Solution Architect

We are looking for Solution Architect for our client in Alpharetta GA.

Job Title: Solution Architect

Job Location: Alpharetta GA

Job Type: Contract

Job Overview:

Requirement/Must Have:

• 8+ years of experience in data engineering and data architecture, with strong hands-on delivery.
• Strong expertise in Azure data ecosystem, including ADLS, Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL/Synapse, Key Vault, Entra ID, and Monitor.
• Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake, including schema design, performance tuning, virtual warehouses, and role-based security.
• Strong hands-on experience with Databricks, including Delta Lake, Workflows, notebook orchestration, and Unity Catalog concepts.
• Advanced proficiency in Python, SQL, and Spark for large-scale data transformation.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and business audiences.

Responsibilities:

• Define and implement end-to-end data architecture on Azure, Snowflake, and Databricks.
• Design scalable lakehouse and warehouse patterns for ingestion, transformation, and data serving.
• Build and maintain robust batch and near real-time data pipelines using Python, SQL, and Spark.
• Architect and implement medallion-style models and curated data layers for reporting and advanced analytics.
• Optimize cost and performance across Snowflake warehouses and Databricks compute/workloads.
• Establish monitoring, alerting, data quality checks, and operational reliability standards.
• Collaborate with business, product, analytics, and engineering teams to convert requirements into scalable solutions.
• Mentor team members and enforce architecture and engineering best practices.

Nice to Have:

• Azure Solution Architect Expert and/or Azure Data Engineer Associate certification.
• Experience with regulated environments and strong governance requirements.
• Exposure to BI tools and semantic data consumption patterns.