Application Architect

MSP•Jersey City, NJ
•Onsite

About The Position

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Data Platform Architect for a contract position with a Global Financial Institution located in Jersey City, NJ. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity. We are seeking a highly experienced Data Platform Architect to lead the strategic modernization of our enterprise data ecosystem. This role is responsible for defining and executing the architecture for large-scale data platform transformations, utilizing cutting-edge technologies both on-prem and in the cloud. The ideal candidate will collaborate across engineering, infrastructure, architecture, and business teams to establish the future-state data platform strategy.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in data platform architecture, data engineering, or distributed systems
  • Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-scale cloud migration initiatives involving hundreds of terabytes or petabytes of data
  • Strong experience with Databricks, Apache Spark, and Apache Kafka
  • Experience with AMPS, MQ, Hadoop, or other enterprise messaging systems
  • Experience with AWS cloud services
  • Experience with large-scale data warehouse or lakehouse platforms
  • Experience migrating data from platforms such as Vertica, Hadoop, Teradata, Oracle, Snowflake, or similar technologies
  • Strong software engineering background with expertise in Java, Python, SQL, and other object-oriented programming languages
  • Experience designing highly available, scalable distributed systems
  • Strong understanding of data governance, security, compliance, and operational monitoring
  • Bachelor's Degree

Nice To Haves

  • Databricks certification(s)
  • AWS Solutions Architect certification(s)
  • Experience implementing lakehouse architectures
  • Experience designing streaming and real-time analytics platforms
  • Experience within highly regulated financial services or enterprise environments
  • Master's Degree

Responsibilities

  • Define the target-state architecture for enterprise data platforms and cloud-native analytics solutions
  • Lead the migration of large-scale data environments from on-premises platforms to a cloud environment
  • Design scalable, resilient, and secure data architectures capable of supporting petabyte-scale workloads
  • Establish architectural standards, governance frameworks, and engineering best practices
  • Partner with infrastructure, security, and application teams to ensure alignment with enterprise cloud strategies
  • Evaluate and recommend technologies for data storage, processing, streaming, governance, and observability
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams implementing Spark, Kafka, Databricks, and cloud-native services
  • Drive performance optimization, cost management, and operational excellence across the data platform
  • Support executive stakeholders with migration roadmaps, risk assessments, and modernization strategies

Benefits

  • Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
  • The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
  • Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
  • Behavioral Health Platform
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Health Savings Account
  • Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
  • Voluntary Term Life Insurance
  • 401K
  • Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
  • Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)
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