Cloud Data Architect

Key Skills

Java Programming, Leadership, Python Programming, SQL, AWS, Big Data Technology, Apache Hadoop, Apache Kafka, Aartificial intelligence, Machine learning techniques, Data science techniques, Google BigQuery, Snowflake, Cloudera, R Programming, Amazon RedShift, SPARK Programming, Databricks, Artifactory, AWS Kinesis, ETL frameworks, Hortonworks

Job Description

CGI is seeking a brilliant, creative, fun, and passionate Cloud Data Architect, who is naturally curious. Our Architects work with cross-functional teams, are passionate about data accuracy and reliability and are always looking for new and more efficient ways to extract, process and transform data, As part of our Emerging Technology Practice, you will collaborate with the team while individually contributing to project deliverables that meet our clients' needs.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

• Lead teams of 2-10+ technical resources
• Manages facilitated working sessions with technical executives and experts
• Conduct hands-on development, configuration, or system setup for early stage POCs/POVs
• Present technology architecture and solution overviews to executive-level audiences
• Create presentation materials with emphasis on simplifying complex ideas into digestible topics
• Provide leadership across multiple accounts as well as support sales and business development activities
• Apply technical aptitude and design patters across multiple industry verticals and use cases
• Conduct assessments and define enterprise roadmaps for enabling a data-driven Analytics organization
• Participates in hiring resources as well as coaching and mentoring more junior staff
• Drives early stage business development and incremental work
• Effectively deals with a multitude of ambiguity by confidently walking through an undefined situation and drawing out key requirements and political constraints
• Design and implement Cloud Data Warehouses (CDW) and related technologies
• Readiness, provisioning, architecture, security and governance relating to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google)
• Provide thought leadership around modern analytics tools and platforms for mid-sized companies to Fortune 500s
• Aware of approaches and challenges for an Analytics organization at varying maturities

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

Technical Skills

• Experience with data integration and streaming tools used for both CDW's and Big Data (Spark, Kafka, Kinesis, etc.)
• Experience with cloud data warehouses such as Snowflake, AWS Redshift, Google BigQuery and Azure Data Warehouse
• Experience with Cloud ETL such as Informatica Cloud, Talend Cloud, Matillion and Azure Data Factory
• Experience in Hadoop and related technologies (Cloudera, Hortonworks, etc.)
• Knowledge of Data Science and related technologies (Python, R, Databricks, etc.)
• Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Applied Statistics
• BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology Management, or equivalent

Desired Qualifications:

• Ability to effectively lead a team and upskill junior resources
• Ability to provide vision and high-level strategies for clients
• Ability to work on multiple projects at one time

Skills:

• SQL
• ETL
• Leadership
• Google Cloud Platform