Azure Cloud Data Architect Lead

Location: Charlotte, NC
Salary: Negotiable
Description:
Job Title: Cloud Data Platform Architect Lead

Location: Charlotte, NC (initial remote will work )

Remote Option: Possibly

Duration: 1 Year (Full Time Contract which will extend or go full time)

Rate: 80-110/hr

Contact: Brian Merin;

Required Skills:

• Azure platform architecture focused on infrastructure part of the platform
• Working with Azure Cloud data platforms, providing subject matter expertise in designing, architecting and maintaining these solutions Driving the adoption and usage of Azure
• Working with Azure Cloud data platforms, providing subject matter expertise in designing, architecting and maintaining these solutions
• Performing architectural assessments and defining solutions to produce detailed design documents addressing complex data needs
• Executing the required performance management requirements for your direct reports (employees) including but not limited to setting annual objects / KRAs, mid-year and year-end progress reviews, and growth conversations

Soft Skills:

• Ability to translate complex business requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Leadership and mentoring skills for team members on Azure platform usage.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with IT teams and business stakeholders.
• Agile mindset and willingness to learn new tools.
• Ability to work as part of a global team, understanding cultural differences in workstyles and communications.

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Data Platform Architect Lead to join our Global Data Engineering and BI Team. This role involves designing, building, and maintaining robust data platforms and solutions on Azure, while providing leadership to a team of architects and cloud platform administrators. The focus will be on optimizing data delivery, aligning architecture with business objectives, and enhancing existing data capabilities.

• Lead the design, architecture, and maintenance of Azure Cloud data platforms.
• Drive the adoption and usage of Azure Databricks, Snowflake...
• Perform architectural assessments and define solutions to produce detailed design documents.
• Ensure timely completion of tasks by team members, aligned with their skillsets and standards.
• Manage performance requirements for direct reports, including setting objectives, conducting reviews, and growth conversations.
• Define and drive platform governance initiatives.
• Collaborate with the Enterprise Architecture team for new initiatives.
• Provide technical direction on Azure platform services, including best practices for system configurations and integration patterns.
• Establish platform standards to support Data Engineering and Data Science teams.
• Mentor team members on leveraging Azure platform capabilities.
• Provide technical support for platform performance tuning and optimization.
• Participate in the creation and maintenance of technical roadmaps.
• Conduct PoCs and evaluations of new technologies.
• Develop and implement information security architectures in collaboration with Information Security teams.
• Translate business requirements into scalable platform solutions.
• Implement monitoring frameworks for data pipelines and platform services.
• Drive automation of platform deployments using CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) frameworks.

Nice to Have(but not required):

Snowflake and Databricks experience.

Experience managing Apache Airflow.

Experience with CI/CD tools (preferably GitHub and Azure DevOps).

Experience with JIRA and Confluence.

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