Data Architect/Delivery Lead

$127,160 - $178,320/Yr

Disability Solutions - New York, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

New York, NY

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

Together we fight for everyone's opportunity for a better financial future. We will do this together - with customers, partners, and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone's access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough; we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future. We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today. Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action. We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with - and those we acquire throughout our lives - are understood, valued, and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients, and enrich our communities is essential to our vision. Are you ready to join a company with a strong purpose and a winning culture? Start your Voyage - Apply Now. This technical role oversees data engineering solutioning, delivery, and execution of business prioritized IT projects and it will be primarily responsible for providing guidance, structure, technical and delivery expertise to project teams. These will be data-focused projects of significant size and complexity which may be delivered through a collection of internal and external teams. This is a technical position that will drive analysis, design, technical solutioning, testing, or operational specifications developed by the project team to ensure the final work product meets all quality standards and aligns with business goals. It will work with technology, operations, and business partners for project planning, execution, technical direction, implementation, readiness, and communications of large-scale data projects.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical analysis, design, testing or operational specifications developed by project team.
• Ensure the final work product meets all quality standards and aligns with business goals.
• Perform as a technical consultant and lead individual contributor.
• Coordinate work across multiple work teams; develop, update, and implement contingencies for multiple teams to meet changing project or service needs.
• Partner closely with IT management to align resource capacity and demand requirements.
• Deliver projects on time and within budget.
• Effectively manage relationships and delivery with external vendor partners.
• Identify and remove roadblocks, escalate issues through proper management channels when resource deliverables are not in alignment with expectations or contract.
• Ability to drive team efficiencies and effective partnerships.
• Balance competing requirements and interests, keeping team focused on top priorities, and finding ways to achieve win-win outcomes by encouraging new ways at looking at problems, processes, and solutions.
• Understand, apply, promote, and contribute to Voya delivery methodologies, standards, and tools.
• Naturally lead and command authority, influence and inspire without control.
• Hold self and project team accountable for valued business outcomes.
• Facilitate lessons learned and knowledge retention for future use.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience working with limited supervision and guidance and applying advanced technology project leadership and systems skills, tools, and techniques to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations.
• Diverse experience in the data domain including such technology as analytics, MDM, cloud, ML, AI, and integration.
• Previous experience as a Java developer who has worked to make data readily available to frontend systems.
• 7+ years of progressively responsible experience in IT with a deep understanding of data analytics applications.
• Experience developing technical solutions and driving implementation.
• Experience directing technical efforts by providing direction and technical solutions.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a directly related field and/or equivalent work experience.
• Demonstrated success in project execution with involvement in multiple major projects or a sustained record of success as an IT services provider.
• Agile and SDLC experience.
• Effectively utilize current project planning, reporting, and support tools.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills required.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
• 401(k) Savings plan - with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
• Voya Retirement Plan - employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Paid time off - including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
• Paid volunteer time - 40 hours per calendar year