Senior Architect

Virtusa; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology firm in London seeks a Senior Architect to provide technical leadership and manage high-volume data projects. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in software development, particularly in data platforms, and expertise in technologies like Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka. The role involves designing data models and collaborating with a team to drive innovative data management solutions. Join us to work on exciting projects with cutting-edge technology and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Exciting projects

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative team environment

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development building data platforms.
• Extensive experience in Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Big Data, HDFS.
• Passionate problem solver with broad technology awareness.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team designing and creating data models.
• Manage high volume data projects leveraging various tools.
• Consult with technical experts to develop technical solutions.

Skills

Data modeling

Cloud Platforms

Data Warehouse reporting

BI Tools

Hadoop

Spark

Kafka

Apache Pig

Hive

Cassandra

Dynamodb

HBase

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer related field

Master’s degree in computer science or related discipline

Job description

Job Description - Senior Architect (CREQ125308)

Job Description

Senior Architect - ( CREQ125308 )

Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Role: T0

Ready to dive in and provide technical leadership, vision and direction for a fast‑paced team solving business problems with analytics/visualization? If you are passionate about helping clients do great things with their data, we at Virtusa have the right role for you!

You will lead that team whose work designing and creating data models provides the link between the client business mission and strategy and valuable insights available though their data.

The ideal professional for this Big Data Architect role will:

• Have a passion for design, technology, analysis, collaboration, agility and planning; along with a drive for continuous improvement and innovation.
• Exhibit expertise in managing high volume data projects which leverage Cloud Platforms, Data Warehouse reporting and BI Tools, and development of relational databases.
• Research, identify and internally market enabling data management technologies based on business and end‑user requirements.
• Seek ways to apply new technology to business processes with a focus on modernizing the approach to data management.
• Consult with technical subject matter experts and develop alternative technical solutions. Advise on options, risks, costs versus benefits, and impact on other business processes and system priorities.
• Demonstrate strong technical leadership skills and ability to mentor others with related technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a computer related field or equivalent professional experience is required.
• Preferred Master’s degree in computer science, information systems or related discipline, or equivalent and extensive related project experience.
• 10+ years of experience of similar hands on software development building Data platforms with the following tools and technologies: Hadoop, Spark, Kafka,
• Passionate problem solver, generalist with broad technology awareness, voracious information consumer, online gaming veteran.
• Played major roles in deciding the future outlook of the organizations with respect to the technology standpoint, involving in discussions with people of CTO stature.
• Have 4 years of extensive experience in Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Big Data, HDFS, Map Reduce, Apache Pig, Hive, SQOOP, Cassandra, Dynamodb, HBase.

About Virtusa

Teamwork, quality of life, professional and personal development: values that Virtusa is proud to embody. When you join us, you join a team of 21,000 people globally that cares about your growth — one that seeks to provide you with exciting projects, opportunities and work with state of the art technologies throughout your career with us.

Great minds, great potential: it all comes together at Virtusa. We value collaboration and the team environment of our company, and seek to provide great minds with a dynamic place to nurture new ideas and foster excellence.

Virtusa was founded on principles of equal opportunity for all, and so does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non‑disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.