Data Architect

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Position: Databricks Architect / Architecture & Engineering Specialist

Location: Evanston, IL

Duration: Contract to hire

End Client: This role is with a brand Pharma company

W2/1099 ONLY

Job Summary:

Required experience

  • 6–7+ years of strong hands-on Databricks experience
  • Approximately 3+ years working in a Data Architect / technical architecture capacity
  • Must remain hands-on technically — this is not a high-level architecture/management role
  • Experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale cloud data platforms
  • Pharma/life sciences experience strongly preferred
  • Consulting/client-facing experience preferred
Technical requirements
  • Deep hands-on Databricks
  • PySpark / Spark
  • AWS cloud data environment
  • Data ingestion, transformation, orchestration and automation
  • End-to-end data architecture and pipeline design
  • Production-grade data platform experience
  • DBT exposure/experience
  • Snowflake experience is a plus
  • Ability to establish architecture/design standards and conduct technical/design reviews
  • Ability to guide data engineers while still contributing hands-on
Client-facing / culture requirements
  • Excellent communication skills — this is a major requirement
  • Strong customer-service/client mindset
  • Positive attitude
  • Excellent listener; does not interrupt or talk over others
  • Able to read the room and adjust communication appropriately
  • Able to communicate technical concepts so both technical and business stakeholders understand
  • Comfortable operating as a trusted technical advisor with leadership
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