Lead Data Architect

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work in a place full of excitement, diversity, and entertainment? Are you enthusiastic about being a team player in one of the most fascinating industries in the world? At MGM Resorts, we seek individuals like YOU to create unique and show-stopping experiences for our guests.

THE JOB:
The Lead Data Architect will lead the strategic implementation of Data Architecture practices across the Enterprise data platforms with cloud-first approach. This position will play a critical role in centralizing the Data architecture design processes & frameworks and help implement them with various Data engineering initiatives in collaboration with Data Engineering & Data product management teams. Also, this position will play a key role in helping establish the data governance practices, access management strategies and data security solutions.

THE DAY-TO-DAY:

• Define data architecture frameworks, standards, and principles, focusing on modeling, metadata, and data security in enterprise data environments. Collaborate with Data Engineering teams to develop, champion, and implement comprehensive data strategies and architectures across data domains, ensuring scalability, interoperability, security, and cost-effectiveness.

• Establish best practices for batch/streaming ingestion from disparate data sources, ensuring seamless data flow, integration of quality rules, and structuring data for analytics consumption.

• Develop and maintain comprehensive data architecture documentation, including data models, data dictionaries, and data quality/validation frameworks.

• Guide the team in best practices for building enterprise data warehouses/data marts and API strategies, emphasizing performance, scalability, and resilience.

• Leverage cloud-based technologies to assess and select the optimal tech stack for the platform.

• Establish data governance frameworks and best practices to ensure data quality, consistency, and security.

• Provide expertise on data security practices, including encryption, masking, and access control to safeguard sensitive information.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• 8+ years of prior relevant experience in enterprise data warehouses, data lakes and analytics solutions.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

• Expertise with data warehousing, data governance, master data & reference data management, data privacy & compliance, access management frameworks.

THE PERKS & BENEFITS:

• Wellness incentive programs to help you stay healthy physically and mentally

• Access to company hotel, food and beverage, retail, and entertainment discounts as well as discounts with company partners on things like travel, electronics, online shopping, and more

• Free meals in our employee dining room

• Free parking 

• Health & Income Protection benefits (for eligible employees)

• Professional and personal development through programs and networking opportunities as well as volunteer opportunities in the community

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