Senior Big Data Architect - Databricks/Azure Onsite

vTech Solution; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

vTech Solution seeks an experienced IT Consultant specialized as a Big Data Architect to design, develop, and maintain an enterprise Big Data/Data Lake architecture for the Data Modernization Effort in Washington, DC. The role supports IoT/Smart City projects, enterprise data warehouse, open data portal, and data science apps on a Databricks/Azure-based platform with the Chief Data Officer team.

The assignment is onsite for 2 months, with collaboration across internal teams to ensure standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 16 years of experience in planning, coordinating, and monitoring projects ensuring standards compliance.
• 5 years of experience with Big Data platforms (Databricks, Data Lakes), Azure cloud architecture, security, and storage.
• Experience in data operations including runtime, warehousing, pipelines, cost, and user management.
• Proficiency with data visualization tools such as Tableau, MicroStrategy, ArcGIS, Kibana, and Oracle.
• Strong skills in SQL/NoSQL querying and data pipeline modeling and ingestion.
• 3 years of experience with REST/SOAP APIs and web services, real-time streaming/event processing, and data science tools (Notebooks, R).
• Experience with ETL and analytics using Python, Java, or R.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate IT project management, engineering, maintenance, quality assurance, and risk management activities.
• Plan, coordinate, and monitor project activities across the data platform lifecycle.
• Develop technical applications and support real-time database, network, and graphics/logic systems.
• Establish and enforce standards and procedures for system design, development, and documentation.
• Perform application upgrades, troubleshoot issues, and provide user training.
• Ensure project lifecycle compliance with District standards and procedures.
• Integrate the data platform with enterprise tools such as Esri, Tableau, MicroStrategy, API Gateways, and Oracle.

Skills

Big Data Architecture

Azure Cloud

SQL/NoSQL

Python/Java/R

REST/SOAP APIs

Data Pipelines

Databricks

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT

Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional

Tools

Tableau

MicroStrategy

ArcGIS

Kibana

Oracle

Job description

vTech Solution seeks an experienced IT Consultant specialized as a Big Data Architect to design, develop, and maintain an enterprise Big Data/Data Lake architecture for the Data Modernization Effort in Washington, DC. The role supports IoT/Smart City projects, enterprise data warehouse, open data portal, and data science apps on a Databricks/Azure-based platform with the Chief Data Officer team.

The assignment is onsite for 2 months, with collaboration across internal teams to ensure standards