Azure Data Integration Architect

Summary

As a result of our continued growth, we are actively seeking a seasoned Azure Data Integration Architect to join our collaborative StatimRx team in support of our expanding line of business. As a key contributor, your expertise in developing cohesive solutions, primarily focusing on the company's data warehouse, will be crucial.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.

• Integration Expertise: Utilize your experience with Azure technologies to design, develop, deploy, and maintain robust integration solutions that contribute to a fully automated and integrated data model.
• Attention to Detail: Maintain excellent attention to detail, applying a logical approach to problem-solving under pressure. Actively communicate on technical issues that may impact client delivery.
• Effective Team Communication: Possess strong communication skills to articulate ideas clearly and impactfully within the team and in high-pressure situations. Contribute positively to team discussions and challenge ideas respectfully to drive innovative solutions.
• Adherence to Compliance:  Follows company policies and procedures. Maintains confidentiality of information processed. 
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business and IT departments, fostering a culture of open communication and collaboration. Understand and address pain points, contribute to the development roadmap, and champion best practices.
• Agile Environment: Thrive in our agile environment by efficiently prioritizing tasks, contributing to project workstreams, and responding promptly to incidents. Leverage the collective strength of the team to achieve results.
• Passionate Ownership: Demonstrate passion and ownership by actively participating in team objectives. Take ownership of tasks, effectively manage time, and prioritize activities to meet team and project deadlines.

Azure Data Architect Tasks

• Data and Database Architecture & Design: Ability to interpret, normalize, and optimize data models within the context of the core logistics business. 
• Azure Integration Solutions: Design, develop, deploy and maintain integration solutions using Azure technologies.
• Python Development: Utilize Python skills to evolve integration requirements between services and platforms, ensuring a unified and cohesive approach.
• Data Warehouse Optimization: Work collectively to take ownership of building technical solutions that fully exploit the internal data warehouse capability.
• API Management: Integrate and manage APIs across the technology space.
• Strategic Catalyst: Regularly evaluate the data integration strategy, ensuring alignment with business needs, stakeholder objectives, industry standards, and emerging technology trends.
• Team Collaboration: Work closely with Architects and the Data Analytics team, fostering a collaborative environment to ensure seamless integration.
• Documentation: Collaboratively create and maintain processes, services, and technical documentation to support the team's objectives.

Qualifications

Requires five (5) years of experience in a similar role. Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or relevant field preferred.

Key Competencies: 

• Proven experience as an Azure Integration Developer
• In-depth knowledge of ETL processes, database design, data integration, and data mining.
• Proficient in writing performance-optimized SQL queries and procedures.
• Strong background in designing and implementing complex integration solutions.
• Proficiency in Azure technologies. Prior AWS experience is a plus.
• Prior experience in working with logistics or drug/pharmaceutical claims is a plus.
• Skilled in acquiring Azure documentation for research and best practices.
• Python programming skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Well-organized and detail-oriented, able to communicate appropriately and on time.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving and attention-to-detail skills.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, manuals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to prepare reports and correspondence. Ability to communicate effectively with vendors, clients, board members and/or other employees of the organization. Effective project management skills a must.  Basic Microsoft Outlook, Project, Excel, Word and Power Point skills required with a basic knowledge and understanding of IT networking principals.
 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. (The phrases “occasionally,” “regularly,” and “frequently” correspond to the following definitions: “Occasionally” means up to 1/3 of working time, “regularly” means between 1/3 and 2/3 of working time, and “frequently” means 2/3 and more working time.)

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; talk or hear; and use hands to handle, or touch objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee would rarely need to lift up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The position is a hybrid position with 2 – 3 days office presence in Milwaukee, WI required. The colleague may perform work-related travel on rare occasions with an emphasis on travel for impact.

The above statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the principal functions of the occupation described and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all work inherent for the occupation.

EEO Statement

SPS Health, LLC, and all its affiliates, are equal opportunity employers committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. 

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. The Company makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.