Data Architect- Manager

PwC; California (MO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC is seeking a Data Architect - Manager who will lead data engineering efforts by designing robust data solutions using cutting-edge technologies. This role involves developing and implementing data pipelines, data architecture, and coaching teams to deliver high-quality outcomes. The successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment and leverage their analytical and technical expertise to enhance client solutions.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k

Flexible vacation and paid time off

Personal and family sick leave

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant fields like Management Information Systems or Data Science.
• 5 years plus experience in data architecture and management.
• Cloud environment experience (AWS, Azure, GCP) essential.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement data architecture strategies.
• Develop data integration and transformation solutions.
• Lead data strategy engagements and mentor team members.

Skills

Data architecture design

Project ownership

Mentoring

SQL proficiency

Cloud technologies

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

ETL/ELT tools

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Specialty/Competency: Data, Analytics & AI

Industry/Sector: EUR X-Sector

Time Type: Full time

Travel Requirements: Up to 80%

At PwC, our people in data and analytics engineering focus on leveraging advanced technologies and techniques to design and develop robust data solutions for clients. They play a crucial role in transforming raw data into actionable insights, enabling informed decision-making and driving business growth. In data engineering at PwC, you will focus on designing and building data infrastructure and systems to enable efficient data processing and analysis. You will be responsible for developing and implementing data pipelines, data integration, and data transformation solutions.

Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member’s unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.

Skills

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system.
• Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion.
• Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables.
• Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same.
• Effectively mentor others.
• Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members.
• Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.
  
  

Minimum Degree Required

Bachelor's Degree

Required Field(s) Of Study

Management Information Systems, Computer and Information Science, Systems Engineering,Electrical Engineering,Chemical Engineering,Industrial Engineering,Mathematics,Statistics,Mathematical Statistics

Minimum Year(s) Of Experience

5 year(s)

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrates abilities and/or success in one or many of the following areas:

• Design and implement comprehensive data architecture strategies that meet current and future business needs;
• Develop and document data models, data flow diagrams, and data architecture guidelines;
• Ensure data architecture is compliant with data governance and data security policies;
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their data requirements and translate them into technical solutions;
• Evaluate and recommend new data technologies and tools to enhance data architecture;
• Evaluate data and technology architecture options and build case for change across architecture principles like Security, Reliability, Scalability, Maintainability, Automation and Cost management;
• Lead and drive data strategy engagements providing thought leadership to client and internal tech stakeholders and leadership;
• Develop leading practices and perspectives for Data Engineering, Data Science, and Data Governance and Data Management
• Lead the implementation of cloud-based solutions, ensuring they meet the specified requirements and best practices across batch, real-time, structured, semi-structured and unstructured datasets;
• Architect, design, build and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines for data ingestion, processing, and storage;
• Develop and deploy scalable data storage solutions using AWS, Azure and GCP services such as S3, Redshift, RDS, DynamoDB, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure SQL DB, GCP Cloud Storage etc.;
• Architect & Implement data integration solutions using AWS Glue, AWS Lambda, Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions, GCP Functions, GCP Dataproc, Dataflow and other relevant services;
• Architect, Design and implement data warehouses and data lakes, ensuring data is organized and accessible;
• Develop frameworks for monitoring and troubleshooting data pipelines, data warehouses and workflows to ensure data quality, system reliability, performance and cost management;
• Architect and oversee implementation of IAM roles and policies to manage access and permissions within AWS, Azure, GCP;
• Develop automation strategies leveraging AWS CloudFormation, Azure Resource Manager templates, Terraform for infrastructure as code (IaC) deployments;
• Architect and implement services using AWS, Azure and GCP DevOps services to build and deploy DevOps pipelines;
• Develop data security best practices using AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake or Databricks;
• Optimize Cloud resources for cost, performance, and scalability;
• Strong proficiency in SQL and experience with relational databases;
• Proficient in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Scala;
• Familiarity with big data technologies like Hadoop, Spark, or Kafka is a plus;
• Experience with machine learning and data science workflows is a plus;
• Knowledge of data governance and data security best practices;
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skill; and,
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
  
  

Demonstrates thought leader-level abilities with, and/or a proven record of success directing efforts in the following areas:

• Applying modern, cloud-based technology skills, ability to research emerging trends, analyst publications, and adoption of modern technologies in solution architectures;
• Collaborating and contributing as a team member: understanding personal and team roles, contributing to a positive working environment by building proven relationships with team members, proactively seeking guidance, clarification and feedback;
• Prioritizing and handling multiple tasks, researching and analyzing pertinent client, industry and technical matters, utilizing problem-solving skills, and communicating effectively in written and verbal formats to various audiences (including various levels of management and external clients) in a professional business environment; and,
• Research emerging trends, analyzing publications, and adopting modern technologies in solution architectures;
• Coaching and collaborating with members on the Team who assist with this work, including providing coaching, feedback, and guidance on work performance.
  
  

Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work

PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.

As PwC is anequal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.

For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines

The salary range for this position is: $100,000 - $232,000, plus individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. For roles that are based in Maryland, this is the listed salary range for this position. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance

Seniority level

• Seniority level

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Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Accounting, Financial Services, and Business Consulting and Services

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