Data Warehouse / Business Intelligence Architect

We currently have opening for a Data Warehouse / Business Intelligence Architect in Detroit, MI area with the following Skill Set: Job Title: DW / BI ArchitectJob Description:· 10+ years of overall IT experience with Architecture background in Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence areas  Â· 5+ years of direct experience in Architecture, Planning and Implementation of end-to-end Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence systems utilizing best practices from Data Architecture, Data Integration and Data Management areas  Â· Experience in defining Strategy and Architecture for systems involving Data Warehouse, ETL, BI Reporting, Data Marts, ODS, Data Governance, Data Quality, Meta Data Management etc.  Â· Experience of Initiating, Planning and implementing Data Warehouse projects as hands-on DW/BI architect and familiarity with various Project Management and SDLC Process Methodologies  Â· Experience of Preparing Proposals, Estimates, Resource Planning, Technical Solutions, Implementation Plan, Presentations, Client Interactions, etc.  Â· Strong Data Architecture & Modeling skills to design Data Warehouse/Data Marts, ODS, Staging Areas using Relational and Dimensional modeling techniques, Strong Data Flow and Process Flow experience to define optimal processes Â· Candidate should be open to Travel for Projects and support Business Development activities   Essential Skills:· Experience strategizing, architecting and implementing complex DW/BI solutions for large enterprises with disciplined project management and software development methodologies·  Â· Experience/knowledge of multiple ETL Tools e.g. DataStage, Informatica, Ab Initio etc. Â· Experience/knowledge of multiple BI Reporting tools e.g. Cognos, Business Objects, MicroStrategy etc.· Â· Experience on multiple Database platforms like Oracle, DB2/UDB· Experience of working with Modeling Tools like Erwin, ER Studio, Oracle Designer, Visio· Strong experience of Performance tuning of ETL and Reporting Applications·  Â· Excellent Communication, Presentation and documentation skills· Experience of working in a Data Warehouse Practice environment is big plus Job Title: Data Warehouse / Business Intelligence Architect Company: Covansys - a CSC Company Location: Job location not provided Status: Full Time, Employee Job Category: Information Technology Company: Covansys - a CSC Company Email: Apply by Email