Cloud Data Solutions Architect

Lemongrass Consulting; Snowflake (AZ); Remote; USD 125,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is looking for a highly skilled Cloud Data Solutions Architect to join their dynamic team. This role is perfect for a sales professional with a strong background in cloud data analytics who can lead sales engagements and create tailored solutions for enterprise clients. You will utilize your expertise in AWS, Azure, or GCP to design scalable architectures and manage data governance. This position offers the flexibility of 100% remote work, access to training resources, and the opportunity to work with a collaborative team. If you're passionate about cloud solutions and eager to make an impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Remote Work

Training & Development

Generous budget for certifications

Collaborative team environment

Qualifications

• 15+ years as a Data Solutions Consultant or in a cloud data architecture role.
• Expertise in cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead sales engagements to position cloud data solutions for enterprise clients.
• Design and implement scalable cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Skills

Cloud Solutions Sales

Data Analytics

Consulting Solutions

Sales Execution

Proposals and RFPs

AWS

Azure

GCP

SAP BW

Data Governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Master’s degree

Tools

AWS Glue

Azure Data Factory

GCP Dataflow

Collibra

Informatica

SAP Datasphere

Job description

Job Details: Cloud Data Solutions Architect

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Cloud Data Solutions Architect with a strong background in consulting, sales, and commercial strategy to join our dynamic team. This role is ideal for a cloud solutions sales professional specializing in data analytics offerings who can serve as an overlay sales for our core sales team. The ideal candidate will have experience in building proposals, responding to RFPs, and drafting SOWs, as well as a track record in closing complex cloud data deals with enterprise clients. In addition to hands-on technical expertise with AWS, Azure, or GCP, proficiency in SAP BW, SAP Datasphere migration strategies and experience with legacy data platform to modern cloud platform migration is highly desirable.

Key Expertise:

• Consulting & Commercial Strategy: Ability to provide consulting solutions and commercial proposals to develop strategies for selling cloud-based data analytics offerings.
• Sales Execution: Proven ability to develop and close cloud deals, especially within the enterprise data platform space.
• Proposals, RFPs, and SOWs: Experience in building comprehensive proposals, responding to RFPs, and crafting SOWs to meet customer requirements.
• Cloud Platforms (Mandatory): Expertise in AWS, Azure, or GCP is required for cloud architecture and data strategy development.
• SAP Expertise (Huge Plus): Hands-on experience with SAP BW to SAP Datasphere migration and SAP Data Analytics.
• Enterprise Security & Data Governance: Deep expertise in implementing enterprise-grade security, data governance frameworks, and compliance with global regulations.
• Data Platforms: Proficiency in either of the modern cloud data platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery, Synapse, and Redshift for data processing and analytics.

Responsibilities:

• Cloud Data Solutions Sales: Lead sales engagements to position cloud data solutions for enterprise clients, supporting BDMs and sales teams.
• Proposals, RFPs, and SOWs: Spearhead the creation of proposals, respond to RFPs, and develop SOWs that align with customer needs and business strategies.
• Cloud Architecture: Design and implement scalable, cost-effective architectures across AWS, Azure, or GCP environments.
• Data Engineering: Develop and manage ETL/ELT pipelines, data integration workflows, and implement CDC and delta load design for effective data management.
• SAP Tools: Lead SAP BW to SAP Datasphere migration strategies and leverage SAP Data Analytics for cloud solutions.
• Legacy Data Platform Migration: Design and execute legacy data platform to modern cloud platform migration strategies, ensuring minimal disruption and optimal performance.
• Collaboration: Work closely with clients and internal stakeholders to deliver tailored, high-value data solutions.
• Data Governance & Security: Ensure compliance with governance and security standards using tools such as Collibra, Informatica and SAP Datasphere.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Master degrees are a plus.
• Experience: 15+ years as a Data Solutions Consultant or Pre Sales Data Engineer or in a cloud data architecture role.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP, and proficiency in cloud-native tools such as AWS Glue, DMS, Kafka, Azure Data Factory, GCP Dataflow.
• Experience in SAP BW, SAP Datasphere and other SAP Data Analytics tools is a plus.
• Expertise in building and managing data lakes and data warehouses on cloud platforms.
• Experience with data extraction from SAP ERP systems is a plus.
• Familiarity with enterprise data governance, security, and compliance requirements.
• Experience with data platforms such as Apache Spark, or Hadoop is a plus.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for data engineering.
• Experience on building end to end proposals (including estimation, resourcing, high level solution arch) for customers for migration.
• Working with account managers/BDMs as Overlay sales or similar roles or consulting roles.
• Managed Quota and driving opportunities from discovery, proposal, SOW to closure.

Certifications preferred (not mandatory) in cloud platforms:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Google Professional Cloud Architect
• Databricks Certified Data Engineer
• Snowflake SnowPro Certification

What We Offer:

• Remote Work: Enjoy the flexibility of 100% remote work.
• Training & Development: Access to resources like A Cloud Guru and a generous budget for certifications.
• Team: Work with a collaborative, innovative team that values continuous learning and improvement.
• *Please note, if chosen candidate resides in the United States, the On Target Earnings (OTE) range for this position is $125,500 - $222,500.

Selected applicant will be subject to a background investigation, which will be conducted and the results of which will be used in compliance with applicable law.

Lemongrass Consulting is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, religious creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

About Lemongrass: Lemongrass is a software-enabled services provider, synonymous with SAP on Cloud, focused on delivering superior, highly automated Managed Services to Enterprise customers. Our customers span multiple verticals and geographies across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. We partner with AWS, SAP, Microsoft and other global technology leaders.