RAPP Chicago is looking for an Enterprise Architect to join our award-winning team.

WHO WE ARE:

We think too much marketing isn’t us. It’s mass markets, not audiences of one. Homogenous groups to be targeted, not individuals to be inspired. Segments to reach, not people with their own ideas and ambitions. It’s one size fits all, and it’s dull.

When it comes to individuals, we’re fierce. We stand up for individuality. We speak up against bland, broad-brush generalizations. We fight for solutions that adapt to the individual’s needs, beliefs, behaviors, and aspirations. And we commit to doing this in every aspect of our work for clients and their consumers.

We actively foster an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual difference are valued and leveraged to achieve the agency’s vision. And most importantly, we value every individual’s wellbeing.

We are Fiercely Individual.

HOW WE DO IT:

At RAPP, we are fiercely focused on the individual and how we can create value from every individual’s experience with a brand. We do this across three capability areas: customer-centric consulting, creativity that inspires action and customer experience management.

Our data analysts know who that person is. Our strategists understand what they want. And our award-winning technologists and creatives know how to get it to them.

RAPP is an integral part of Omnicom’s Precision Marketing Group, comprising 4,000 creatives, technologists, strategists, and data and marketing scientists across 40 global markets.

YOUR ROLE:

RAPP has a tradition that encourages entrepreneurial thinking, innovative solutions, and the conviction to execute. We seek individuals who thrive in a fast-paced, problem-solving environments. We are looking for a talented Enterprise Data Architect to work in a highly collaborative environment with business partners, senior technology stakeholders, and product owners. You should have a deep technical mindset, a background in cloud-based architecture (AWS), be a leader that can evaluate business requirements, and a passion for understanding emerging technologies in data architecture space.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conceptualize and design the overall system architecture involving multiple big data sources, pre-existing applications, APIs and third-party software.
• Build and maintain data pipelines and high-performance microservices and analyze data quality issues on big data systems.
• Design, implement and analyze performance optimization of code and architecture.
• Coordinate with cross functional teams to help define use cases, goals, objectives, and architecture to support the business needs.
• Build system and application architectures to achieve defined business needs.
• Anticipate future technology requirements and communicate those to the leadership and multi-functional teams.
• Work closely with application, infrastructure, security and DevOps teams and act as a liaison between key business, and technology experts.
• Ensure alignment between business strategies, information technology roadmap, and technical and tactical deployment teams

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• 5 years of relevant experience in a technical architect role: including enterprise architecture models, systems integration, data systems, cloud technology and planning/completing strategic roadmaps.
• 5 years experience architecting cloud-based solutions with enterprise clients or within military and government space, including defining cloud strategies and executing cloud migrations at scale.
• 5 years experience in designing and building applications using AWS cloud architecture and services.
• Experience in common architecture frameworks such as microservices, API management, and event-driven architecture.
• Experience communicating across multi-functional teams and senior leadership.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, sharing information, and leading meetings.
• Knowledge of Cloud Computing, AWS services such as EC2, S3, VPC and Redshift.
• Experience working with PMs, DevOps and software engineers, data architects, application developers & data scientists to plan out end-to-end solutions.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS. Advanced degree preferred.
• US Citizenship or Green Card equivalent.

 NICE TO HAVE:

• Agile workflow and practices using JIRA and Confluence
• Certified Lead System Architect (CLSA), or Certified Senior System Architect (CSSA)
• Experience with AWS GovCloud
• At least one of the AWS Associate level certifications or AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
• Industry leadership in the fields of database, data warehousing or data sciences
• Experience in data warehousing design, tuning and ETL/ELT process development
• Experience implementing AWS services in a variety of distributed computing, enterprise environments
• Understanding of database and analytical technologies in the industry including MPP databases, NoSQL storage, Data Warehouse design, BI reporting and Dashboard development
• Ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges in an enterprise environment
• Detail oriented, organized, and the ability to meet deadlines while working several projects simultaneously
• API creation and consumption (RESTful API’s)
• Stay current with AI/ML trends

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.