Azure Data Solution Architect

Galent; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Galent is seeking an Azure Solution Architect specializing in Data and AI to shape high-value Azure solutions for clients, from presales through delivery. The role blends client delivery, presales, and innovation, with a focus on secure, scalable architectures and reusable accelerators.

Ideal candidates will have hands-on experience with Fabric, Synapse, Databricks, and related Azure data tools, along with strong communication skills for executive-level engagement.

Qualifications

• Proven Azure Solution Architect with Data & AI focus.
• Hands-on with Azure data/AI tech: Fabric, Synapse, Databricks, Spark.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management for presales.
• Experience with governance, security, and cost for cloud data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales, Tech Leads, Delivery Managers, and client stakeholders to shape and deliver data and AI solutions.
• Translate business objectives into secure, scalable Azure architectures.
• Lead end-to-end presales solution architecture for cloud data platforms, analytics, and AI.
• Design pragmatic, commercially viable solutions aligned to client outcomes.
• Contribute to accelerators, reference architectures, and reusable propositions.
• Provide technical oversight during delivery to ensure architecture realization.
• Create and present proposals communicating business value and ROI.
• Monitor market trends and incorporate relevant advances into practice.

Skills

Azure

Fabric

Synapse

Databricks

Python

GitHub

Data Factory

Data Lake

Power BI

AI Services

Purview

Spark

CI/CD

DevOps

Governance

Tools

GitHub

Power BI

Azure Data Factory

Purview

Job description

Client is looking for an experienced Azure Solution Architect specializing in Data and AI to join the growing architecture team. This role will work with prospective and existing clients to understand business and technical requirements, shape high-value Microsoft Azure solutions, identify opportunities to apply Client accelerators, and provide technical ownership from presales through to successful delivery.

Our solution architects balance their time across client delivery, presales, and innovation: approximately 50% billable client work, 25% presales engagement, and 25% proposition development, market insight, thought leadership, and continuous learning.

Tech Stack - Azure, Fabric, Databricks, Synapse, AI, Microsoft/Azure Foundry should be strong.

• Responsibilities - Technical solutions, understanding client needs, handing over design and architecture to delivery team
• 25% client facing – consulting experience not must; good communication and presentation skills

Domain experience will be a plus:

• finance – asset, wealth, capital.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales, Technical Leads, Delivery Managers, and client stakeholders to shape and deliver innovative data and AI solutions.
• Explore customer needs from both technical and functional perspectives, translating business objectives into secure, scalable Azure architectures.
• Lead end-to-end presales solution architecture for cloud data platforms, analytics, AI, governance, and supporting technologies.
• Design elegant, pragmatic solutions that are commercially viable, deliverable, and aligned to client outcomes.
• Contribute to the evolution of Client’s data, analytics, and AI accelerators, reference architectures, and reusable propositions.
• Provide technical oversight during delivery to ensure the agreed architecture is realised effectively.
• Create and present compelling proposals that clearly communicate business value, return on investment, and delivery approach.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, monitor market trends, and help incorporate relevant advances into Client’s architecture practice.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders, including C-suite decision makers.
• Manage client expectations, support delivery confidence, and help ensure high levels of client satisfaction.

Ideal qualifications and skills

• Proven experience as an Azure Solution Architect with a strong focus on Microsoft Data and AI solutions.
• Current, hands-on experience with Azure data and AI technologies such as Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Databricks, Spark, Python, GitHub, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Power BI, Azure AI services, and Microsoft Purview.
• Strong data analysis, modelling, integration, governance, and architecture skills.
• Good understanding of Azure infrastructure, security, identity, networking, monitoring, and operational considerations.
• Experience with CI/CD practices, automated testing, DevOps ways of working, and modern engineering standards.
• Commercial Agile delivery experience, ideally across consulting, enterprise, and mid-market environments.
• Ability to estimate, cost, and shape solutions while understanding the impact of architectural choices on project delivery.
• Experience working with organizations ranging from small and medium-sized customers to large enterprises.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Microsoft certification is preferred, particularly Azure Solutions Architect Expert or relevant Data and AI certifications.

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