Azure Data Architect

Duration:0-9 month(s)
Description/Comment:CMT
LEVEL 08
The Azure Technical Architect Delivery is responsible for delivering Data On Cloud projects for Azure based deals. The ideal candidate would also be responsible for developing and delivering Azure cloud solutions to meet todays high demand in areas such as AIML, IoT, advanced analytics, open source, enterprise collaboration, microservices, serverless, etc. The Regional Azure Technical Architect is a highly performant Azure Architect responsible for delivering Cloud based Big Data and Analytical Solutions to our clients. Responsibilities include evangelizing data on cloud solutions with customers, leading Business and IT stakeholders through designing a robust, secure and optimized Azure architectures and ability to be hands-on delivering the target solution. This role will work with customers and leading internal data engineers in delivering big data soltuions on cloud. Using Azure public cloud technologies, our Technical Architect professionals implement state of the art, scalable, high performance Data On Cloud solutions that meet the need of todays corporate and emerging digital applications.
Role & Responsibilities:
- Work with Sales and Bus Dev teams in providing Azure Technical Architecture expertise while pursuing client opportunities.
- Ability to build Azure cloud architectures and provide prescriptive guidance across network, storage, Big Data Platform Services, serverless architectures, hadoop ecosystem, vendor products, RDBMS & NoSQL databases and security.
- Participate in deep architectural discussions to build confidence and ensure customer success when building new solutions and migrating existing data applications on the Azure platform.
- Conduct full technical discovery, identifying pain points, business and technical requirements, "as is" and "to be" scenarios.
- Assess the full technology stack of services required including PaaS (Platform as-a-service), IaaS (Infrastructure as-a-service), SaaS (software as-a-service), operations, management and automation.
- Lead the discussions and early analysis of the cloud concepts as it relates to Clients's Journey to Cloud methodology so that clear use cases are developed and prioritized as well as transitioning these concepts from ideas to proof-of-concepts all the way to production delivery with the full support of the appropriate teams.
- Compare solution alternatives across both technical and business parameters which support the define cost and service requirements.
- Apply Client methodology, Client reusable assets, and previous work experience to delivery consistently high-quality work.
- Stay educated on new and emerging technologies/patterns/methodologies and market offerings that may be of interest to our clients.
- Adapt to existing methods and procedures to create possible alternative solutions to moderately complex problems.
- Understand the strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to team goals.
- Use considerable judgment to define solution and seeks guidance on complex problems.
- Prepare and deliver product messaging in an effort to highlight value proposition and unique differentiators.
- Primary upward interaction is with direct -. May interact with peers and/or management levels at a client and/or within Client. Establish methods and procedures
on new assignments with guidance.
- Manage small teams of deliver engineers successfully delivering work efforts (if in an independent contributor role) at a client or within Client.
- Extensive travel may be required
Additional Job Details:Basic Qualifications - At least 5 years of consulting or client service delivery experience on Azure - At least 10 years of experience in big data, database and data warehouse architecture and delivery - Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in 2 of the following areas: Solution/technical architecture in the cloud Big Data/analytics/information analysis/database management in the cloud IoT/event-driven/microservices in the cloud - Experience with private and public cloud architectures, pros/cons, and migration considerations. - Extensive hands-on experience implementing data migration and data processing using Azure services:, Serverless Architecture, Azure Storage, Azure SQL DB/DW, Data Factory, Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Analysis Service, HDInsight, Databricks Azure Data Catalog, Cosmo Db, Client Studio, AI/Client, Azure Functions, ARM Templates, Azure DevOps, CI/CD etc. - Cloud migration methodologies and processes including tools like Azure Data Factory, Event Hub, etc. - Familiarity with the Technology stack available in the industry for data management, data ingestion, capture, processing and curation: Kafka, StreamSets, Attunity, GoldenGate, Map Reduce, Hadoop, Hive, Hbase, Cassandra, Spark, Flume, Hive, Impala, etc. -Familiarity with Networking, Windows/Linux virtual machines, Container, Storage, ELB, AutoScaling is a plus - Bachelors or higher degree in Computer Science or a related discipline. Nice-to-Have Certifications - AZ-303: Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies - AZ-304: Microsoft Azure Architect Design - DP-200 Implementing an Azure Data Solution - DP-201 Designing an Azure Data Solution Nice-to-Have Skills/Qualifications: - DevOps on an Azure platform - Experience developing and deploying ETL solutions on Azure - Strong in Power BI, Java, C##, Spark, PySpark, Unix shell/Perl scripting - Familiarity with the technology stack available in the industry for metadata management: Data Governance, Data Quality, MDM, Lineage, Data Catalog etc. - Multi-cloud experience a plus - Azure, AWS, Google Professional Skill Requirements - Proven ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment - Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment - Desire to work in an information systems environment - Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills - Excellent leadership and management skills - Excellent organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills - Proven ability to work independently All of our professionals receive comprehensive training covering business acumen, technical and professional skills development. You'll also have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialization. We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialized skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with teammates. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career. Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Client (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status).