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Senior Data Architect/ Modeler

Lagos, Nigeria

We Are Setting The Pace
Clickatell is a world-class Chat Commerce company, ambitious to stay ahead of its competitors. We build 
our own culture in which we dream big and stay busy doing the right things. We need champions who 
understand the bigger picture, believe in making a difference and are able to connect the dots to achieve 
success. In our agile and demanding environment, you will be required to collaborate, ask the right 
questions and take the smart risk. 


We call ourselves Champions. Why Champions? Because it’s not only about what we have done, but what 
we are doing and going to do. The way we do things, matter and influences how we drive our organization 
forward and deliver solutions to our customers. Watch this space as we blaze a new path while expanding 
across the globe.


Purpose
Clickatell is looking for a change champion to drive Clickatell’s Data Vision to the next level of Data 
Ecosystem. We are currently transforming our business model, and Data is pivotal in this transformation. We 
are looking for obsession and passion, we are looking for an enabler and a trainer, an innovator and a 
team player. 


The right person will have a practical knowledge of Cloud data platforms and a very good knowledge of 
next generation Data concepts and technologies – think Data Meshing and Economy of Data. Together 
with the Data Engineering Lead, and DBA Lead this role is essential to continue advancing our modern 
data foundation that will simplify and catapult the use of Gen-AI on behave of both external and internal 
business cases. 


We Do The Right Things
Responsibilities of the Role
o Accountable for accelerating the adoption of Clickatell’s Reference Data Architecture while 
   providing data architecture direction and delivering required architectural artifacts – Conceptual, 
   Logical & Physical Data Models. 
o Provide data architecture and 3-level modelling direction for ongoing and new development 
   projects in alignment with Clickatell’s Data Strategy and Business Value preposition. 
o Responsible for the design of highly scalable and reusable patterns of data ingestion and processing 
   that will transform and enrich a variety of datasets into reusable and scalable assets. 
o Assess current AWS based solutions (performance and cost) and design and rollout new Data 
   Services in favour of Clickatell’s Data Domain Architecture.o Provide subject matter expertise and technical leadership on the data architecture disciplines while 
   ensuring all solutions are documented and communicated effectively to both, Data and Application 
   Development teams. 
o Work closely with the Database Management, Engineering and BI and Analytics teams in the 
   adoption of latest AI trends to optimize their functions and data products. 
o Contribute to the continuous upskilling and coaching of the DATA team members while embracing 
   cutting edge technology trends, and champion their rollout and adoption
o Perform problem resolution and root cause analysis along with recommending and implementing 
   preventative techniques.
o Protect Clickatell’s information, intellectual property and corporate data systems in accordance with 
   prescribed guidelines 


We Are On A Learning Journey
Requirements of the Role
o B-Tech or bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, informatics or math.
Work Experience
o Experience and knowledge of AWS Big Data services. Athena, Redshift, Kinesis, Kafka, 
Glue, S3, Lake Formation
o A strong understanding of various database technologies, such as SQL databases (e.g., 
   PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra), is 
   essential.
o Proficiency in programming languages like Python, Java, or Scala is often required for 
   developing custom data solutions and automation scripts.
o Knowledge of big data technologies like Hadoop, Spark, and related ecosystem 
   components is valuable for handling and processing large volumes of data.
o Understanding data visualization tools - Power BI an asset
o Experience with incremental delivery - Agile and Scrum framework. 
o Hands on experience leading large-scale global data warehousing and analytics projects.
o Experience with complicated account hierarchy, security groups, VPCs, AWS managed 
   services, S3, ELB, EC2 Auto Scaling, Lambda
o A background working in a high-volume payment transaction environment, or mobile 
   technology platforms and systems integration would be advantageous and be able to 
   demonstrate a sustained track record of delivering high-quality outputs, on-time and to 
   product or business specifications. 
Knowledge and Ability
o Results oriented and hands-on 
o Assertiveness: ability to communicate effectively and explain a point of view 
   convincingly. 
o Clear thinker: simplify data strategy into clear actions to team, set priorities for self and 
   makes clear decisions.
o Communication: excellent verbal and written communication skills. The candidate must 
   have great inter- and intra-personal skills. 
o Customer Focus: identify and effectively respond to the diverse needs of development 
   department’s customers.o Teamwork: ability to work reliably and responsibly with internal and external colleagues to 
   achieve departmental and organisational goals. 
o Relevant knowledge in different development, database and business intelligence tools, 
   techniques and environments to develop and deliver quality applications and 
   documentation.
o Complete familiarity with Agile and traditional methods, particularly Waterfall, Scrum and 
   Kanban
o Have problem solving skills, logical thinking and analytical abilities. 
o Display foresight be systematic and provide orderly planning and have attention to detail.


A Bit About You
You are a pacesetter, who is strong in execution and comfortable in a fast-paced environment and 
working across multiple projects simultaneously. You set the priorities to deliver practical solutions for 
opportunities and change. You achieve results though maximizing resources and leading the way to the 
best solutions. You build and invest in relationships and influentially engage across teams, and with 
specialists, to brainstorm and arrive at the right answers. You develop, finetune and manage processes
and coach the team on procedures and adopting new techniques. You are incredibly independent and 
a self-starter with a microscopic attention to detail. You take initiative by being resourceful and 
proactive. 


Why You Should Join
Perks of the Role
o Health Insurance 
o RRPS contribution 
o Quarterly performance incentive bonus 
o Risk benefit company contributions
o Reimbursable communications allowance for internet and mobile phone bills
o Half-day off on your birthday
o 5 personal days leave a year, over and above your PTO 
o Remote working and access to office hubs as required.
o Home office set-up with laptop, monitor and other related items.

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