Data Architect – Azure & AWS

Candidate Description

A highly accomplished Senior Data Architect with over 15 years of experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale data platforms. With expertise across cloud environments, including AWS and Azure, this professional has led complex digital transformations, focusing on data architecture, governance, analytics, and solution design. Their proven ability to translate business strategies into data-driven outcomes has supported large-scale initiatives across the banking, insurance, healthcare, retail, and government sectors. With deep proficiency in tools like Databricks, Snowflake, Power BI, Azure Synapse, and ODI, they bring an enterprise mindset to modern data engineering, analytics enablement, and regulatory compliance.

In their most recent roles, they have spearheaded the architecture of cloud-native data platforms, including a scalable Lakehouse solution on Databricks and the rollout of customer-centric ODS platforms. They have also taken ownership of designing and governing enterprise BI environments using Power BI Premium, ensuring performance, governance, and user accessibility at scale. Their work includes consolidating reporting ecosystems, data catalog selection, end-to-end migration planning, and development of data maturity roadmaps. This architect has also driven vendor evaluations, internal stakeholder engagement, and the successful development of data strategies aligned with broader business architecture goals.

They architected and implemented a Lakehouse solution, enabling near-real-time data streaming and supporting a Customer 360 strategy. By leading the migration of SSRS to Power BI, they improved reporting performance and user engagement while also optimizing licensing and provisioning. Their efforts in designing data governance policies and building metadata repositories led to improved compliance and streamlined data management. Their leadership in strategic initiatives has resulted in consistent alignment between enterprise architecture and business outcomes, reinforcing their reputation as a trusted advisor in data-driven transformation.