Senior Data Architect

Adeva is a global talent network that enables work without boundaries by connecting tech professionals with top companies worldwide. 

We are looking for a Senior Data Architect. In this role, you will be responsible for planning, creating, and maintaining data architectures that align with the business requirements. You will design and optimize data pipeline architectures, ensuring efficient extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) of data from various sources. You will automate internal processes to improve efficiency, scalability, and performance. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with stakeholders across the business to resolve technical data issues and support the infrastructure needs of the organization. Your work will help shape data management strategies that enhance decision-making and operational efficiency within the company.

Responsibilities

• Assembles large, complex data sets that meet functional / nonfunctional business requirements; 
• Plans, creates, and maintains data architectures while also keeping it aligned with business requirements; 
• Creates and maintains optimal data pipeline architecture;
• Identifies, designs and implements internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, re designing infrastructure for greater scalability, etc.;
• Proposes the infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources using SQL and ‘big data’ technologies;
• Conducting a continuous audit of data management system performance, refines whenever required, and reports immediately any breach or loopholes to the stakeholders;
• Proposes analytics tools that utilize the data pipeline to provide actionable insights into customer acquisition, operational efficiency and other key business performance metrics.
• Works with stakeholders including the Executive, Product, Data and Design teams to assist with data related technical issues and supports their data infrastructure needs;
• Builds strong relationships with senior client stakeholders, helping them to understand how they can leverage Big Data Technologies to solve their unique business problems.

Requirements

• BS /MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent with programming experience;
• Proven experience (7-10+ years) in engineering, modelling, database design, and architecture has designed and developed modern, scalable, maintainable, high-quality databases & data services for large scale data analytics projects;
• Advanced working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases;
• Experience building and optimizing ‘big data’ data pipelines, architectures and data sets;
• Experience of Big Data technologies like Apache Spark, Databricks, Kafka, Hadoop, Microsoft Data Platform;
• Experience and understanding of modern data architectures and patterns (e.g. Lambda architecture, Streaming, Delta Lake architectures);

• Experience with data pipeline and workflow management toolslike Azure Data Factory, Airflow, etc;
• Experience of Business Intelligence, Analytics and Reporting technologies (e.g. SSAS, PowerBI, Tableau); 
• Experience with Azure /AWS cloud services;
• Understanding of current data trends and technologies (e.g. Data Science, Machine Learning, AI);
• Experience with object oriented/object function scripting languages: Python/R, C#/Java, etc.;
• Strong overall knowledge of application capabilities, integration, data design, methodologies and industry best practices;
• Experience of working within an Agile delivery framework (e.g. Scrum, DSDM);
• Excellent English skills, both written and spoken;
• BI/reporting knowledge medium level;
• Experience with MS Dynamics CRM, SharePoint, or other platforms, data migration would be a big plus;
• Experience as a Data Architect, Database Administrator, Data Manager or Data Scientist is preferred, though experience Database Developer is also valuable;
• Strong communication and presentation skills, people skills and native oriented to increase the level of competences inside the team;
• Customer centric approach able to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical client stakeholders;
• Comfortable working in in an international context, within virtual teams and can interact easily with international stakeholders;
• Negotiation skills;
• Deliver quality to our clients and create good working relationships with them;
• Flexible person with good understanding of priorities in business and in the projects.

About Adeva

Adeva is an exclusive network of engineers, product and data professionals that connects consultants with leading enterprise organizations and startups. Our network is distributed all over the world, with engineers in more than 35 countries. Our company culture builds connections, careers, and employee growth. We are creating a workplace from the future that values flexibility, autonomy, and transparency. If that sounds like something you’d like to be part of, we’d love to hear from you.