Inviso Looking for Cloud Solution Architect – Analytics at Remote

Inviso; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and growing technology consulting firm that empowers clients to harness the power of modern data and analytics solutions on Microsoft Azure. As a Cloud Solution Architect in the Data & Analytics team, you'll leverage your expertise to design and implement tailored solutions that drive business success. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with diverse clients, influence technology roadmaps, and continuously enhance your skills in a supportive environment. If you're passionate about cloud technology and eager to lead impactful projects, this is your chance to shine in an innovative setting that values creativity and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in designing, developing, and deploying data solutions.
• Experience with Azure Data Services and Microsoft BI technologies.

Responsibilities

• Plan, configure, and optimize Microsoft Azure-based solutions.
• Deliver BI solutions from requirements analysis to support phases.

Skills

Microsoft Azure

Business Intelligence (BI)

SQL Server

Power BI

Data Engineering

ETL

Data Warehousing

Project Management

SCRUM/Agile

Azure DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Visual Studio

Azure DevOps

Data Factory

Databricks

Azure SQL Database

Power BI

Job description

The Role:
Our clients are looking for our expertise to help them build modern data and analytics solutions on Microsoft Azure. We work closely with clients to understand their IT infrastructure, data estate, business objectives, and how modern Azure solutions can help them achieve those objectives. We support customers across North America and beyond, Mid-Market and Enterprise segments, Commercial and Public Sector, and across industries. Azure Consulting Services represents a fast-growing line of services for Inviso, and we are looking for individuals with Azure architecture and migration expertise to assist our clients.

The Cloud Solution Architect (Data & Analytics) is a senior role within the team and a Technical Advisor both internally and to clients, collaborates closely with the Data & Analytics Strategy Lead, participates in presales and post-sale delivery, responsible for designing customer-specific solutions, and expected to influence the design of repeatable service offerings and Inviso’s technology roadmap.

Inviso is a Microsoft Gold Partner with competencies in Cloud Platform, Data Platform, and Data Analytics and a trusted partner to many Microsoft teams helping organizations achieve their BI vision.

If you have serious experience building modern data and analytics solutions on Azure, then we want to give you the opportunity to help grow and lead one of our fastest growing practice areas. A passion for helping clients succeed in the Cloud is required.

This is an open to remote role, open to candidates able to support any North American time zone.

Qualifications:
Successful candidates will combine strong technical skills, pre-sales skills, business acumen, and effective communication skills to help clients implement cloud-based and on-premises BI solutions. The role requires an individual who has been integral to delivering end-to-end BI solutions and is highly motivated to take the responsibility and the associated reward of seeing BI projects from conception through to successful delivery.

Key activities for this role:

1. Plan, configure, deploy, and optimize Microsoft Azure based solutions
2. Continuously improve team processes to ensure information is of the highest quality, contributing to the overall effectiveness of the team
3. Stay abreast of industry changes, especially in the areas of cloud data and analytics technologies
4. Quickly learn and adapt to new business and technical concepts
5. Coach other technical consultants and sellers related to Cloud technologies in your area of specialization
6. Work with customers to understand their business needs and translate them into written requirements that can be understood by technical and non-technical audiences
7. Build compelling, interactive, and actionable reporting on top of structured data models
8. Deliver within the full BI lifecycle from requirements analysis through design & development and on into release and support/maintenance phases
9. Analyze new/disparate data sources for integration with existing datasets to tell a comprehensive BI story
10. Partner with account management during the pre-sales process to identify customer business objectives and challenges

Key Qualities:

1. Critical & creative thinking
2. Self-motivated with ability to work effectively with limited oversight
3. Enthusiasm for collaboration and continued learning
4. Comfortable with ambiguous requests and adept at translating them into detailed work plans and deliverables
5. Strong work ethic and attention to detail
6. Relaxed, positive attitude under pressure
7. Strong communication, team, and customer management skills
8. Effectively drives pre-sales requirements analysis and solution definition

How we are developing our Azure based solutions:

Analytics: Data Factory, Data Lake Storage, Databricks, Data Explorer, Machine Learning, and Azure Synapse Analytics

Database: SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and Azure SQL Database

Reporting: Azure Analysis Services & Power BI

Experience & Skills Required:

1. 5+ years of experience designing, developing, and deploying data solutions using Microsoft BI technologies including SQL Server, Power BI, Excel, SSIS, & SSAS
2. 2+ years of experience developing data solutions using Azure Data Services, including the Analytics, Database and/or Reporting services noted above
3. Background in supporting business teams by providing subject matter expertise and guidance in modern data engineering
4. Strong executive presence including communication and presentation skills with a high degree of comfort with large and small technical audiences
5. Experience leading workshops with senior stakeholders aimed at identifying business drivers and articulating enterprise-level solution architectures
6. Capable of speaking articulately to a breadth of topics such as SQL Server, Azure data store technologies, ETL, data warehousing, data modeling, O365 and Azure administration, etc.
7. Proven track record of driving decisions collaboratively, resolving conflicts and ensuring follow-through with exceptional verbal and written communications
8. Goal-oriented team player committed to quality and detail
9. Innovative thinker who is positive, proactive, and readily embraces change
10. Project management experience
11. Must be eligible to work as a vendor at Microsoft

Desired Qualifications:

1. Experience with SCRUM/Agile methodologies, especially the Product Owner role
2. Experience managing or leading a technical project team is highly desired
3. Experience configuring and deploying Azure infrastructure components, such as managed networks, gateways, private endpoints, and security
4. Microsoft Cloud Certifications a definite plus
5. Experience managing codebases using Visual Studio, Azure DevOps
6. Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in a related field

About Inviso: Inviso is a growing mid-size technology consulting firm that offers a wide range of business services for small to enterprise organizations across a wide range of industries. Our solution offerings include Azure, Business Intelligence, Advertising & Marketing, Solution Assessments, and Staffing. We support customers around the world, with offices in the USA, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, India, and Australia.