Big Data Architect

Job title: Big Data Architect

Primary location: Sleepy Hollow, NY

We are looking for a Senior AWS Big Data Architect to support our growing BI/Cloud/Data Practice division for our ever-expanding client base. You will be required to have expertise in architecting and solution large scale enterprise cloud/big data platforms as well as knowledge of traditional solution stack with a special focus on cloud deployment.

Job Requirements

· Good domain understanding of Pharma industry especially Commercial and Operations

· Understanding of current trends of healthcare and life sciences infrastructure, (including databases, enterprise integration buses, protocols, APIs and formats), security, networking and cloud-based delivery models.

· Work closely with Business Partners to design Enterprise Data Warehouse

· Build the strategy, direction and roadmap for data warehousing, business intelligence and analytics for the client

· Rapidly architect, design, prototype, and implement solutions to tackle traditional BI, Big Data needs for clients

· Work in subject matter experts to understand client needs and ingest variety of data sources such as social media, internal/external documents, financial data, and operational data

· Research, experiment, and utilize leading Cloud Services, Traditional BI, Big Data methodologies

· Translate client business problems into technical approaches that yield actionable results across multiple, diverse domains; communicate results and educate others through design and build of insightful visualizations, reports, and presentations

· Provide technical design leadership with the responsibility to ensure the efficient use of resources, the selection of appropriate technology and use of appropriate design methodologies

· Experience on some horizontally scalable file systems (or databases) like S3, HDFS. Experience in technology areas such as Big data appliances, in-memory, NoSQL DBs (such as HBase, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis).

· Knowledge of MPP, Graph databases for networks analysis.

· Knowledge of Open Source tools and services - such as python, apache Spark, apache Airflow, apache Nifi, apache Flink etc

· Experience on traditional databases (RDBMS) like MySQL, DB2, PostgreSQL, MariaDB. Oracle.

· Additional focus areas would-be real-time analytics (such as Kafka, Spark Streaming, Flink), in-memory processing (Spark), Next Best Action, and Internet of Things (IoT).

· Knowledge of MPP, Graph and NOSQL databases

· Knowledge of Open Source tools and services - such as python, apache spark, apache Airflow

· Knowledge of designing security architectures on AWS and Hortonworks

· Good to have knowledge on the teamwork tools and product management tools like Git and Jira.

· Good to have knowledge of container technologies like Mesos, Docker and Kubernettes.

· Key responsibilities in this role would be Data Lake Implementation, BI system migration / Transformation, Tools / Technology comparison and selection, etc.

· Be able to work with globally distributed teams with flexible working hours around the clock.

Qualifications

· Ability to think strategically and translate plans into phased actions in a fast paced, high pressure environment

· Strong client facing presentation skills necessary to communicate with, and persuade, a wide range of audiences

· Have good working knowledge of AWS Cloud Services, Hortonworks Data Platform and Hortonworks Data Flow and Opensource Big Data Ecosystem components.

· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent work experience required

· At least 8 years of IT experience with several years in hands on Data Architecture, Modeling and Strategy; with majority of it earned in building enterprise level platforms.

· At least 2 years in developing big data solutions and architecture.

· Experience in engaging with customer’s BI organization to drive BI/machine-learning/AI Program / projects implementation

· Experience in analysis, design, development, deployment & documentation of BI/AI solutions

· Be well conversed with either the consumer-packaged goods, retail or consumer lending industry.

· Pharma / life science experience would be a plus but not mandatory.

· Excellent oral and written communication skills.

· Be willing to travel.