Purushottam, October 19, 2016 - 1:53 pm UTC
Do you have any suggestion (docs/links etc...) which can provide more info on Data modelling?
Data Architect role
Purushottam, October 19, 2016 - 1:59 pm UTC
Hi,
Also, would like to know the skills/knowledge level required for data architect role (from your perspective).
thanks
Purushottam
October 19, 2016 - 3:54 pm UTC
The "Data Architect" role is an ambiguous term that often means different things to different organizations.
Here's my list:
- Understand data normalization and modelling
- Knowledge of how the databases (relational or otherwise) your organization uses work
- Be able to create an understand entity relationship diagrams (ERDs)
- Be able to work with the business stakeholders to understand their data needs and convert them into data models
- Be able to create high-level models of the entities and data flows of a business. This is to enable "at-a-glance" understanding of how the business works.
- Help the business understand what data assets it has; their value, how they're maintained, etc.
In some organizations a data architect may work mostly/entirely on the higher-level designs and concepts. Others they could be working on the physical database design. It depends on the company and person!