   

• Proactively managing engagement/client communications, expectation management, time and appropriate status reporting, effective written and verbal communications, and strong facilitation skills   

• Applying appropriate tools and methods as needed including, but not limited to, use of status reporting, standards, tools, metrics, expectation management, change management, change control, and quality assurance methods   

• Effectively managing your own time and project deployment/utilization    

• Collaborating on project activities and deliverables with fellow Tegria team members   

• Assess client needs and define data architecture solutions that align with business objectives.  

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and efficient data solutions using technologies such as Azure, Databricks, and Snowflake.  

• Lead the execution of data-related projects from inception to completion, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality outcomes.  

• Provide guidance and recommendations on best practices for data governance, security, and optimization.  

• Collaborate with clients to ensure that the architecture is aligned with their data strategy and operational needs.  

• Advanced expertise in data architecture to help clients maximize the value of their data and improve business decision-making.  

• Lead design sessions to build consensus among stakeholders and inform developers on key decisions and best practices.  

Internal Team Support 

• Leveraging your specialized skill set to serve as a thought leader on the team   

• Mentor and support junior team members, sharing knowledge and fostering professional growth.  

• Collaborate with internal technical teams, including data engineers, developers, and analysts, to ensure the successful integration and implementation of data solutions.  

• Review and provide feedback on design documentation, ensuring solutions adhere to best practices and are delivered to the highest standards.  

• Help internal teams with troubleshooting and optimizing data architectures to improve system performance.  

• Curate and maintain a centralized document repository to transform tribal knowledge into standardized, reusable design patterns for future project reference.  

Business Development 

• Supporting sales and business development by ensuring quality delivery on assigned engagements   

• Reporting potential engagement expansion opportunities identified while working on assigned engagements    

• Developing materials to support sales efforts, as needed   

• Identify opportunities for additional services and solutions during client engagements, working closely with sales teams to drive business growth.  

• Leveraging industry connections and knowledge to identify potential business development opportunities  

• Developing marketing materials and/or blog posts to promote Tegria services and outcomes 

• Contribute to sales proposals and RFPs as it applies to data architectures and other areas of expertise 

• Present new initiatives, ideas, and strategies to the team 

Personal/Professional 

• Continuously improve technical expertise in data architecture, cloud technologies, and related fields through certifications, training, and research.  

• Attend industry events, webinars, and conferences to expand your knowledge and network with peers in the field.  

• Build a reputation as a trusted advisor and thought leader in the data architecture domain.  

• Seek feedback and actively work on personal development to enhance skills in leadership, client management, and technical delivery.  

• Continuing to grow skillset by earning industry related certifications. 

Additional Responsibilities 

• Performs other generally related duties as assigned. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect, with a focus on presales activities such as solution design, proposal creation, and client presentations. 

• Strong expertise in cloud technologies, particularly Azure, Databricks, and Snowflake, and experience estimating cloud consumption costs across these platforms. 

• Certification in Epic. 

• Great understanding of cloud cost management tools (e.g., Azure Cost Management, AWS Cost Explorer, Google Cloud Billing) to accurately estimate and optimize cloud consumption costs. 

• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to design complex solutions and explain them to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. 

• Strong experience in presales solution architecture, including leading client discussions, delivering technical presentations, designing solutions, and estimating costs based on client needs. 

• Strong project management and organizational skills to oversee multiple presales engagements and ensure timely delivery of proposals, solutions, and cost estimates. 

Required Qualifications 

Education  

• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare, business, IT, or computer science or an equivalent combination of education and experience 

• Master's degree or PhD preferred 

Certifications  

• Role-focused certification 

• Vendor certifications (e.g. Azure, Databricks, Snowflake, EHR vendor, TriZetto FACETS, etc.)  

• Project Management (e.g. PMP, CSM, PMI-ACP) 

Experience 

• 8+ years of professional experience delivering project or program enhancements within a healthcare organization, payer, or healthcare consulting practice where relevant experience includes:   

• Advanced architectural tools experience (EMR reporting tools, data extraction tools, data pipeline tools, etc.)     

• Proficiency at connecting business intelligence tools to multiple data stores such as Azure, Oracle, SQL Server, Google BigQuery, Hadoop Hive, Spark SQL, etc.     

• Great experience at an architect level designing, implementing, and maintaining a cloud data platform (Azure, Databricks, Snowflake)   

• Proven understanding of data warehouse design with advanced knowledge in ETL/ELT data pipelines and querying languages such as T-SQL   

Knowledge 

• Recognized as a subject matter expert within your field or focus area 

• Advanced understanding of querying, implementing, supporting, optimizing, or upgrading data models within an EMR system 

• Extensive knowledge of a SQL database development, unstructured data processing 

• Curiosity and enthusiasm for healthcare IT and data analytics 

• A conceptual knowledge and demonstrated practical understanding of data visualization techniques and best practices 

• Demonstrated understanding of data quality best practices 

• Knowledge of healthcare data standards (e.g., HL7, ICD-10, CPT codes) and regulatory requirements (e.g., HIPAA) 

• Strategic thinking, with the ability to develop and implement analytics strategies aligned with business objectives 

• Deep business acumen within the data architectures sector, with a thorough understanding of market trends, client needs, and industry challenges 

• Demonstrated knowledge and ability to work with source agnostic and disparate data sources 

• Adaptability and continuous learning, staying updated with the latest trends and technologies in healthcare analytics 

Skills 

• Exceptional interpersonal, communication and organizational skills  

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a matrix-management model 

• Able to work successfully with moderate supervision and latitude for independent judgement  

• Demonstrated ability in mentoring less experienced team members 

• Demonstrated success in project/engagement management  

• Capable of and comfortable with working remotely and traveling to client sites as needed 

• Advanced experience in data analytics tools such as SQL, Excel, and introductory knowledge of programming languages like Python 

• Advanced experience in different cloud platforms such as Azure, Databricks, Snowflake, or similar platforms  

• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to learn and apply data analysis techniques to data 

• Significant attention to detail and a methodical approach to solving problems 

• Great communication skills, capable of clearly presenting findings and explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders 

• Collaborative mindset, able to work effectively within a team and with clients 

• Vast willingness to learn and adapt to new tools, technologies, and methodologies in healthcare analytics 

• Superior project management skills, with experience in managing small to medium-sized projects, ability to manage time, and meet deadlines for significant components of the projects 

• Enhanced ability to communicate to a wide array of audiences in a manner that resonates clearly with your intended audience 

• Demonstrated ability to mentor junior team members and provide guidance on analytics tasks 

• Exceptional analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex data sets and derive actionable insights 

• Strategic problem-solving mindset, capable of identifying and addressing critical issues and opportunities 

• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with clients, team members, and other stakeholders 

• Superior communication skills, able to convey complex technical concepts to a wide range of stakeholders, including executives, clients, and technical teams 

• Proven leadership abilities, with experience in leading and mentoring analytics teams 

• Advanced project management skills, with a track record of successfully delivering large-scale projects on time and within budget 

Success Characteristics 

People who are successful in this role: 

• Adapt to a dynamic environment with an ever-changing workload 

• Can own projects by acquiring knowledge, sharing it with decision makers, executing in a timely manner, and producing quality outcomes 

• Have a collaborative, roll-up-your-sleeves mindset – leading by example with excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills 

• Thrive in a collaborative, matrixed environment 

• Are organized with exceptional verbal and written communication skills 

• Maintain a high standard for the quality of their own and others’ work 

Physical and Sensory Demands 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. The mental, emotional, physical, and sensory requirements described here are representative of those that are to successfully perform the essential functions. 

General: 

• Able to: attend work reliably; work effectively under stress, including emergent/urgent situations and priority changes; participate in verbal communications in real time with individuals and groups via phone and video conferencing and in person, while being understood clearly and hearing others correctly; use vision sufficient to discern all relevant elements displayed on paper or screens; operate computer, keyboard and phone efficiently and effectively. 

• Has cognitive ability sufficient to learn, comprehend, retain, recall, and consistently apply information necessary to perform the job satisfactorily and to read and comprehend policies and procedures. Has reasoning ability sufficient to gather relevant data, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions.  

• Able to: sit for more than two-thirds of the time as in an office job; stoop and bend to plug in computer equipment at home, office, customer site. 

Travel, if : 

• Able to: travel by car, bus, plane, or train; transfer self among airports, hotels and customer sites; transfer luggage up to fifty pounds from home to airport and hotel; lift/carry/push/pull up to fifteen pounds of equipment to and around customer sites; move from one space to another such as cubicle, conference room, restroom, clinical areas, reception/admit areas.