Data & AI Presales Consultant

SoftwareONE; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 251,000 - 378,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software solutions provider in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a highly skilled Solution Architect to design and implement data analytics solutions on AWS. The ideal candidate should have proven experience with AWS services, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams. This role offers the opportunity to innovate and enhance data analytics capabilities within an established firm.

Qualifications

• 1+ years experience as a Solution Architect focused on data analytics and AWS.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services for data analytics.
• Strong understanding of data governance principles.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to design end-to-end data analytics solutions.
• Leverage AWS knowledge to architect robust data platforms.
• Design and optimize data models for analytics.
• Define data integration strategies for ETL processes.
• Implement security measures to protect data.

Skills

AWS services (Amazon Redshift, Amazon EMR)

Data modeling

ETL processes

Python

SQL

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s or associate degree in an IT discipline

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty

Job description

Why SoftwareOne?

SoftwareOne is a leading global software and cloud solutions provider that is redefining how companies build, buy and handle everything in the cloud. By helping clients to migrate and modernize their workloads and applications – and in parallel, to navigate and optimize the resulting software and cloud changes – SoftwareOne unlocks the value of technology. The company’s 9,300 employees are driven to deliver a portfolio of 7,500 software brands with sales and delivery capabilities in 60 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, SoftwareOne is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker symbol SWON. Visit us at https://www.softwareone.com/en

The role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Solution Architect – Data Analytics for AWS to join our team and play a crucial role in designing and implementing data analytics solutions on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of data analytics technologies, AWS services, and a track record of architecting scalable and efficient data solutions to address complex business challenges.

Responsibilities

• Solution Design: Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to gather requirements, design end‑to‑end data analytics solutions, and create architectural diagrams and documentation.
• AWS Expertise: Leverage extensive knowledge of AWS services such as Amazon Redshift, Amazon EMR, Amazon Kinesis, AWS Glue, and others to architect robust data analytics platforms.
• Data Modeling: Design and optimize data models to support reporting, analytics, and business‑intelligence needs while ensuring data integrity and performance.
• Scalability and Performance: Architect solutions that are scalable, high‑performing, and cost‑efficient, considering data volume, query complexity, and user concurrency.
• Data Integration: Define data integration strategies to extract, transform, and load (ETL) data from various sources into the analytics platform, ensuring data consistency and quality.
• Security and Compliance: Implement security measures and best practices to protect sensitive data and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Troubleshooting and Optimization: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, data quality issues, and other challenges during implementation and operation.
• Collaboration: Work closely with data engineers, data scientists, business analysts, and stakeholders to understand their needs and provide technical guidance.
• Innovation: Stay up‑to‑date with industry trends and emerging technologies to recommend innovative solutions that enhance our data analytics capabilities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience (1+ years) as a Solution Architect or similar role, focused on data analytics and AWS cloud technologies.
• Extensive hands‑on experience with AWS services such as Amazon Redshift, Amazon EMR, Amazon Kinesis, AWS Glue, or AWS QuickSight.
• Strong understanding of data modeling, ETL processes, data warehousing, and data governance principles.
• Familiarity with programming/scripting languages like Python and SQL, and experience with data manipulation and transformation.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and ability to design and implement creative solutions for complex data challenges.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with technical and non‑technical teams.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and version control systems.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Education: Bachelor’s or associate degree in an IT discipline.
• Certification: AWS Certified Solutions Architect and/or AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty, or AWS Certified Professional/Associate.
• Report to practice lead; pre‑sales experience; work within project team to develop and test data analytics platform and model; design, develop, and unit test in accordance with standards; assist team in analyzing and resolving technical issues; prepare manuals, specifications, and other technical documents; package and support deployment releases; assist in gathering user requirements, developing user stories, and estimating.

Job Function

Sales