"Data Warehouse Lead"

The Data Warehouse Lead is focused on leading the technical implementation, development, and optimization of the university’s data warehouse environment. This position will guide a team of data professionals while ensuring the data warehouse operates efficiently and effectively to support the institution’s reporting and analytics functions. In addition, the Data Warehouse Lead will collaborate with the Office of Institutional Research staff, central DBAs, and business/functional analysts to deliver a high ROI for the institution. This role combines hands-on technical work and leadership, providing opportunities for both technical growth and leadership development within a collaborative academic environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Lead Data Warehouse Development

• Oversee the continued development, maintenance, and optimization of the UGA data warehouse environment.
• Lead the design and implementation of ETL processes, integrations with source systems, and data models to ensure high-quality data availability for reporting and analysis.
• Collaborate with functional analysts and technical teams to define and implement data pipelines and storage strategies.

Technical Guidance and Mentorship

• Maintain technical support documentation.
• Provide hands-on technical mentorship to team members.
• Conduct code reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices and standards in data modeling, ETL design, and performance optimization.
• Assist team members in troubleshooting and resolving complex data issues, ensuring the continued development of technical expertise within the team.

Data Warehouse Performance Optimization

• Monitor and manage the performance of the data warehouse to ensure it meets institutional performance and scalability requirements.
• Collaborate with the data warehouse team to optimize ETL processes, query performance, and storage strategies.
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks, ensuring efficient data loading, access, and querying.

Access Management

• Oversee the management of user access and authentication within the data warehouse environment, ensuring that data access is restricted to authorized personnel.
• Work closely with database administrators (DBAs) to configure and manage appropriate access privileges across various database systems.

Collaboration with Institutional Stakeholders

• Partner with data analysts and other key university stakeholders to ensure that the data warehouse supports reporting, analytics, and other institutional data needs.
• Ensure alignment of the data warehouse structure with reporting and visualization tools, such as Power BI, Tableau, and other business intelligence platforms.

Quality Assurance and Data Integrity

• Ensure that data quality standards are met through validation checks and consistent monitoring of data loads.
• Follow UGA data governance policies to ensure the accuracy, integrity, and privacy of sensitive data, including student records and research data.

Project Leadership and Coordination

• Lead and manage small to medium-sized data warehouse projects, ensuring that milestones, deadlines, and deliverables are met in accordance with university objectives.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure the successful delivery of data warehouse solutions that align with both business and technical requirements.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, providing regular updates to senior leadership.

Continuous Improvement and Innovation

• Stay informed on the latest trends and developments in data warehousing, cloud platforms, and ETL technologies.
• Continuously evaluate and implement best practices and improvements to enhance the data warehouse environment, ensuring its competitive edge.