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IT Lead Solution Architect - Cloud Data Engineering

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Enterprise

10d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior Level
  • Data
    IT & Cybersecurity
  • St. Louis
    Remote

AI generated summary

  • You must have 8+ years of experience in cloud data engineering, Azure technologies, data modeling, real-time pipelines, Agile, and strong communication skills. A bachelor's degree is preferred.
  • You will lead an agile team in designing and building scalable cloud data solutions, establish standards, ensure security, and mentor others while driving strategic initiatives and KPIs.

Requirements

  • Must be presently authorized to work in the U.S. without a requirement for work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future
  • Must reside in the United States (does not include Alaska or Hawaii)
  • Must be able to work a schedule within U.S. Central Standard Time core business hours
  • The IT Lead Architect position requires 8+ years of related experience
  • Experience with Microsoft Azure platform technologies such as: Databricks/Spark applications, Azure Functions, Cosmos DB, Event Hub, SQL DB, Synapse Analytics, Data Factory, and Azure DevOps
  • Expertise building conceptual data models through to physical data models and DDL/DML generation
  • Knowledge of building data assets that are strategic, trusted, and agile with governance for data accountability and responsibility
  • Working knowledge of modeling data access layers in an enterprise Lakehouse environment
  • Experience working with unstructured data
  • Experience building and optimizing real-time big data pipelines, architectures and data sets leveraging cloud technologies
  • Knowledge and working experience with Agile methodologies
  • Experience with designing and building re-useable patterns
  • Knowledge of software engineering best practices
  • Ability to communicate at all levels, build and foster relationships, including coaching and mentoring other architects, engineers, and business leaders
  • Proven ability to operate in a highly autonomous fashion, repeatedly exercises exceptional, independent judgment; balances strategic against tactical planning
  • Must possess strong communication skills and the ability to effectively defend ideas and solutions; produce business relevant presentations, convey complex information in a manner that is easily understood and actionable to both non-technical and technical leaders
  • Must demonstrate flexibility and agility related to critical thinking and making decisions with complex considerations as it relates to business implications
  • Must be committed to incorporating security into all decisions and daily job responsibilities
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Management Information Systems, or related field preferred
  • Experience with Kafka, EventHub, CosmosDB, Scala, Python, Spark, Delta Lake, SQL, and PowerShell
  • Experience in architecting and operating Fortune 100 sized cloud-based data solutions or similar
  • Experience building APIs

Responsibilities

  • The Cloud Data Engineering Team is responsible for building out the Cloud based data assets and APIs to deliver the capabilities to deliver on the Corporate Data Strategy and support the data and analytic needs of other Strategic efforts.
  • This Lead Architect will be responsible for driving build-out and standardization in technologies, processes and patterns used in our Cloud Data Engineering efforts.
  • As a Lead Architect, you will be a technical lead to a high performing agile team in designing & building out both streaming and batch data pipelines and datasets.
  • A key component of this function will be ensuring the technologies, architectures, and patterns used to build our Data solutions our robust, scalable, resilient, secure, re-useable, and well understood by our development teams.
  • As a lead Architect on the Cloud Data Engineering team you will play an important role in establishing the goals, road-maps and KPIs for measuring success.
  • You will work closely with the Technical leads across our Cloud Data Engineering Data Domain teams as well as the Technical leads across the entire Data Engineering organization to establish standards, best practices and promote adoption of those in building our Solutions.
  • The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, data streaming technologies and processes.
  • Contributes to the development of strategic planning for the department and communicates clear, concise strategic vision
  • Works on large, complex initiatives that address future concepts, products or technologies; analyzes and evaluates all variable factors and risk
  • Defines, develops, communicates, and implements standards, processes, and procedures for the team or department
  • Maintains effective relationships with all levels of company management, internal and external customers that promotes understanding and produces results for both parties
  • Establishes and monitors key performance metrics to ensure compliance of established standards, processes, and procedures
  • Provides guidance and oversight across multiple solutions to ensure that the technologies are secure, interoperate and connect appropriately and also support company vision and strategy
  • Actively coaches, mentors and teaches others; uses influence, expertise and leadership to support other teams as they implement solutions
  • Applies advanced knowledge of professional concepts and company objectives to resolve a wide range of complex issues in creative and effective ways
  • Has significant autonomy over day-to-day work and the planning of new assignments or projects
  • Attracts and develops employees capable of achieving the goals and objectives of the company
  • Protects our customers, our employees, and our brands by incorporating security and compliance in all decisions; ensures security policy and procedure requirements are met; continuously identifies opportunities for improving security and implements strategies to improve our security posture

FAQs

Do we support remote work?

Yes, this position offers the opportunity to work fully remote within the United States (except for Alaska and Hawaii).

What are the core working hours for this position?

Team members must be able to work a schedule within U.S. Central Standard Time core business hours.

Is there a specific education requirement for this role?

A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Management Information Systems, or a related field is preferred.

What cloud platform technologies should I be familiar with for this position?

Experience with Microsoft Azure platform technologies such as Databricks, Azure Functions, Cosmos DB, Event Hub, SQL DB, Synapse Analytics, Data Factory, and Azure DevOps is required.

What is the required experience for this role?

The IT Lead Architect position requires 8+ years of related experience.

Is experience with Agile methodologies necessary for this role?

Yes, knowledge of Agile methodologies is required for this position.

What type of data engineering experience should applicants have?

Applicants should have experience building and optimizing real-time big data pipelines, architectures, and datasets leveraging cloud technologies.

Are there specific programming languages or tools that are preferred for this position?

Preferred experience includes Kafka, EventHub, CosmosDB, Scala, Python, Spark, Delta Lake, SQL, and PowerShell.

What is the focus of the Cloud Data Engineering Team?

The Cloud Data Engineering Team is responsible for building cloud-based data assets and APIs to support the Corporate Data Strategy and other strategic analytics.

Will I be expected to mentor others in this role?

Yes, actively coaching, mentoring, and teaching others is part of the responsibilities of this position.

What kind of relationship management skills are required for this role?

The candidate must maintain effective relationships with all levels of company management and internal and external customers to promote understanding and produce results.

Is knowledge of software engineering best practices important for this role?

Yes, knowledge of software engineering best practices is essential for successfully executing the responsibilities of the IT Lead Solution Architect position.

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