Job Description:

Sr. Azure Architect

Location and Travel: Cincinnati, Ohio - Remote Available, Flexible After COVID)

*This role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*

Job Requirements:

Must have:

• Strong knowledge and working experience with SQL, Databricks


• String understanding about the underlying architecture of data components (Access control/Configurations/ Performance blockers)


• Working experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake Store, Azure Synapse , Databricks


• Hands on experience with Pyspark, Dataframe API, SQL API


• Having very good understanding on Spark, Hadoop Map Reduce framework


• Hands on experience with Data warehousing


• Having prior experience in performance tuning for Big data work load (Spark or Map-reduce framework)


• Having prior experience of handling structure and unstructured data


• Strong knowledge in release management of  azure components


• Must be able to appreciate the process control, change control.


• Must be able to provide platform solution/guidance about various cloud services, database technologies and pipeline structures of Ingestion to consumption layers.

Nice To Have:

• Awareness of data security, DMZ, Encryption mechanism, VPC  etc


• Hands on experience in building devOPS pipeline


• Awareness about DataOPS

Job Qualifications:

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  Business Understanding
  
  
  1. Understand and define data vison (strategic data requirements) based on business requirement and translate the business requirement into a technology requirement.
  
  
  2. Provide high-level integrated designs to meet business requirements
  
  
  
  


• 
  ELT(Data Processing)
  
  
  
  1. Understand various data sources and source data structure
  
  
  2. Understand data processing requirement – like real time, near real time, batch
  
  
  3. Understand read pattern, write pattern, usage of data, size of datasets to select right data processing tools
  
  
  4. Understand scalability, reliability, maintainability and recoverability   requirement
  
  
  5. Define source to target dataflow and ensure data security in the dataflow diagram by ensuring following – data is secure at rest, at motion and while in use
  
  
  6. Evaluate schemas of various data sources and select right target data format (for analytical or transaction processing) to enable vectorized processing
  
  
  7. Select right compute and storage infrastructure to process data. Perform POC to evaluate tools if necessary.
  
  
  8. Define framework, standards, policies and best practices for data processing
  
  
  9. Collaborate with various stake holders to get feedback on data processing
  
  
  
  


• 
  Data Lake
  
  
  
  1. Define folder structure based on various subject areas and underlying modules
  
  
  2. Define data archival strategy(data lifecycle) based on business requirement
  
  
  3. Classify data according to its sensitivity and define access control
  
  
  4. Define standards, policies and best practices to store and organize data into data lake
  
  
  5. Get feedback from various stake holders/users of data lake store
  
  
  
  

• 
  EDW
  
  
  1. Understand how data should be organized and managed
  
  
  2. Work with data modeler to define data models which meets data vision of the organization
  
  
  3. Identify the EDW solutions which matches the scalability, reliability, recoverability and maintainability needs. Perform POC if necessary to select right tools.
  
  
  4. Classify data according to its sensitivity and define access control
  
  
  5. Define data mapping specifications, data lineage
  
  
  6. Define standards, policies and best practices
  
  
  7. Get continuous feedback from various stake holders/users of EDW solutions to make sure it matches user expectations
  
  
  
  


• 
  Analytical
  
  
  
  1. Understand business use cases for analytics. Analyze and prioritize use cases based on data availability, schedules and current environment.
  
  
  2. Understand usability, security and stability requirement to select right tools
  
  
  
  

Select technologies and tools for analytics by considering current and future needs. Perform POC if require to select right tools

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Our strength is built on our ability to work together. Our diverse backgrounds offer different perspectives and new ways of thinking. It encourages lively discussions, inspires thought leadership, and helps us build better solutions for our clients. We want someone who thrives in this setting and is inspired to craft significant solutions through true teamwork.

Technical Skills

SNo	Primary Skill	Proficiency Level *	Rqrd./Dsrd.
1	Azure Architecture	PL1	Required
2	Azure	PL1	Required

 

* Proficiency Legends

Proficiency Level	Generic Reference
PL1	The associate has basic awareness and comprehension of the skill and is in the process of acquiring this skill through various channels.
PL2	The associate possesses working knowledge of the skill, and can actively and independently apply this skill in engagements and projects.
PL3	The associate has comprehensive, in-depth and specialized knowledge of the skill. She / he has extensively demonstrated successful application of the skill in engagements or projects.
PL4	The associate can function as a subject matter expert for this skill. The associate is capable of analyzing, evaluating and synthesizing solutions using the skill.

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