- 10 years of experience in big data, database and data warehouse architecture and delivery

- Solution/technical architecture in the cloud

- Big Data/analytics/information analysis/database management in the cloud

- IoT/event-driven/microservices in the cloud

- Experience with private and public cloud architectures, pros/cons, and migration considerations.

- Extensive hands-on experience implementing data migration and data processing using Azure services:, Serverless Architecture, Azure Storage, Azure SQL DB/DW, Data Factory, Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Analysis Service, HDInsight, Databricks Azure Data Catalog, Cosmo Db, ML Studio, AI/ML, Azure Functions, ARM Templates, Azure DevOps, CI/CD etc.

- Cloud migration methodologies and processes including tools like Azure Data Factory, Event Hub, etc.

- Familiarity with the Technology stack available in the industry for data management, data ingestion, capture, processing and curation: Kafka, StreamSets, Attunity, GoldenGate, Map Reduce, Hadoop, Hive, Hbase, Cassandra, Spark, Flume, Hive, Impala, etc.

-Familiarity with Networking, Windows/Linux virtual machines, Container, Storage, ELB, AutoScaling is a plus

Nice-to-Have Certifications

- AZ-303: Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies

- AZ-304: Microsoft Azure Architect Design

- DP-200 Implementing an Azure Data Solution

- DP-201 Designing an Azure Data Solution

Nice-to-Have Skills/Qualifications:

- DevOps on an Azure platform

- Experience developing and deploying ETL solutions on Azure

- Strong in Power BI, C##, Spark, PySpark, Unix shell/Perl scripting

- Familiarity with the technology stack available in the industry for metadata management: Data Governance, Data Quality, MDM, Lineage, Data Catalog etc.

- Multi-cloud experience a plus - Azure, AWS, Google

Professional Skill Requirements

- Proven ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment

- Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment

- Desire to work in an information systems environment

- Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills

- Excellent leadership and management skills

- Excellent organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills

- Proven ability to work independently