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We firmly believe that a culture founded on trust forms the basis for enduring relationships with clients, colleagues, and partners.\nWithin this culture, we nurture an environment of respect, inclusion, and belonging, fostering collaboration among inspired teams. We prioritize the well-being of our colleagues, the success of our clients, and our positive impact on society.\nEmbracing a growth mindset where curiosity thrives, we celebrate excellence and value individuals who inspire and mentor others, elevating the collective. Our driving force lies in personal and business growth. We go above and beyond to surprise and delight our clients, delivering tangible business value. In facing challenges, we make tough choices and solve complex problems to positively influence our clients, their customers, and the world at large.\nAs a Microsoft services partner, we hold ourselves to the highest standards of technical excellence. 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Together, we transcend the ordinary and achieve extraordinary results.\nData Architect \nLantern is seeking a hands-on, client-facing Senior Consultant, Data & AI to design and deliver modern data, analytics, and AI solutions across Azure Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and Azure. \nYou will work directly with client stakeholders and Lantern delivery teams to translate business needs into secure, governed, and scalable solutions that support analytics, machine learning, generative AI, and intelligent applications. \nKey Responsibilities\nFacilitate discovery sessions, gather requirements, and translate business needs into practical solution designs and delivery plans. \nDesign, build, test, and deploy lakehouse, warehouse, batch, streaming, and real-time data solutions using Databricks, Fabric, Power BI, and Azure. \nDevelop data pipelines, transformations, models, semantic layers, dashboards, notebooks, and reusable technical components. \nApply data governance, quality, metadata, lineage, observability, security, and cost-management practices throughout delivery. \nImplement CI/CD, DevOps, DataOps, source-control, testing, and deployment patterns for modern data platforms. \nOwn assigned workstreams, communicate progress and risks, troubleshoot issues, and help deliver high-quality outcomes on time. \nContribute to estimates, proposals, demonstrations, accelerators, technical documentation, and knowledge sharing. \nMentor consultants and engineers, participate in peer reviews, and collaborate with architects and project leaders on technical decisions. \nSkills, Knowledge and Expertise\n5+ years of experience delivering data, analytics, or AI solutions, preferably in consulting or other client-facing environments. \nStrong hands-on experience with one or more core platforms - Azure Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, or Power BI - and working knowledge of the Azure modern data ecosystem. \nProficiency in SQL and Python or PySpark, with experience in ETL/ELT, lakehouse or warehouse delivery, data modeling, and semantic models. \nUnderstanding of medallion and dimensional-modeling patterns, batch or streaming integration, and modern analytics architectures. \nPractical experience with data governance, security, quality, metadata, lineage, observability, CI/CD, performance, and cost optimization. \nStrong consulting, communication, documentation, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills. \nAbility to work independently on assigned workstreams while collaborating effectively with architects, engineers, analysts, and client teams. \nPreferred Certifications \nDatabricks Data Engineer Associate or Professional \nMicrosoft Fabric Data Engineer Associate (DP-700) or Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate (DP-600) \nPower BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300) \nRelevant Azure AI, machine learning, generative AI, or data-platform credentials \nDatabricks Solutions Architect Champion is a plus \nLantern is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.\nColorado Salary Range\n$110,000—$160,000 USD\nLantern is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. 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