Data Solution Architect (Azure; Databricks)

Office in Chennai, Coimbatore

Solution Architecture

We are seeking a skilled Data Solution Architect with expertise in Azure and Databricks to join our team. In this role, you will design, develop, and implement scalable big data solutions while collaborating closely with business stakeholders and technical teams to deliver cutting-edge architectures that drive business value.

Responsibilities

Design data analytics solutions by utilising the big data technology stack
Create and present solution architecture documents with deep technical details
Work closely with business in identifying solution requirements and key case-studies/scenarios for future solutions
Conduct solution architecture review/audit, calculate and present ROI
Lead implementation of the solutions from establishing project requirements and goals to solution "go-live"
Participate in the full cycle of pre-sale activities: direct communications with customers, RFP processing, the development of proposals for implementation and design of the solution, presentation for proposed solution architecture to the customer and participate in technical meetings with customer representatives
Create and follow personal education plan in the technology stack and solution architecture
Maintain a strong understanding of industry trends and best practices
Get involved in engaging new clients to further drive EPAM business in the big data space

Requirements

Strong hands-on experience as a Big Data developer with a solid design/development background in Java, Scala, or Python
Background in delivering data analytics projects and establishing architecture guidelines
Expertise in big data platforms both on-premises and in the cloud (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
Production project experience in at least one of the big data technologies
Familiarity with big data technologies such as Spark, MapReduce, Hive and batch processing systems
Understanding of NoSQL databases including Cassandra, HBase, Accumulo, or Kudu
Knowledge of Agile development methodology, Scrum in particular
Experience in direct customer communications and pre-selling business-consulting engagements to clients within large enterprise environments

Nice to have

Experience working within a consulting business and pre-sales experience