Lead Data Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Maryland.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with practice and delivery leadership to enhance and expand our Data & AI capabilities.

• Establish and refine our technical vision, reference architectures, and delivery methodologies.

• Act as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert during executive discussions with clients.

• Forge relationships with Microsoft and technology partners to remain at the forefront of platform advancements.

• Lead solution architecture for strategic initiatives and intricate proposals.

• Facilitate executive workshops, architecture reviews, and data strategy sessions.

• Convert business challenges into persuasive and defensible technical solutions.

• Create client-ready deliverables: architecture blueprints, roadmaps, and business cases.

• Design enterprise-level data platforms covering ingestion, transformation, storage, analytics, and governance.

• Architect solutions addressing both real-time streaming and batch processing workloads.

• Establish data governance frameworks utilizing Microsoft Purview and industry best practices.

• Ensure solutions are secure, efficient, cost-effective, and production-ready.

• Provide architectural governance across ongoing engagements.

• Conduct design reviews, resolve technical obstacles, and guarantee delivery quality.

• Advocate for documentation standards, knowledge transfer, and long-term maintainability.

• Mentor architects and engineers, raising the overall competency of the team.

• Produce high-quality technical content: blogs, white papers, reference architectures, and presentations.

• Represent GOBI at industry events, webinars, and Microsoft partner forums.

• Contribute to the development of practice intellectual property and the creation of accelerators.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or enterprise data solutions.

• More than 5 years in client-facing consulting or professional services roles.

• At least 3 years leading architecture across multiple simultaneous engagements.

• Demonstrated success in implementing enterprise data platforms.

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate (Preferred).

• Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate (Preferred).

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (Preferred).

• Databricks Certified Data Engineer or Architect (Preferred).

• Executive presence: Confident, credible, and persuasive with senior stakeholders.

• Architectural authority: A respected technical voice who influences decisions.

• Collaborative leadership: Empowers teams without fostering dependency.

• Client-focused: Unwaveringly dedicated to achieving outcomes and delivering value.

• Growth mindset: Inquisitive, adaptable, and committed to ongoing learning.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage.

• Opportunities for professional development and certification.

• Flexible work arrangements.

• Engaging work culture with a focus on collaboration.

• Access to the latest technology and tools.