Data Architect III

Requisition Number : 184718Can this position be remote? : No

We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

As part of Adrenaline team, you will develop data architectures which will support central technology team. You will engage with wider range of team members including game studios, tech teams, technology partners, and other teams. You will also look at how to provide high-level subject matter expertise on our products journey, contributing to the development of the data strategy and supporting investment plans. You will report to Director of Data Architecture.

What you will do :

Work with Business and technical partners to translate use cases and associated data models into data solutions and bring them to completion in partnership with data engineering and product management .

Design and implement a data architecture applying open table formats like Iceberg, ensuring metadata management and cataloguing for efficient data discovery and governance

Develop conceptual, logical, physical, and transformational data models including appropriate models to support analytics solutions and insights

Collaborate with teams to implement event-driven architectures and domain-driven design principles for real-time data processing and high scale data products.

Design distributed workflows and pipelines for seamless real-time data ingestion, transformation, and analysis.

Contribute to target state for data architecture components towards Data Lakehouse and Data / AI products design.

Develop data standards in partnership with Governance Team such as a common business vocabulary, naming conventions, data standards and transformation rules.

Design data contracts to ensure data integrity and consistency across domains in a Data Mesh environment with Software Engineering team.

Ensure completion of tasks, milestones, and components, including functional specifications, design specifications, and project reviews

Conduct requirements mapping, vendor evaluations, technical proof-of-concept projects, use cases and test cases.

Document design methodologies, frameworks, principles, and standards

Qualifications :

Bachelor Degree in CS / Statistics / Math or equivalent experience

8+ years of work experience with enterprise data warehousing, data management, business intelligence and large-scale data solutions

Excellent SQL or Python skills

Knowledge with YAML Data modelling

Experience in system cataloguing, metadata management, and Reference Data,

Familiarity with Big Data and Data Analytics Stack.

Experience with columnar databases, MPP databases (i.e. Snowflake, Google Cloud, Azure , AWS)

Understanding of Taxonomies and Ontologies

Knowledge or Experience in Data mesh and Data Lakehouse Designs.

knowledge of data privacy practices and laws (internationally)

Experience presenting to business and technical teams including executive management

This is a non-managerial role.

BC COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these locations. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location.

EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

BASE SALARY RANGES

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) :

107,600 - $147,100 CAN Annually

Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI / QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental / adoption leave), extended health / dental / vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.