Azure Master Data Architect — Lead Data Platform & AI

NTT DATA Europe & Latam; Roma; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA Europe & Latam is seeking a Master Data Architect Azure to lead data analytics initiatives and Azure-based data platform designs across client projects in Italy. You will design data platforms with Azure Synapse, Data Factory, Data Lake Gen2, and related services; manage key clients and Microsoft relationships; mentor engineers; and help grow the Azure Center of Excellence.

This role requires strong leadership, cloud architecture expertise, and a proven track record in delivering

Qualifications

• Proven experience in the field of data analytics, preferably from Consulting companies.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in managing a team of BI/data analysts up to senior level.
• Working experience in Azure cloud native environment.
• Experience and knowledge of Big Data Architectures, cloud and on premise.
• Azure infrastructure and networking working experience.
• Azure Load & Ingest services: Event Hub, Data Factory, Databricks.
• Azure main Storage services: Data Lake Gen1, Data Lake Gen 2, Delta Lake.
• Azure main Process & Serve services: Synapse, Databricks, Stream Analytics.
• Experience in building and deliver proofs-of-concept, in order to address specific business needs, using the most appropriate techniques, data sources and technologies.
• Working experience in migrating workloads from on premise to cloud environment.
• Experience in monitoring distributed infrastructure, using Azure tools or open source ones such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, and the ELK stack.
• Working experience with Agile Methodology and Kanban.
• Strong in data manipulation and BI tools.
• Solid stakeholder management skills, have dealt with top management to drive various projects.
• Proactive in taking initiatives, exceptional problem-solving skills, strong presence to manage cross-functional teams and execute well in a highly collaborative role

Responsibilities

• Manage Key Clients
• Manage the relationships with Microsoft
• Manage the Azure Center of Excellence
• Lead Data & Analytics Azure projects
• Support Recruitment
• Support Value Proposition
• Support Development of skills and capabilities, such as:
• Design Data Platform using Azure DATA & AI services, such as Synapse, Data Factory, Data Lake Gen2, Stream Analytics, Purview, etc.
• Design operations architecture and conduct performance engineering for large scale data lakes in production environment
• Apply the Microsoft Well Architected Framework (WAF) and Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) to the solution design and implementation
• Create and maintain optimal data pipeline architecture by designing and implementing data ingestion solutions on Azure using Azure native services (such as Synapse, Data Factory, etc.) or using data management technologies (such as Talend or Informatica)
• Participate in client design workshops and provide tradeoffs and recommendations towards building solutions.
• Mentor other engineers in coding best practices and problem solving

Skills

Azure Data Platform

Data Analytics

BI Tools

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Cloud architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure Synapse

Azure Data Factory

Azure Databricks

Azure Data Lake Gen2

Talend

Informatica

Job description

NTT DATA Europe & Latam is seeking a Master Data Architect Azure to lead data analytics initiatives and Azure-based data platform designs across client projects in Italy. You will design data platforms with Azure Synapse, Data Factory, Data Lake Gen2, and related services; manage key clients and Microsoft relationships; mentor engineers; and help grow the Azure Center of Excellence.

This role requires strong leadership, cloud architecture expertise, and a proven track record in delivering