Solution Architect - Azure Data Analytics

Essential Duties

• Discuss best practices and strategies for modern data and analytics with clients
• Integrate data sources to build models and reports for business users
• Configure and operationalize cloud infrastructure in Azure
• Speak intelligently to Microsoft’s cloud data strategy and roadmap
• Stay current Microsoft technologies and modern data platform best practices

Required Skills - Consulting

• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong troubleshooting skills
• Ability to adjust to new client cultures and projects
• Adapt positively to change by embracing new practices, processes, or circumstances
• Present a positive, professional, and self-confident image
• Respond to clients in a timely and professional manner
• Understand and strive to consistently meet or exceed client expectations
• Collaborate with clients to identify and address their business needs
• Communicate accurately, concisely, and effectively
• Respectfully listen to others’ ideas and concerns with an open mind

Required Skills - Leadership

• Display a strong commitment to NRI's vision, mission, and values
• Meet commitments to others and deliver on time
• Hold self and others accountable for responsibilities
• Accept responsibility for own decisions and actions without excuses
• Self-starter

Required Skills - Technical

• Data engineering experience in Azure and be familiar with modern data platform technologies like Azure Analysis Services, Azure Data Lake, Azure Databricks, Azure Data Warehouse, and Azure Data Factory.
• 3+ years of experience in data engineering and modeling
• Ability to design an end-to-end data analytics solution architecture and drive its implementation
• Deep understanding of Agile engineering practices
• Data Warehousing
• Data ETL/ELT
• Data Modeling (Dimensional/Kimball)
• T-SQL
• Azure Data Factory (or strong SSIS experience)
• Azure Data Lake Store
• SQL Server/Azure SQL
• Azure Analysis Services or SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) - Tabular
• Azure DevOps/Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery

Preferred and Desirable Skill - Technical

• Azure Synapse/Azure SQL Data Warehouse
• Power BI/DAX
• Databricks
• Azure Functions
• Azure Logic Apps
• Azure AD
• Data Vault
• Database administration and performance tuning
• SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
• Python
• Application development experience
• Previous consulting experience
• HDFS
• Azure Stream Analytics/Azure Event Hub
• Azure Data Lake Analytics/Apache Hive
• Azure Cosmos DB
• Apache Spark/HDInsight
• PowerShell
• .NET development
• R/Scala
• ASP.NET MVC/Web API
• Snowflake/BigQuery/Redshift