Senior Data & AI Architect — Azure & Databricks Lead

CDM Smith; Wheeling (WV); On-site; USD 123,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking a Senior Data and AI Architect to join our Data & AI Technology group in the Digital Engineering Solutions domain in the United States. The role focuses on designing scalable, secure data and AI architectures, guiding architectural decisions, and collaborating with data scientists, engineers, and stakeholders to deliver actionable insights and robust solutions for AEC clients.

The ideal candidate has a proven track record with data management, AI/ML, and cloud technologies,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.
• 5 years of related experience.
• Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Domestic and/or international travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and design the architecture for various data and AI solutions, ensuring each solution is scalable, secure, and reliable.
• Engage with our business units to understand their requirements and translate them into technical requirements and designs.
• Create data and AI architectural solutions to complex architecture, engineering, and environmental science problems.
• Design and implement strategies to scale data and AI solutions across different business units.
• Create detailed architecture and technical design docs for our data and AI solutions.
• Assist with initiatives and efforts, as part of a collaborative team, with your data scientists, data engineers, data analysts, and stakeholders.
• Eagerness to learn and work as part of a multidisciplinary team across a global practice.
• Stay abreast of the latest developments and advancements, including new and emerging technologies & best practices and new tools & software applications and how they could impact CDM Smith.
• Assist with the development of documentation, standards, best practices, and workflows for data technology hardware/software in use across the business.
• Present to external audiences as needed.
• Assist with marketing, communications, and business development descriptions and activities as needed.
• Assist with internal and external website descriptions as needed.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

Data governance

Data architecture

Data integration

Metadata management

Data quality

Security & ops

Master data management

Azure

Databricks

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

5 years of related experience

Equivalent additional directly related experience

Tools

Azure Cloud

Databricks

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking a Senior Data and AI Architect to join our Data & AI Technology group in the Digital Engineering Solutions domain in the United States. The role focuses on designing scalable, secure data and AI architectures, guiding architectural decisions, and collaborating with data scientists, engineers, and stakeholders to deliver actionable insights and robust solutions for AEC clients.

The ideal candidate has a proven track record with data management, AI/ML, and cloud technologies,