A leading IT consulting company is seeking a Data Architect in Tarrytown, NY. This role requires 12+ years of experience in data engineering, with strong knowledge in Spark, PySpark, AWS Redshift, and data governance. The successful candidate will contribute to the architecture and design of large-scale platforms, ensuring efficiency and cost reduction. This position is a contract role, 100% onsite.
Qualifications
12+ years of experience in data engineering architecture for large-scale platforms.
Proficiency in data ingestion/orchestration tools and real-time processing frameworks.
Solid understanding of data security, authentication, and compliance frameworks.
Responsibilities
Define platform roadmap and architecture.
Create data models to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
Design POCs and guide principles for best practices.
Candidate should have strong 12+ Years of experience in data engineering architecture for large-scale platforms.
Contribute towards defining platform roadmap/Architecture/solution, Design, POCs, prototype, technical evaluation for tech stack finalization and guiding principle for the best practices etc.
Creating data models to reduce system complexities and hence increase efficiency & reduce cost.
Expertise with data ingestion/orchestration tools and working experience in Real-time processing Framework (Apache Spark), PySpark and in AWS Redshift, Apache Airflow and EMR etc
Strong coding background in Python, SQL, PySpark. Proficiency in data virtualization (Dremio or similar).
Experience with data governance and access control frameworks (Privacera, Apache Ranger, etc.).
Knowledge of search & discovery platforms (Solr, Elasticsearch, Looker).
Solid understanding of data security, authentication (Okta), and compliance frameworks.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices (Jenkins, Git, Docker, Kubernetes).
Prior experience designing enterprise data platforms in healthcare, pharma, or regulated industries.
Knowledge of machine learning pipelines and integration into data platforms.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Information Technology
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing