EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Third level qualification in a related discipline or equivalent experience
• 7+ years’ experience in data role(s)
• Development experience with Microsoft (Azure) technologies, including Azure Data Factory, Synapse, and Power BI or any relevant ETL tools.
• Microsoft Fabric or Databricks expertise is highly desirable
• Experience working for a technology partner or consulting organisation is highly desirable
• Experience leading technical teams (engineers, analysts, architects) in the design and implementation of data-intensive systems
• Expert in SQL or SQL extensions for analytical use case
• Expert understanding of distributed data stores and data processing frameworks
• Ability to simply and clearly communicate technical design both written and verbally
• Proficient in designing analytical and operational data models
• Data Architecture, Engineering, or Analytics background with an understanding of modern enterprise architecture patterns. Track record in delivering data-oriented solutions including data warehousing, operational insight, data management or business intelligence.
• Azure / Databricks data certifications are desirable

OVERVIEW OF ROLE

Ergo is a leading technology solutions provider. We are the 2024 Microsoft Ireland Country Partner & the 2024 Dynamics 365 Sales & Customer Insights Partner of the Year.
Due to rapid growth in our data and AI business we are currently recruiting for a senior data architect to join the existing team of data and BI professionals. As a senior data architect, the selected candidate will be providing strategic consultancy, advisory and governance on the delivery of complex, strategic & impactful solutions for many household names in the private & public sector.
Career development is key at Ergo. Structured career development and training plans are provided for as are dedicated training days and incentives for achieving certifications aligned with Ergos technical intensity objectives.
As a Data Solution Architect at Ergo, you will work with our clients to own the design and development of solutions to process and analyse data at scale. As a leader, alongside strong development experience, you will lead technical teams and be responsible for the quality of technical assets (e.g. codebase) and meeting customers’ needs. Focus will lean heavily, but not exclusively on the Microsoft data and BI stack.
You will be responsible for articulating the opportunity and the value data can bring in ways understood by all stakeholders - both business and technical, and for facilitating the analysis and design of data solutions that impact users.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Understands and is able to articulate the value an organisation can gain from their data in line with their business goals.
• Owning and taking responsibility for design and development (including code dev, testing, and defect resolution) of data solutions as a team lead
• Hands-on development of data solution components.
• Leading on identifying functional, technical, and non-functional requirements related to data solutions (across engineering, analytics, and data science), translating these into user stories so they are easily understood across the whole team.
• Responsible for performance management, cost optimisation, and execution of unit and integration testing for data pipelines and reports
• Advising customers and team members on estimated effort and technical implications of user stories and user journeys.
• Responsible for the breakdown of an area of work from inception through to delivery, managing the teams backlog ensuring quality and maturity
• Managing key customer relationships with decision makers including CxO, throughout project delivery.
• Familiar with trends in data science and engineering, including techniques, competitors, partners and technology trends.
• Expertise in continuous improvement and sharing input on data best practice