Cloud Senior Architect (Azure / Hybrid Big Data)
Cloud Senior Architect (Azure / Hybrid Big Data)
Work Arrangement
Hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 days remote)
Location
Jersey City, NJ
Employment Type
Contract, 12+ months
Engagement Type
Contract
Final Interview
Two virtual rounds; an onsite interview may also be requested
Position Summary
Dhaka Technologies Limited Company (DTLC) is hiring on behalf of its client, a leading U.S. financial services institution, for a Cloud Senior Architect based in Jersey City, New Jersey. The Cloud Senior Architect owns the design and roadmap for hybrid big data platforms spanning on-premises Hadoop/Cloudera and Microsoft Azure.
The architect establishes reference architectures, security models, and integration patterns for on-premises and cloud components, guides engineering teams, reviews designs, and ensures adherence to governance standards. Close collaboration with project managers and stakeholders is critical to align the architecture with business and regulatory needs.
Compensation
$68 to $73 per hour. The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the architecture design and roadmap for hybrid big data platforms across on-premises Hadoop/Cloudera and Azure.
- Establish reference architectures, security models, and integration patterns for on-premises and cloud components.
- Design hybrid connectivity, networking, identity/RBAC, and secrets and key management for the platform.
- Define data governance standards covering catalog and lineage, schema evolution, data quality, retention, and audit.
- Design for scalability, performance, reliability, and disaster recovery across batch and streaming workloads.
- Apply cost management and FinOps practices to clusters, storage tiers, and scheduling.
- Produce standards and blueprint documentation, and lead design reviews with engineering teams.
- Plan migrations iteratively through MVPs and incremental component add-ons.
- Mentor engineers and partner with project managers on roadmaps and dependencies.
Required Qualifications
- Deep knowledge of Azure data services (Databricks, Data Lake Storage, Azure Data Factory, Event and Message services) and their design patterns.
- Prior architecture work in Hadoop/Cloudera (HDFS, Spark, Hive/Impala, Ranger/Sentry), including integration design.
- Hybrid connectivity (ExpressRoute/VPN), networking, security hardening, secrets and keys, and identity/RBAC.
- Data governance experience: catalog and lineage (e.g., Purview), schema evolution, data quality frameworks, retention, and audit.
- Scalability and performance design for batch and stream processing; reliability and disaster recovery across environments.
- Cost management and FinOps practices for clusters, storage tiers, and scheduling.
- Reference architectures, standards, and blueprint documentation; design review leadership.
- Agile mindset: iterative evolution, MVPs, incremental component add-ons, and migration planning.
- Strong communication skills to align business, compliance, and engineering, including stakeholder buy-in and presentations.
- Ability to mentor engineers and collaborate with project managers on roadmaps and dependencies.
Desired Qualifications
- Certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Databricks Certified Architect.
- Experience with Zero Trust controls and regulated data domains (financial or regulatory reporting).
- Familiarity with observability stacks and SRE patterns in data platforms.
- Exposure to multi-region disaster recovery and active-active considerations.
- Banking or financial services industry experience.
Benefits
Benefits available to eligible associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an Employee Assistance Program, commuter benefits, and a 401(k) plan. Associates may also be eligible for paid sick leave, other paid leave required by federal, state, or local law, and holiday pay where applicable.
Work Authorization
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. Visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future for this position. Candidates must be able to work onsite in Jersey City, NJ three days per week.
How to Apply
Qualified candidates are invited to submit their resume to [email protected] with the subject line "Cloud Senior Architect (Azure), Jersey City, NJ".
Requirements
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Skills Required
- Deep knowledge of Azure data services, including Databricks, Data Lake Storage, Data Factory, and event and messaging services
- Architecture experience with Hadoop and Cloudera, including HDFS, Spark, Hive/Impala, Ranger/Sentry, and integration design
- Experience with hybrid connectivity, ExpressRoute/VPN, networking, security hardening, secrets and key management, and identity/RBAC
- Data governance experience covering catalog and lineage, schema evolution, data quality, retention, and audit
- Experience designing scalability, performance, reliability, and disaster recovery for batch and streaming workloads across environments
- Experience with cost management and FinOps practices for clusters, storage tiers, and scheduling
- Experience creating reference architectures, standards, blueprint documentation, and leading design reviews
- Agile experience with iterative evolution, MVPs, incremental component additions, and migration planning
- Strong communication skills for aligning business, compliance, and engineering stakeholders, including presentations and stakeholder buy-in
- Ability to mentor engineers and collaborate with project managers on roadmaps and dependencies
- Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Databricks Certified Architect certification
- Experience with Zero Trust controls and regulated data domains
- Familiarity with observability stacks and SRE patterns in data platforms
- Experience with multi-region disaster recovery and active-active architectures
- Banking or financial services industry experience
- Authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship
- Ability to work onsite in Jersey City, New Jersey three days per week
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Dhaka Technologies Limited is a Washington, D.C.-based IT solutions and staff augmentation provider serving government and private-sector organizations. It supplies IT staffing, recruiting, consulting, hardware and software solutions, application development, cloud and infrastructure services, cybersecurity, data engineering, and software testing. The company helps clients build and manage secure, scalable technology environments while connecting them with skilled technical professionals across diverse industries.
