Data Architect

What You Will Do

Gran Manibus, a technology-led business consulting firm under Sumitomo Corporation and SCSK Corporation, is looking for a seasoned data and analytics expert to bring data and modern technology to reinvent business which spans across various industries. At Gran Manibus, we are trying to evolve business consulting services to be more technology driven and will provide modern consulting experience which will deliver greater impact to our client’s business.

As a consultant specializing in data engineering (Data Architect), you will be at the forefront of shaping our data infrastructure while also driving AI and machine learning initiatives within our engineering team. Your expertise will be pivotal in enabling agile development, seamless integration of DevOps practices, and innovative AI solutions. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, you will ensure efficient data management, security, scalability, and innovation. You will be primarily responsible for:

- Designing Data Infrastructure and ML/AI Pipelines

· Create and maintain data architecture, including conceptual, logical, and physical data models.

· Envision, build, deploy, and operationalize end-to-end machine learning (ML) and AI pipelines.

· Collaborate with data scientists and other AI professionals to identify and pilot AI use cases.

· Translate business leaders’ vision into realistic technical implementations, considering feasibility and architectural design.

- Agile and DevOps Integration for AI

· Align technical implementation with existing and future requirements by gathering inputs from multiple stakeholders.

· Select appropriate technologies from a pool of open-source and commercial offerings.

· Ensure seamless integration of AI tools with existing data management and analytics systems.

· Audit AI practices across data, models, and software engineering for continuous improvement.

- Data Governance, Security, and Ethical AI

· Audit databases regularly to maintain data quality and security.

· Work closely with security and risk leaders to address risks related to AI model training and deployment.

- Ensure ethical AI implementation and restore trust in AI systems

· Scalability, Performance, and Innovation.

· Optimize data storage and retrieval processes for performance and scalability.

· Identify areas for improvement in current systems.

· Stay abreast of AI advancements and propose innovative solutions.

- Communication and Collaboration

· Explain complex technical concepts to non-technical staff.

· Collaborate effectively within the information technology department.

· Foster a culture of innovation and continuous learning.

In addition, the role is expected to support pre-sales through working with client leadership and client management team.

What You Will Bring

As a Data Architect, you bring expertise in creating design vision and strategy and turning them into actual design implementation through working with designers and engineers. An ideal candidate would have:

- Proven experience as a Data Architect or similar role.

- Proficiency in database design and data transformation, ETL/ELT.

- Hands-on experience in database applications, big data solutions such as BigQuery, Apache Spark, Hadoop, etc.

- Familiarity with machine learning algorithms and MLOps Tools.

- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

- Excellent communication skills to work effectively in a cross-functional team.

- Overwhelming passion for technology and innovation.

- Excellent communication skills. Inspire and lead people toward the goal. Create and harvest culture to embrace success or failure to build a better tomorrow.

- Proactively update knowledge around technology and design.

- Extremely hands-on.

- Business level Japanese (Capable of communicating with Japanese clients via email and meetings and understanding Japanese documents provided by clients without AI or translation tools).

- Business level English.

- Comfortable to deal with ambiguity.

- Self-directed and take ownership.

How This Opportunity Will Help Grow Your Career

We are focused on bringing modern technology to traditional businesses such as manufacturing, energy and other areas which have not been using technology. In those areas, you will work on complex scenarios in which you would often design and build solutions with a combination of hardware and software. Unlike typical software service business, you will work on more interesting and advanced scenarios.

You will also have vast experience of leading agile transformation within an organization through building new services or products. Working with a multicultural team also gives you an opportunity to go out to the international market.

Location

18F Marunouchi Eiraku Building, 1-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005

and clients' places, and work from home

Employment Type

Full-time/Permanent

Probation Period

6 months (no change in working conditions)

Interview Process

1. CV screening (2-4 business days)

2. Casual interview / Japanese language check (30 mins, online)

3. First interview (60 mins, online or in person)

4. Second interview (60 mins, online or in person)

5. Final interview (60 mins, online or in person)

6. Job offering meeting (online)

* The process is subject to change.

* We will share details such as the salary range before moving forward to the second interview.

Working Hours

Full flex (8 hours per day)

*Follows the client's working hours while joining a client's project

Salary Review/Bonus

Salary Review Once a year

Bonus Once a year (based on the annual company and individual performances)

Allowances

Fixed overtime allowance (45 hours per month, the exceeding will be paid separately)

Commuting allowance (actual amounts)

Holidays/Leaves

Saturdays and Sundays

Japanese public holidays

New year holidays (Dec 28-Jan 3)

Annual paid leave (20 days)

Family issues leave

Sick leave

Benefits

Medical checkup

Social Insurances

Health Insurance

Pension Insurance

Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance

Employment Insurance

採用活動基本方針

Gran Manibus は、「SCSKグループコンプライアンス指針」に基づき、事業活動において人権を尊重し、人権侵害を助長しないように努めています。採用活動においてもあらゆる就職差別やハラスメント行為を禁止しています。雇用形態、年齢、性別、出身、祖先、国籍、障がい、宗教、信条、結婚の有無等を理由とした差別の禁止はもちろんのこと、パワハラやセクハラのみならず、求職者の職業選択の自由を妨げるオワハラを含む、すべてのハラスメントを許しません。

＜具体的な取り組み＞

求職者と社員が接点を持つ際には、ハラスメントが起こることがないよう次のルールを定めています。

・求職者と面会するときは、できるだけ日中を選び、第三者の目がある環境で行う。

・1 対1 での飲食は禁止とする。

・社外説明会、インターンシップ等で懇親会を実施する場合は、希望者のみが参加できるよう配慮し、遅くとも20 時までに終了する。

・求職者から個人的面談（OB・OG 訪問等）の依頼を受ける場合は原則としてオンラインで対応する。また、就職支援企業が運営するOB・OG 訪問マッチングサービス等を私的に利用することは禁止する。

・上記の懇親会や個人的面談を実施する際は事前に当社HRに申請し、事後に報告する。

＜採用活動にかかわる社員教育＞

ハラスメントを発生させないために、面接やインターンシップにかかわる社員への教育を実施しています。

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