Data Architect with Cloud & AI

Responsibilities
Lead delivery teams as a technical leader - SME
Work with multiple business units within Perficient
Lead complex client engagement delivery, open with ambiguity and little direction.
Plan and lead workshops with client teams to understand the current landscape, requirements, and constraints and map to the latest technology products and platforms to come up with future architecture.
Design and lead the development of data assets as part of the delivery.
Assist senior leadership in creating phased implementation roadmaps from scope and resource perspectives.
Articulate complex architectures for a variety of client teams, both technical and non-technical, and build
consensus.
Learn new technologies and platforms quickly and keep experience relevant to clients’ needs.
Lead teams based on global locations in multiple time zones.
Develop thought leadership material to establish Perficient as an authority on enterprise architecture topics
at industry forums, conferences, etc.
Take ownership of solutions and teams.

Qualifications
Strong experience data architectures in multiple domains
Strong experience with multiple industry-specific tools and technologies
Expertise in at least two hyperscaler technologies – AWS, Azure, GCP
Expertise in cloud-based data warehouse and/or Lakehouse technology platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, etc.
Strong experience in the latest data trends and associated technologies including, but not limited to, Data Quality, Data Catalog, Data Lineage, Master Data Management
Experience in multiple modern programming languages
Experience with virtualization platforms
Knowledge of Enterprise Architecture frameworks and methodologies
Expertise in building solutions from scratch as well as modernizing legacy architectures
Ability to communicate complex solutions to technical and non-technical users at various levels – typically department directors to C-Suite
Experience with both on-premises and cloud technologies and platforms
Expertise in architecting solutions with multiple disciplines – performance, scalability, security
Crisp and clear communication – both verbal and written
Ability to create strong presentations using various tools
Knowledge of up-and-coming AI tools and technologies and industry trends