Senior Architect - Data Engineering

Senior Architect, Data EngineeringAs a Senior Architect in Data Engineering (DE), you will be focusing on deep Engineering and building out the Platform to support data lifecycles and processes.

This includes Data Engineering, ML Engineering, Data Modernisation, Platform / Infrastructure Build-out, Automation (DevOps & CI / CD), and relevant development and delivery practices.What You'll Do?

Work in small, collaborative teams with minimal oversight and direction to design and deliver innovative solutions on Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform using core cloud data warehouse tools, distributed processing engines, event streaming platforms, and other modern data technologies.Build the next generation of data platforms and work with some of the most forward-thinking organizations in data and analytics.Responsible for understanding the client's current environment and technical challenges as well as their plans for evolving or creating their future state architecture.Using your personal experiences, architecture expertise and your consultative skills, you will facilitate working design sessions with Slalom and Client technical teams to drive the strategy, architecture, and implementation of a data engineering solution.Effectively describe the pros and cons of your solution design and drive the combined Slalom and client team to a consensus.Break down complex development tasks and be responsible for the timely quality completion of development items assigned to you and the development team reporting to you, ensuring that they support the Technical Solution you designed.Participate in pre-sales activities including helping define an approach to solving a prospect's technical challenges and helping the business development team estimate and plan projects to address those challenges.What will you bring?

Broad experience in architecture design, deep expertise in one or more data engineering technologies, a curious mindset, hunger for experimentation and a passion for meeting clients' most pressing data challenges.Self-starter mindset and ability to effectively break down large problems into smaller ones and regularly share learnings within your projects and in the broader Slalom Build community.Hands-on experience building data platforms and using different programming languages, exploring the following technologies :

• Big Data Platforms (Apache Spark / Presto / Amazon EMR)
• Cloud Data Warehouses (Amazon Redshift, Snowflake, Google BigQuery)
• Object Oriented Coding (Java, Python)
• NoSQL Databases (DynamoDB, Cosmos DB, MongoDB)
• Container Management Systems (Kubernetes, Amazon ECS)
• Streaming Data Ingestion and Analytics (Amazon Kinesis, Apache Kafka)
• Modern Data Workflows (Apache Airflow, dbt, Dagster)About UsSlalom_build is part of the global consulting company Slalom.

We co-create custom software, data and cloud products with clients who are ready to accelerate their digital transformation.

We are passionate about technology and committed to building technology-driven organizations that drive true change.Our ValuesWe are dedicated to encouraging workplace diversity and ensuring all our people can contribute to their full potential.

We build a team that echoes the diversity of the communities we serve, and our values guide our every decision.What keeps us here?

Our New Zealand office values good work / life balance.

We provide freedom to be ourselves, bring everyone together, and invest in benefits that include holistic well-being, meaningful allowances, and investment in our team's professional, technical, and personal growth.Please note that we are not able to support visas for this position.

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