Azure Cloud Data Architect-Director (San Francisco, CA)
Urgently need Azure cloud architect:
- Architect and lead the build-out of platform on Azure & migration from on-prem systems.
- Understand the existing on-prem technology landscape & implementations and recommend the best strategy & solutions to deliver on cloud.
- Design and build large scale data storage, compute and distribution systems.
- Evaluate, select, and implement new tools and frameworks to expand our platform capabilities.
- Provide data engineers, quant engineers and researchers with technical advice and guidance on the best data practices on cloud.
- Build relationships and partner with core architecture & engineering teams across BlackRock.
- Mentor and upskill fellow team members.
- Work across time zones in a distributed team.
Good to have:
- A solid understanding of cloud data platforms/services such as Snowflake, Azure Synapse, Informatica IICS, Databricks etc.
- Expert knowledge of data modelling and understanding of different data stores and their benefits and limitations under particular use cases.
- Proficiency in SQL and Python. Knowledge of Java, Scala and distributed technologies such as Spark, Kubernetes is a plus.
- Desire to build deep expertise in cloud native technologies and design of applications.
Department: ScoutThis is a full time position.
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