Architect - Solutions

CSS; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

CSS is seeking a Cloud Architect specializing in ETL (Incorta) and Azure to design scalable cloud-based data integration platforms for enterprise analytics. You will collaborate across business and technical teams to deliver high-performance ETL pipelines, semantic models, and governance-aligned architectures.

The role emphasizes architecture reviews, security compliance, and mentoring teams on best practices while leading data ingestion and reporting solutions across ERP systems and cloud

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or a related field.
• Licenses/Certificates/Designations - Cisco, Microsoft, VMware is preferred.
• 8 years of Experience in network or systems administration is required; 10 years preferred.
• 3 years of Experience in network or systems design is required; 5 years preferred.
• 3 years of Experience with ERP systems is required; 5 years preferred.
• Knowledge of major operating systems is required.
• Strong understanding of enterprise technology including servers, storage arrays, and network protocols is required.
• Good understanding of virtualization concepts and load balancing is required.
• Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills are required.
• Understanding of relationships between business systems and technology platforms is required.
• Creative thinking outside the box is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business stakeholders to translate objectives into scalable solution architectures.
• Design end-to-end enterprise data and analytics solutions using Incorta and Azure cloud services.
• Define solution architectures that integrate multiple data sources, cloud platforms, APIs, and third-party applications.
• Architect scalable data ingestion, transformation, and reporting solutions using Incorta and modern cloud technologies.
• Collaborate with data engineers and development teams to implement high-performance data pipelines and analytics solutions.
• Provide architectural guidance for Incorta implementations, including data modeling and governance.
• Design solutions that support batch, incremental, and near real-time data processing.
• Lead integration initiatives across ERP systems and cloud platforms.
• Ensure architectures adhere to security policies and governance requirements.
• Define integration patterns using REST APIs, messaging platforms, and Azure services.
• Develop architecture diagrams, specs, blueprints, and roadmaps.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements for scalability and value.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and DevOps teams for deployment and operations.
• Support CI/CD strategies and deployment automation for analytics and cloud solutions.
• Conduct architecture reviews and solution governance activities.
• Troubleshoot architectural issues and performance bottlenecks.
• Mentor technical teams on cloud technologies and analytics design.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or a related field

Tools

Incorta

Azure

ERP systems

Security

Job description

Cloud Architect specializing in ETL (Incorta) and Azure

As a Cloud Architect specializing in ETL (Incorta) and Azure, you will design and implement scalable, cloud-based data integration solutions that align with business objectives. You will work across business and technical teams to deliver high-performance ETL pipelines, modern data platforms, and enterprise-grade cloud architectures.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business stakeholders to understand strategic objectives and translate business requirements into scalable solution architectures.
• Design end-to-end enterprise data and analytics solutions leveraging Incorta, Azure cloud services, ERP systems, and enterprise applications.
• Define solution architectures that integrate multiple data sources, cloud platforms, APIs, and third-party applications.
• Architect scalable data ingestion, transformation, and reporting solutions using Incorta and modern cloud technologies.
• Collaborate with data engineers and development teams to implement high-performance data pipelines, semantic models, and enterprise analytics solutions.
• Provide architectural guidance for Incorta implementations, including data modeling, physical and business schemas, security, performance optimization, and governance.
• Design solutions that support batch, incremental, and near real-time data processing.
• Lead application and data integration initiatives across ERP systems, cloud platforms, and enterprise applications.
• Ensure solutions adhere to enterprise architecture standards, security policies, data governance, and compliance requirements.
• Define integration patterns using REST APIs, messaging platforms, and Azure integration services.
• Develop architecture diagrams, technical specifications, solution blueprints, and implementation roadmaps.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovative solutions that improve scalability, performance, and business value.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, security, and DevOps teams to support solution deployment and operational excellence.
• Support CI/CD strategies and deployment automation for analytics and cloud solutions.
• Conduct architecture reviews, technical design sessions, and solution governance activities.
• Troubleshoot architectural issues, integration challenges, and system performance bottlenecks.
• Mentor technical teams on architecture best practices, cloud technologies, and analytics solution design.

Qualifications

• BachelorsDegree in Information Technology or a related field is required.
• Licenses/Certificates/Designations - Cisco, Microsoft, VMware is preferred.
• 8 years of Experience in network or systems administration is required; 10 years preferred.
• 3 years of Experience in network or systems design is required; 5 years preferred).
• 3 years of Experience with ERP systems is required; 5 years preferred).
• Knowledge and demonstrated proficiency of major operating systems is required.
• Strong understanding of enterprise technology including servers, storage arrays, storage networking, network protocols, and general connectivity in multi-platform enterprise environments is required.
• Good understanding of virtualization concepts is required.
• Good understanding of load balancing and system redundancy concepts is required.
• Communicates effectively verbally including excellent presentation skills is required.
• Fundamental knowledge of relationship between business systems and technology platforms is required.
• Highly motivated and organized with a strong sense of initiative for identifying information, resources and problem solving is required.
• Dedicated to developing relationships with team members, colleagues, and clients is required.
• Creative thinking outside of the box is preferred.