Data Solution Architect

Location: Phoenix, Arizona / 100% onsite

Rate: $70/hr on c2c.

Role Description

• Provide hands-on leadership for Enterprise Data Platform Modernization initiatives, including current-state assessments, architecture transformation, migration planning, and modernization roadmaps.
• Lead customer workshops to understand business requirements, use cases, pain points, and future-state needs.
• Define Target State and Transition State Architectures for enterprise-scale data and analytics platforms.
• Lead architecture blueprinting, solution definition, and technology evaluation.
• Translate business requirements into technical capabilities, architecture artifacts, and implementation roadmaps.
• Drive technology selection and evaluation across cloud-native, open-source, and commercial platforms.
• Develop implementation strategies, effort estimates, infrastructure sizing, and cost models.
• Define data platform operating models, engineering practices, architecture standards, and governance frameworks.
• Provide guidance on scalability, performance, security, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Design modern data integration architectures, including CDC and event-streaming platforms.
• Apply Data Mesh and domain-oriented architecture principles to enable scalable, decentralized data ecosystems.
• Evaluate and recommend open-source technologies for enterprise adoption.
• Provide architectural guidance on Modern Data Platforms, AI, and Generative AI.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product teams, architects, and engineering teams throughout the engagement lifecycle.
• Support pre-sales activities, solution development, proposals, architecture reviews, and executive presentations.
• Mentor engineering and architecture teams on modern data platform technologies, architecture patterns, and best practices.
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect and/or Professional Data Engineer Certification preferred.

Required Skills

• Java | Kafka | Python
• Good Communication skills
• Team Management, Onsite-offshore coordination
• Retail domain knowledge
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Data Platform Modernization
• Cloud Transformation Programs
• Enterprise Data Architecture
• Solution Architecture
• Modern Data Lakehouse Architectures
• Data Warehousing and Analytics Platforms
• Real-Time Data Integration and Streaming Architectures
• Event-Driven Architectures
• Data Modeling
• Information Architecture
• Architecture Blueprinting
• Technology Evaluation
• API and Integration Architecture
• Enterprise Integration Patterns
• Stakeholder Management
• Consulting Experience
• Strong Communication Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Client-Facing Skills