The Data Architect will report directly to the Senior Data Architect within the VPR Research Information Systems and Integrations Team This is an opportunity to join a unit whose mission is to contribute to the strategic initiative of improving the reporting process and access to data across the VPR The Data Architect will be responsible for requirements gathering design and assistance with maintenance of a data warehouse for research administration and financial reporting The Data Architect will also be responsible for report and dashboard development implementing metrics for VPR datasets implementing best practice solutions and procedures for data warehouse structures contributing to ETL implementations and implementing data quality controls and reports as needed This position will be critical in assisting a variety of faculty and staff members with navigating data around compliance sponsored programs financials and integrations with our ERP systemThis position requires a person who is both technically strong and creative in order to develop unique solutions to answer complex questions with the universitys data This will require the usage of a variety of cloud based technologies to facilitate analysis and decision makingThe candidate for this role will contribute to a strategy for improving data delivery and usability Clear communication leadership skills collaborating with nontechnical stakeholders and the ability to make critical decisions are a requirement to be successful in this position