Req #: 227661

Department: UW MEDICINE IT SERVICES

Appointing Department Web Address: http://uwmits_hires.uwmedicine.org/

Job Location Detail: Primary work location may be fully remote within the US or at the Safeco Plaza Building on the corner of 4th and Madison in downtown Seattle

Posting Date: 03/11/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $10,834 - $14,167 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As an employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academi-staff-20210208.pdf)

UW MEDICINE IT SERVICES has an outstanding job opportunity for a PRINCIPAL DATA ARCHITECT position.

WORK SCHEDULE

• 100% FTE – 40 hours per week

• Day Shift – UW MEDICINE ITS SERVICES CORE HOURS ARE 07:00 – 16:00 (PST), Monday-Friday POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• Collaborate with Analytics’ Leadership in setting the direction and establishing the technical approach for scaling and integrating the Data Analytics Warehouse Galaxy (DAWG) platform and associated information applications and programs to support UW Medicine.

• Strategize, develop, enhance, and govern Data Engineering architectural standards.

• Provide development, documentation, and maintenance of the data engineering infrastructure as the domain expert.

• Manage Data Engineering technical portfolios, research trends, create 1-3-5 year technology roadmaps, and present recommendations to leadership.

• Leverage expertise of available technologies to perform architectural reviews and cost analysis.

• Develop and deliver training across the department in area of expertise.

• Lead large scale architecture related incident resolution for Data Engineering.

• Identify and build service management improvements for Data Engineering.

• Provide advice, coaching, and mentorship to team members on technical expertise.

• Serve as the Data Engineering Manager’s delegate to represent the team for vendor management, including strategic vendor meetings, architecture meetings, meetings with technical account managers, project design meetings, large scale incident resolution, and other technical leadership needs. DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION UW Medicine IT Services (ITS) is a shared services organization that supports all of UW Medicine. UW Medicine is comprised of Harborview Medical Center (HMC), UW Medical Center-Montlake Campus (UWMC-Montlake), UW Medical Center-Northwest Campus (UWMC-NW), Valley Medical Center (VMC), UW Neighborhood Clinics (UWNC), UW Physicians (UWP), UW School of Medicine (SOM), and Airlift Northwest (ALNW). In addition, UW Medicine shares in the ownership and governance of Children’s University Medical Group and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (a partnership between UW Medicine, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research, and Seattle Children’s). ITS is responsible for the ongoing support and maintenance of the infrastructure and applications which support all these institutions, along with the implementation of new services and applications that are used to support and further the UW Medicine mission.

  PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• You support Analytics leadership to establish approach for integrating Data Engineering applications and programs.

• You contribute to best practices and standards around topics including but not limited to: Data Engineering Application architecture, networking/network topology, data management, tool selection, and release pipelines.

• You support business units, IT leadership, and application development teams to make strategic decisions regarding Data Engineering application architecture and design.

• You utilize continuous improvement processes.

• You plan for, and assist in, developing business resumption procedures and practices.

• You mentor, advise, and coach team members in technical knowledge, practices, processes, and procedures.

• You manage technical portfolios, including, researching trends and creating 1-3-5 year technology roadmaps.

• You manage vendor/supplier relationships, work with hardware and operating system vendors to ensure timely issue response and that targets and service quality are being achieved, and meet with vendors’ technical resources for health checks and to review open issues.

• You provide a high level of expertise in assigned domains.

• You communicate effectively to team members, project managers, supervisor and other leadership as required. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field or equivalent education and/or experience.

• 6+ years’ of overall experience to include the below.

• 4+ years data architecture experience (enterprise business architecture approach and methodology, business segments, diagrams, and documentation).

• 2+ years of experience developing and leading technical trainings for teams and mentoring less experienced technical staff members.

• 4+ years of experience providing advanced support for the overall health of enterprise systems and technologies.

• 2+ years of experience being primarily responsible for an enterprise technology.

• 1+ years of managing vendor relationships, including negotiating maintenance contracts, reviewing periodic service reviews, and coordinating escalations.

• 1+ years of implementing and improving processes.

• Active member in local technology user groups and/or other professional organizations related to area of expertise.

• Demonstrated experience creating and maintaining detailed documentation, including standard operating procedures, system diagrams, and any other technical documentation, including 1+ years of managing technical requirements of an enterprise system.

• Technical Enterprise Architecture experience (design/architect in infrastructure environment systems/application, database/database management, business processes/workflows, etc.).

• Advanced understanding of ITSM/ITIL Process Design, Platforms, and Configuration.

• Advanced understanding and application of Cloud technologies (e.g. AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure).

• Strong experience with formal software engineering practices (source code version control, validation deployment/maintaining Microsoft-based applications).

• Advanced experience with various Extract, Transfer, and Load (ETL) toolsets.

• Advanced experience with multiple data languages. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• This is an Information Technology deadline-driven work environment.

• The individual in this position is expected to work normal daytime hours. The work may be performed in either an office environment or by telecommuting with manager approval, during normal business hours; however, significant off-hours and weekends may be needed to resolve problems and respond to emergencies. This individual is expected to be available for emergencies (business continuity/disaster recovery efforts) on a 24x7 basis as needed.

• Must coordinate projects without direct supervisory authority.

• Must work within the constraints of multiple technical environments.

• The individual in this position must learn many organizational structures and cultures and continually foster collaboration.

• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.#monster ABOUT UW MEDICINE - A HIGHER DEGREE OF HEALTHCARE UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists, and other health professionals.

All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student, and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.

Become part of our team . Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community. #monster

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.