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We are currently looking for an Associate Data Solution Architect to join our team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of innovative data solutions, working closely with our experienced team to drive impactful outcomes.

REQUIREMENTS

• Avid technologist, with a strong technical background in GCP Data Engineering and hands on expertise in modern cloud architecture
• Good business acumen with ability to suggest competitive and innovative technical decisions, get client buy-in and deliver on commitments
• Multi cloud or GCP delivery experience in a Data Solution Architect position
• Experience architecting, designing, migrating workloads to Google Cloud Platform for Banking or Financial Services clients
• Google Cloud Professional Architect and/or Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer Certification
• Hands on experience in data products on GCP like BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Cloud Composer
• Track record of collaboration and mentoring junior members of the team
• Analytical and consultative capabilities, with a broad knowledge of troubleshooting approaches and driving-to-resolution technical integration issues across various platforms
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to present technical ideas in business-friendly language
• English level B2+

• Overview and advise on the migration path for given data applications
• Design and review low level architecture designs, covering deep technical aspects of the implementation
• Oversee the cloud system engineering efforts and act as the main point of contact for other architects and engineers, providing technical help as needed
• Enable multi cloud journey, analyse TCO and create a business case, making the Cloud dream become reality
• Work closely with business to identify solution requirements and key case-studies for the future solution
• Analyse existing application and IT services portfolios, develop assets’ migration, transformation and automation roadmap
• Contribute to the implementation of the solution from establishing project requirements and goals to solution “go-live”
• Contribute to Technology Blueprints, White papers, SA artifacts templates
• Work in a tight cooperation with GCP architecture and delivery team to ensure a successful implementation of Data Application Migration and delivery of the projects
• Provide guidelines for infrastructure migration approaches and techniques including numerous applications migrations into the cloud and implementation of hybrid cloud solutions within regulated enterprise environments
• Day-to-day support the client through the technical and organizational challenges of Cloud transformation, designing a robust and consistent Cloud Strategy aligned with business objectives
• Maintain a strong understanding of industry trends and best practices, and create thought leadership on GCP solutions