Certified Cloud Architect

Job Description:

• The client is currently implementing the Enterprise AnalyticsPlatform (EAP) project. IT teams and project teams are working collaboratively tocreate an AWS data lake that will be shared across multiple administrative projects and operational teamsincluding ATP, ASP, and EAP as well as with the vendor HelioCampus, whose software helps deliverenterprise tableau reporting needs from an Amazon Web Service (AWS) Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)securely to users at some or all of the 13 client campuses.
• In order to realize the client data lake, a variety of initial AWS tools, configurations, and set-up choices willneed to be made and implemented in the client’s AWS space.
• The client’s public cloud team is in support of the EAP project and consults with the EAP/ASP/ATPproject teams, but does not have the resources and time to administer the EAP AWS space.
• In order to meet EAP and other administrative project deadlines, an acceleration of work around the AWSconfiguration, set-up, and tools are necessary. This acceleration would be done with the goal of buildingan operational data lake structure that could start to ingest “ponds” of governed enterprise data asEAP/ATP/ASP requirements start to work through EAP governance on various timelines.
• This acceleration could be addressed by focusing existing EAP project resources, such as thedevelopment team, temporarily into roles that will focus on the AWS set-up work, since it isfoundational and a blocker to other work they may do on the project at a later time.
• Additionalconsulting resourcing would be necessary to support this group with AWS expertise.
• The resource will be focused specifically on AWS data lake set-up and configuration tasks that would initially align with the tasks identified.

Skills needed:

• AWS Set-up of a Data lake, AWS Tools (redshift, S3, Athena, glue), AWS Security
  Higher Education implementation experience, Experience in the following higher education data domains – Finance, Budget, Research, and HR. AWS Architect Certification is needed.
• The AWS Big Data certification is recommended for this position.

Additional Details regarding initial deliverables for the team this person would be joining:

Acceleration Learning Goals:

• Evaluate AWS Lake Formation tool
• Evaluate AWS S3 Tools and known client use cases
• Evaluate AWS Redshift Tools and known client use cases
• Evaluate AWS Athena Tools and known client use cases
• Evaluate AWS Glue Tools and known client use cases
• Evaluate Leveraging Terraform for Infrastructure as code

Priority Acceleration Team Document Deliverables:

• Develop a Glossary of EAP technical terms
• Develop an AWS Data lake Account strategy document
• Develop an AWS Data lake Data Ingestion strategy document
• Develop an AWS Data lake SDLC and Test Environment strategy document
• Develop AWS Data Lake system administration strategy document (What will it take to run the AWS space during the project phase)
• Develop an (AWS) Data lake Data Architecture strategy document
• Develop an (AWS) Data lake Data Modeling strategy document
• Develop an (AWS) Data lake Integration strategy document
• Develop an initial AWS Testing Strategy Document – Operating strategy until the testing strategy is more clear
• Develop an initial AWS Security Strategy Document – Operating strategy until security resourceis identified
• Development Standards and Best Practices

Acceleration Team Technical Deliverables:

• Stand and support an AWS environment that will allow Data Lake V1.0 to exist for initial uses cases:
• Integration POC – PICH
• Data warehouse POC – Job History Dashboard
• ATP Conversion (a subset of 200 key PeopleSoft tables in HRS/SFS)
• Stand and support the implementation of PreCog (Data Ingestion)
• Stand and support the implementation of Collibra (Data Governance)
• Stand and support the implementation of ER Studio (Data Modeling).