Azure Data Architect

About the client:

The client is an American automotive components original equipment manufacturer and an aftermarket ride control and emissions products manufacturer. It is a Fortune 500 company.

Essential Functions

• Design and develop data warehouses and data pipelines within Azure

• Design and develop Azure ML model execution pipelines

• Evangelize engineering design and development standards

• Act as a key contributor to the design and development lifecycle of analytic applications.

• Participate in Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and product demonstrations

• Produce efficient and elegant code that meets business requirements

• Author unit tests that adhere to code coverage guidelines

• Proactively communicate progress, issues, and risks to stakeholders

• Accurately estimate assignments

• Create and maintain technical documentation

• Mentor less experienced engineers

• Contribute to the growth and maturity of the Software Engineering Group

• Performs other related duties as directed

Required Skills & Competencies

• 7 years of hands-on experience designing and implementing large-scale distributed data architecture for BI and OLTP systems

• 7 years of hands-on experience designing and implementing large-scale data pipelines

• 4 years of hands-on experience in Azure data services

• 4 years of hands-on experience with data integration using ETL / ELT tools
• Experience doing data migrations from SAP into Azure Datalakes using Theobald.

• 4 years of hands-on experience with Python including object-oriented programming and unit testing

• Advanced experience with one or more Python parallel processing libraries

• Advanced experience with one or more Python data analysis libraries

• Advanced data modeling experience

• Broad experience in Microsoft SQL technologies

• Broad multi-tenant data architecture and implementation experience across different data stores, messaging systems and data processing engines

• Experience with data integration through APIs, Web Services, SOAP, and/or REST services

• Experience using Azure DevOps and CI/CD as well as Agile tools and processes including Git, Jenkins, Jira, and Confluence

• Knowledge of SOA and Micros Services Application Architecture

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to express ideas clearly and concisely.

• Previous experience in Supply Chain related projects.

Desired Attributes

• Strong team player with ability to collaborate with all levels of the organization

• Possess a drive towards forward progress and delivering results while taking responsibility

• Multi-tasker with ability to set and manage priorities

• Proactively and transparently communicate challenges and successes to product leadership

• Exhibit attention to detail

• Flexibility and willingness to help in other areas as priorities shift

• Ability to effectively operate with minimal supervision, but knowing how to keep leadership in the loop 

Education or Prior Work Experience

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field, master's degree preferred

• 7+ years of experience with designing and developing complex data architecture solutions

• 4+ years of design and development experience with Microsoft Azure data architecture and related solutions

• 4 years of hands-on experience with Python