Azure Data Platform Architect
Job Title Azure Data Platform Architect
Location Location – Hybrid (Charlotte area)
Job Description
Job Description They are looking for experienced Cloud Platform architects focused on all aspects of infrastructure including networking, security, performance, pricing, etc. This person will be leading a team of architects so leadership experience including people management is important.
Years of experience – 10+ years
Location – Hybrid (Charlotte area), but remote until office space becomes available.
Possibility of extension and conversion.
3-5 Must Have Skills
• Working with Azure Cloud data platforms, providing subject matter expertise in designing, architecting and maintaining these solutions
• Driving the adoption and usage of Azure Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, and Power BI in the data platform
• Performing architectural assessments and defining solutions to produce detailed design documents addressing complex data needs
• Ensuring work is assigned, understood and completed by the team members as per agreed timelines and in accordance with team members’ skillsets and agreed upon standards
• Executing the required performance management requirements for your direct reports (employees) including but not limited to setting annual objects / KRAs, mid-year and year-end progress reviews, and growth conversations
3-5 Nice to Have Skills – Snowflake, Databricks certifications
Top certification – Azure Platform Architecture certification
This role will report to the Head of Global Data Engineering and BI and will have two direct reports and four to six contractors.
Responsibilities:
• Ensuring work is assigned, understood and completed by the team members as per agreed timelines and in accordance with team members’ skillsets and agreed upon standards
• Executing the required performance management requirements for your direct reports (employees) including but not limited to setting annual objects / KRAs, mid-year and year-end progress reviews, and growth conversations
• Working with Azure Cloud data platforms, providing subject matter expertise in designing, architecting and maintaining these solutions
• Driving the adoption and usage of Azure Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, and Power BI in the data platform
• Performing architectural assessments and defining solutions to produce detailed design documents addressing complex data needs
• Working with the team to define and drive platform governance initiatives
• Contributing and collaborating with other architects within the Enterprise Architecture team to get required approval from the Architecture Review Board for new initiatives
• Providing technical direction on Azure platform services, including best practices for system configurations, integration patterns, and leveraging platform features to meet business requirements.
• Providing platform standards to support the broader team of Data Engineering and Data Science Teams (establishing standards & best practices, efficient usage of Azure service, efficient ETL design patterns)
• Mentoring of Data Engineering and Data Science teams on, for example, leveraging Azure platform capabilities, such as configuring SPNs for system connections, enabling monitoring/logging for pipelines, and implementing security protocols
• Providing technical support for platform performance tuning and optimization activities
• Participating in the creation and maintenance of technical roadmaps
• Participating in PoCs and evaluations of new technologies to identify opportunities for improving data platform capabilities and integration
• Working with Information Security Architect to develop and implement application or solution information security architectures
• Collaborating with Information Security teams to design and implement security strategies, including identity management, access control, and data encryption within the Azure platform.
• Collaborating with product owners, business analysts, and developers to translate business requirements into scalable platform solutions.
• Defining and implementing monitoring frameworks for data pipelines and platform services to ensure high availability and proactive issue resolution.
• Driving automation of platform deployments using CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) frameworks such as Terraform or Azure DevOps.
Required Skills and Experience
• 10+ years of professional experience in designing & architecting Data & Analytics solutions, with a focus on Azure-based platforms and enterprise-scale systems
• 5+ years’ experience leading cloud platform architects and platform
To apply for this job email your details to Suhail.Ahmad@anviktek.com