Cloud Senior Architect - Hybrid

MSP•Jersey City, NJ

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

Genesis10 is seeking a Cloud Senior Architect for a 12+ month contract opportunity with a Global Financial Institution in Jersey City, NJ. This role is responsible for the design and roadmap of hybrid big data platforms, including establishing reference architectures, security models, and integration patterns for both on-premise and cloud components. The architect will guide engineering teams, review designs, and ensure compliance with governance standards. Collaboration with stakeholders is key to align the architecture with business and regulatory requirements. This position requires 3 days onsite per week.

Requirements

Deep knowledge of Azure data services (Databricks, Data Lake Storage, ADF, Event/Message services)
Prior architecture work in Hadoop/Cloudera (HDFS, Spark, Hive/Impala, Ranger/Sentry), including integration design
Experience with hybrid connectivity (ExpressRoute/VPN), networking, security hardening, secrets/keys, and identity/RBAC
Knowledge of data governance: catalog/lineage (e.g., Purview), schema evolution, DQ frameworks, retention, and audit
Experience with scalability/performance design for batch/stream processing; reliability/DR across environments
Familiarity with cost management and FinOps practices for clusters, storage tiers, and scheduling
Experience with reference architectures, standards, and blueprint documentation; design review leadership
Agile mindset: iterative evolution, MVPs, incremental component add ons, and migration planning
Strong communication skills to align business, compliance, and engineering; stakeholder buy-in and presentation skills

Nice To Haves

Certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Databricks Certified Architect
Experience with Zero Trust controls and regulated data domains (financial/regulatory reporting)
Familiarity with observability stacks and SRE patterns in data platforms
Exposure to multi-region DR and active-active considerations

Responsibilities

Own the design and roadmap for hybrid big data platforms
Establish reference architectures, security models, and integration patterns for on-premise and cloud components
Guide engineering teams, review designs, and ensure adherence to governance standards
Collaborate with Project Managers and stakeholders to align architecture with business and regulatory needs
Mentor engineers and collaborate with PM on roadmaps and dependencies

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)