Cloud Architecture Team Lead

ITnova; Jersey City (NJ); Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) Program

Paid Time Off

11 Paid Holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

ITnova is seeking a Cloud Architecture Team Lead to support the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Aviation Department’s ADAW project. The role designs and leads cloud-based data architectures on Azure, including Synapse, Data Factory, Azure SQL, and Databricks, while guiding platform strategy and security.

You will mentor the data engineering team, establish data ingestion standards, and ensure scalable, reliable analytics infrastructure that supports BI and analytics needs across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/SE or related field.
• Experience designing and implementing cloud-based data architectures.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services and data platform development.
• Experience with Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL, Databricks, and Azure DevOps.
• Experience with relational databases, including Microsoft SQL Server.
• Experience with APIs, batch processing, streaming data, and SFTP transfers.
• Knowledge of data warehouse architecture, ingestion, transformation, storage, and lakehouse design.
• Experience implementing cloud security, IAM, and RBAC.
• Ability to lead initiatives and establish architecture standards and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the cloud data architecture and technology strategy for the ADAW.
• Design and oversee a scalable, secure, resilient cloud-based data warehouse platform.
• Establish standards for data ingestion, transformation, storage, lakehouse design, and data retention.
• Lead the integration of data from APIs, batch feeds, streaming sources, and SFTP transfers.
• Establish API management and secure data transfer standards and best practices.
• Implement security architecture, including IAM, RBAC, and key management.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the data engineering team.
• Ensure the platform architecture supports evolving data integration, analytics, and BI requirements.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Team leadership

Azure

Synapse Analytics

Data Factory

Azure SQL

Databricks

IAM / RBAC

APIs integration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Azure DevOps

Azure Synapse Analytics

Azure Data Factory

Azure SQL

Databricks

Job description

ITnova is seeking a Cloud Architecture Team Lead to support the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) Aviation Department’s Aviation Data Analytics Warehouse (ADAW). The ideal candidate will have strong experience designing and leading cloud-based data architectures using Microsoft Azure, including Synapse Analytics, Data Factory, Azure SQL, and Databricks. This role will lead platform architecture and strategy, oversee data integration solutions, establish security and access controls, and ensure the platform remains scalable, secure, and reliable. Experience with enterprise data warehouses, data governance, and technical team leadership is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the cloud data architecture and technology strategy for the Aviation Data Analytics Warehouse (ADAW).
• Design and oversee a scalable, secure, resilient, and high-performing cloud-based data warehouse platform.
• Establish standards for data ingestion, transformation, storage, lakehouse architecture, and data retention.
• Lead the integration of data from APIs, batch feeds, streaming sources, and SFTP file transfers.
• Establish API management and secure data transfer standards and best practices.
• Implement security architecture, including identity and access management (IAM), role-based access controls, and key management.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the data engineering team.
• Ensure the platform architecture supports evolving data integration, analytics, and business intelligence requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing cloud-based data architectures.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services and data platform development.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL, Databricks, and Azure DevOps.
• Experience with relational databases, including Microsoft SQL Server.
• Experience with data integration methods, including APIs, batch processing, streaming data, and SFTP file transfers.
• Knowledge of data warehouse architecture, data ingestion, transformation, storage, and lakehouse design.
• Experience implementing cloud security, identity and access management, and role-based access controls.
• Ability to lead technical initiatives and establish architecture standards and best practices.

Preferred Experience

• Experience architecting enterprise-scale cloud data warehouses or lakehouse platforms.
• Experience supporting business intelligence and analytics environments using Microsoft Power BI.
• Experience with cloud data governance, data retention, and security compliance practices.
• Experience leading technical teams in an Agile development environment.
• Experience supporting complex data integrations across multiple business units or enterprise systems.

Must be US Citizen

Full-time remote ( Mon – Fri, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm EST)

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Short Term Disability, AD&D and Life insurance
• 401(k) Program
• Paid Time Off
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program

ITnova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.