Data Platform Architect

Role:Data Platform Architect

Location:REMOTE Duration:1 year + contract

Key Responsibilities • Develop and deliver long-term strategic goals for data platform vision and standards. • Establish methods for tracking and improving data quality and completeness. • Conduct data capacity planning and feasibility studies. • Ensure compliance with data strategies and architectures. • Evaluate and recommend data platform components and tools. • Implement and manage data platform tools and systems. • Map data sources and ensure data quality and consistency. • Execute data warehouse configuration and tuning. • Identify and resolve data platform inefficiencies and gaps. • Monitor and improve data warehouse performance. • Develop and maintain change control and testing processes for data systems. • Document the data architecture and maintain an accurate view of the data environment. • Collaborate with data teams to deliver data and reports as required. • Work with cloud engineering teams to enable data platform services with automation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in technology or a related field. • 5+ years in an advanced technical role, leading teams directly or indirectly. • Experience architecting and maintaining big data platforms using Microsoft Data & Analytics Services. • Experience with SQL Server High Availability Groups and complex application architectures. • Proficiency in TDD/CI/CD, build/test automation, and containerization. • Agile software development lifecycle experience. • Experience with distributed micro-services or Serverless cloud software architecture. • Hands-on IaC expertise and machine learning frameworks experience. • Strong cross-functional team collaboration skills. • Exceptional written, verbal communication, and presentation skills. • Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities. • Knowledge of RDBMS, NoSQL, Big Data Hadoop, ETL tools, data modeling, and technologies like Kafka and Kinesis. • Data Security First mindset. • Experience with GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps Pipelines. • Knowledge of infrastructure, network, and security aspects.