2.7 KiB
2.7 KiB
company, position, applied-date, status, priority, tags, broker
| company | position | applied-date | status | priority | tags | broker | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEB | Data Architect | 2024-12 | rejected | high |
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SEB - Data Architect
📋 Overview
Job URL: Broker: (Check with Henrik) Contact Person: Applied: December 2024 Interview: Completed - did not go well Status: Waiting for final response
🎯 Position Match Analysis
Requirements Match
- Technical Skills: 8/10 - Strong database and architecture background
- Domain Knowledge: 7/10 - Financial services experience
- Modern Data Terminology: 4/10 - This was the problem
- Overall Fit: 6/10
Key Requirements
- Database architecture expertise
- Financial services experience
- Data Mesh understanding - weak articulation
- Data Governance knowledge - conceptual only
- Data Mart design - not well communicated
My Strengths for This Role
- 25+ years SQL Server expertise
- Financial services domain (TCM, AbaSec)
- Azure cloud architecture
- Integration architecture
Gaps That Hurt Me
- Terminology gap: Understood concepts but couldn't articulate in modern "data architect lingo"
- Data Mesh: Knew the concepts but couldn't discuss fluently
- Preparation: Should have studied terminology more before interview
💭 Interview Reflection
What Went Wrong
- Struggled to articulate experience using modern data architecture terminology
- Data Mesh, Data Governance concepts - I understand them but couldn't speak the language
- Interviewer probably thought I lacked current knowledge
- Should have prepared more on translating my experience to their vocabulary
What I Learned
- Critical lesson: Technical ability ≠ Interview ability
- Need to study terminology for data architect positions
- My experience is relevant - I just need to translate it
- Should have reviewed: Data Mesh, Data Fabric, Data Catalog, Data Governance frameworks
If I Could Do It Again
- Study modern data architecture terminology for 1-2 weeks
- Practice translating my projects into Data Mesh concepts
- Prepare examples of data governance from TCM work
- Map my AbasecGateway work to modern patterns
🎓 Action Items for Future Similar Roles
- Complete Data Mesh learning module
- Study Data Governance frameworks
- Create translation guide: My experience → Modern terms
- Practice interview answers with new terminology
- Create "SEB post-mortem learning note"
🔗 Related
- Learning needed: Data Mesh, Data Governance, Modern Data Architecture Terminology
- Similar roles: Watch for more Data Architect positions
- Profile: Data Architect Profile - needs update with terminology