Job Description

SUMMARY:

We are currently seeking a Databricks Architect working for a Consulting company in the Northwest, supporting a FINTECH Customer to help with a scaling problem with Big Data,  as they are currently building a Unity Catalog.  Must have experience with Databricks on Azure stack and primary goal is to build an Enterprise data model from a whole lot of unstructured data from start to finish. 

We are looking for an Architect that can leverage Databricks to manage Data links, as a Lake house solution. The Architect should be able to demonstrate and effectively create a data model for the enterprise that makes sense in the context of the business and utilizing Generative AI.

Top Skills

1. Sr. Data Architect experience in implementing Databricks solution
2. Databricks
3. Azure Platform
4. Snowflake

EXPERIENCE:

• This individual will be responsible for building out a unity catalog, migrating user object tables, and managing a data lake with over a petabyte of data and 3,000 tables that have implemented Databricks from start to finish.
• This individual will have a proven track record with Databricks and potentially some consulting experience.
• This individual have implemented Databricks in Enterprise environments while utilizing best practices in a Data Lakehouse.
• This individual will have both technical and interpersonal skills to design, describe, and build a Data Lakehouse architect solution to meet the end goal of the entire organization to use data and AI.

CONTRACT STATUS:

• LENGTH OF ASSIGNMENT: 12 Months
• CONTRACT TO PERM: YES, Based on performance
• SCOPE: This is a contract position that may lead into a full time position in the FINTECH industry and/or lead into a consultative leader with the current team for other engagement opportunities with a broader scope to meet changing business needs.

FOCUS:

• INDUSTRY:  FINTECH
• Team Structure: Working with other Practioners in a very collaborative approach to solve problems.

As a Data Architect / Consultant Lead:

• Build and be responsible for an annual services portfolio of $4M+ with P&L responsibility.
• Develop a Go-to-Market strategy and associated offerings for your practice area and execute them in collaboration with the Leadership Team, Marketing, Account Management & Delivery teams.
• You lead Business Development for your practice by publishing, attending conferences and events, and you seek out new approaches and opportunities for expanding your customer base.
• Collaborate with, and mentor your team with a relentless focus on quality and value as defined by the customer.
• You are a Product Visionary and experienced Executive Sponsor who establishes the path, relationship, rules of engagement, clarifies product vision and holds the product vision through delivery.
• Serve our team with leadership and support to ensure our clients’ expectations are exceeded and our overall client satisfaction is exceptional.
• Participate in project delivery by spending 40% of your time billing on the exciting engagements comprising your practice area. In short, lead from the front.
• You embrace core values in our delivery and interactions with clients, employees, and the overall market.

Education / Experience:

• BA/BS Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or another applied quantitative technical field. Nice to have: MBA.
• 10-15+ years of overall technology leadership experience in Data Strategy, Data Architecture & Engineering Patterns, Data Science & ML Methodologies, Analytics/BI Program Management and Data Governance. 2+ years of division or project financial responsibility required.
• 5+ years of leadership experience working with emerging Data Engineering technologies such as (Databricks Delta Lake, Apache Spark, Kafka, Snowflake, Elastic Search, Python/R, SQL, Data Ops)
• Expertise with multiple cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Experience and leadership with BI Analytics platforms (Tableau, Power BI, Looker, etc.) and warehousing solutions to facilitate self-service analytic capabilities.
• Deep contacts in industry and with corporate decision-makers and consulting experience required

Abilities:

• Natural ability and enthusiasm for networking and business development.
• Solid understanding/experience with agile engineering and product development lifecycles.
• Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of an organization.
• Excellent negotiation, conflict management, problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Competitive, energetic, and self-motivated professional with excellent interpersonal skills.
• You possess a bias for collaboration and understand that you get farther and further together than you do alone.
• Passionate about learning new technologies and helping others to do so.
• Possess high standards and integrity.

SALARY: Flexible based on experience