Principal Architect - Data Platforms & Architecture

3Cloud

1d•$158,200 - $237,300•Remote

About The Position

The Principal Architect’s primary responsibility is to ensure customer success at 3Cloud through customer data strategy and advisory delivery. The role collaborates with 3Cloud teams on client data strategy engagements that incorporate people, process, technology, and data to create strategic roadmaps supporting digital transformation, strong data management foundations, tactical technology projects, and sustainable, scalable business value. The successful candidate is entrepreneurial, enterprising, personable, and able to provide strong leadership and contribute substantively to the Data Practice as it scales. The Principal Architect identifies and designs technical solutions across the data lifecycle, from applications and reporting to analytics and long-term storage and retrieval. The role uses Azure technologies to support data gathering, landing, consumption, and analysis, including SQL Server, Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Data Lake, Databricks, Cosmos DB, Power BI, and related technologies. It requires customer-facing experience and a record of leading technical and economic value discussions with senior customer executives, including C-suite leaders, to drive decisions and implementation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree desired in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
At least 5 years of database design and architecture experience, at least 2 years with Azure technologies, and prior consulting experience.
At least 10 years of data and analytics experience.
Expert knowledge of data management, business intelligence, and analytics concepts, including ETL/ELT data movement; data warehousing design and implementation, Azure SQL, and Synapse; Azure Data Lake and Blob Storage; data governance, data quality and profiling, master data management, and metadata management; BI reporting and visualization, KPIs, and scorecards; and predictive, prescriptive, and descriptive analytics.
Expert knowledge of Microsoft Azure technologies, including on-premises SQL Server and cloud-supported versions, Azure Data Factory and ARM templates, Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse, Cosmos DB, Azure Data Lake and Blob Storage, Power BI, Azure DevOps, and Microsoft Fabric.
Extensive knowledge of business process design and optimization, especially as related to data and technology.
Experience with financial valuation for data and analytics.
Ability to run workshops with business stakeholders using methodologies such as Design Thinking.
Experience in at least two data management areas, such as data warehousing and business intelligence, data science and machine learning, master data management, data governance, or data quality management.
Experience designing data management operating models.
Experience with frameworks such as DMM, DAMA, and TOGAF.
Critical and analytical thinking, including openness to out-of-the-box solutions.
Strong presentation, written and verbal communication, and facilitation skills.
Product management knowledge.
Ability to work independently or as part of a project team.
Eagerness to contribute in a team-oriented environment.
Desire to work in an information systems environment.
Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills for technical and non-technical teams.
Passion for learning new technologies.
Analytical problem-solving approach and ability to use technology to solve business problems.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Technical writing skills (preferred, but not required).
Experience with analytics and data science tools, technologies, and techniques such as R, Python, algorithms, and Azure ML Studio or Services.
Experience creating custom Microsoft Power BI visualizations using D3 and jQuery.
Azure infrastructure architecture and design experience.
Knowledge and experience using Azure DevOps for source control, project deployment, and project management.
Certifications.

Responsibilities

Lead and demonstrate emerging technologies and concepts to teams.
Lead delivery of a broad range of data engagements.
Manage project delivery teams to ensure quality and client satisfaction.
Lead requirements-gathering and design-thinking workshops to identify client current state, business objectives, and future-state recommendations.
Lead design of modern data platform architectures based on requirements.
Lead and mentor teams implementing client engagements.
Conduct assessments, analyses, and interviews to understand client problems, using consulting practices such as facilitation, interviewing, and gap analysis to develop a comprehensive data strategy.
Identify, develop, and document issues; perform analysis; draw conclusions; and formulate strategic recommendations.
Create strategy, assessment, vision, roadmap, and business-case deliverables.
Actively develop client relationships at all levels.
Demonstrate thought leadership in the 3Cloud Data Practice and recommend improvements based on client delivery experience.
Monitor technology trends, especially in data management, to support client discovery conversations and influence 3Cloud offerings, capabilities, and ISV partnerships.
Leverage advanced database systems, including data warehouses, data marts, and models, for business, financial, and operational analysis or reporting using Azure technologies.
Design and help develop high-performing, reliable, and scalable solutions.
Communicate technical details clearly to business and management personnel.
Author, oversee, and obtain approval for project design documents.
Work independently or lead a team to design and develop solutions.
Provide meaningful feedback and coaching to help team members overcome technological challenges.

Benefits

Flexible work location with a virtual-first approach.
401(k) with matching contributions of up to 50% of the employee’s 6% contributions of eligible pay.
At least 15 days of PTO, plus 9 paid company holidays and 2 floating personal days.
Two medical plan options.
Optional vision and dental coverage.
100% employer-paid life and disability insurance.
Paid leave for birth parents and non-birth parents.
Healthcare FSA, HSA, and Dependent Care FSA options.
$67 monthly technology and home office allowance.
Eligibility for utilization and/or discretionary bonuses, depending on role.
Employee Assistance Program.
Competitive base compensation; employees are also eligible for an annual discretionary/utilization bonus.