Senior Data Architect - Remote

Overview

In this role you will be helping to grow the Rackspace Cloud data practice. You will be the expert in the region and support the delivery of our data projects on Azure. Our Data Architects are experienced technologists with technical depth and breadth, along with strong interpersonal skills. In this role, you will work directly with customers and our team to help enable innovation through continuous, hands-on, deployment across technology stacks, will serve as the Data SME for our customers and be the focal touchpoint in engagements.

In Short

• Lead, define and implement end-to-end modern data platforms on Azure public cloud using 1st party services in support of analytics and AI use cases
• Design and Drive reusable assets, growing Analytics and DevOps capability
• Solution & Deliver Modern Data Platforms and Advanced Analytics solutions for clients
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, data architects, ETL developers & engineers, data scientists, and information designers
• Address data privacy & security, ingestion & processing, storage & compute, analytical & operational consumption
• Be the technical liaison between customers and engineering teams
• Educate customers on the value of cloud and data services
• Present recommendations to clients using both written deliverables and face-to-face discussions
• Develop deep relationships with clients and act as the single point of contact for client executives on data engagements

Requirements

• 10+ years' experience leading engagements from design to implementation of creative data solutions
• At least 5 full lifecycle data platform deployments on Azure using 1st party Services.
• Extensive experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Databricks
• Strong Spark, SQL, Data Modeling, Data lakehouse concepts.
• Strong programming/scripting experience using Python and Scala.
• Strong Experience using Data & AI tools such as Azure Storage, Stream Analytics, CosmosDB, SQL DW
• 8+ years' experience architecting solutions for data extraction, transformation and loading
• 5+ years' experience with analytics/data management strategy formulation
• 5+ years working in cloud or multi-server complex environments.
• Ability to simplify complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders
• Experience with Agile development methods in data-oriented projects
• Experience with Dashboarding and Reporting Tools used in the industry
• Certifications in architecture, data engineering and development from Azure (Preferred)
• Knowledge of software configuration management environments and tools

Benefits

• Opportunity to mentor and shape the data practice during growth phase
• Collaborative work environment
• Work with cutting-edge technology
• Engagement with a large Azure data team globally