Azure Data Architect

SYSCOM • Saint Paul, MN

21h • Hybrid

About The Position

SYSCOM is seeking an experienced Azure Data Architect to support a major enterprise cloud modernization initiative. In this role, you'll lead the architecture and design of a modern Azure-based data environment, including data lakes, relational and non-relational databases, data integration, and enterprise data models. You'll work closely with technical and business teams to establish scalable, secure, and high-performing data solutions while providing architectural guidance and mentorship to architects and database engineers. This is an opportunity to play a key role in modernizing a complex legacy data environment and helping establish the foundation for a next-generation enterprise data platform.

Requirements

• Approximately 10 years of experience in data architecture or data management.
• Strong experience designing, developing, and implementing data lakes and relational and non-relational databases in Azure.
• Strong experience with Databricks.
• Experience developing and implementing data transformation solutions and cloud infrastructure integrations.
• Experience coding and testing programs and scripts to load data using Azure data load utilities.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with cloud computing concepts.
• Experience with tools such as Azure Monitor, Azure Data Factory, SQL Analytics, Query Performance Insight, Azure Resource Manager, Perl, and Azure CLI/PowerShell for infrastructure management.
• Experience mentoring architects, engineers, or technical team members.
• Experience developing and implementing backup and recovery strategies using tools such as Azure Backup or Geo-replication.
• Experience with role-based access control (RBAC), encryption, and network security.
• Knowledge of data concepts, data modeling, schema design, and indexing strategies.
• Knowledge of Azure SQL instances, managed instances, and elastic pools.

Nice To Haves

• Strong experience with Oracle databases.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Knowledge of Data Warehouse Administration and Teradata Data Warehouse.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and implementation of solutions to improve, modernize, and transform data-driven service delivery.
• Ensure data assets are structured, accessible, secure, and aligned with enterprise goals and standards.
• Recommend data platforms, technologies, and tools to support enterprise data architecture.
• Develop enterprise data models.
• Ensure data access patterns are optimized.
• Maintain necessary technical and architectural documentation.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to meet security and data governance standards.
• Support the design and development of disaster recovery solutions.
• Provide knowledge transfer and technical guidance to architects and database engineers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed