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Data ArchitectEY • Washington, DC, United States
Data Architect

Data Architect

EY • Washington, DC, United States
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

The opportunity

EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Technology is at the heart of what we do and deliver at EY. Technology solutions are integrated in the client services we deliver and are key to our innovation as an organization. Fueled by strategic investment in technology and innovation, Client Technology seeks to drive growth opportunities and solve complex business problems for our clients through building a robust platform for business and powerful product engine that are vital to innovation at scale. As part of Client Technology, you’ll work with technologists and business experts, blending EY’s deep industry knowledge and innovative ideas with our platforms, capabilities, and technical expertise. As a catalyst for change and growth, you’ll be at the forefront of integrating emerging technologies from AI to Data Analytics into every corner of what we do at EY. That means more growth for you, exciting learning opportunities, career choices, and the chance to make a real impact.

The selected candidate

  • Hands‑on design and implementation of scalable data pipelines, ETL processes, and data warehousing solutions aligned with the Azure Well‑Architected Framework (WAF) pillars.
  • Accountable for a suite of data models with relatively high complexity, leveraging a strong understanding of data modelling standards to ensure high quality.
  • Drive best practices for data security, data privacy, and data integrity.
  • Ensure the reliability and efficiency of data infrastructure in the Azure cloud.
  • Understand AI‑driven data engineering tools; work on building cutting‑edge AI‑driven use cases and ensure availability of AI‑ready data.
  • Work with other departments across the business to help define and deliver business value, as well as interface and communicate with program teams, management and stakeholders to deliver large, complex projects.

Your Key Responsibilities Include

  • Lead production of high‑quality data engineering deliverables, ensuring project timelines are met and providing informal mentoring / training to junior members of the team.
  • Design, develop and implement processes to extract, transform and load data from disparate sources into a consumable form for analytics.
  • Develop and define future‑state data architectures aligned with industry best practices and organizational needs.
  • Proficiently design Data Architecture strategy, develop data architecture for modern data platform, assess existing data architecture and devise recommendations.
  • Lead translation of requirements, design and solution architecture deliverables into detailed design specifications.
  • Define and implement data management strategies aligned with business objectives.
  • Lead delivery of data quality reviews including data cleansing as required to ensure integrity and quality.
  • Evaluate and resolve issues regarding data quality, cleansing, data integration and migration, leveraging advanced technical knowledge and showing leadership in data engineering.
  • Provide a leadership role for the work group, ensuring the appropriate expectations, principles, structures, tools and responsibilities are in place to deliver the project.
  • Analyze the latest industry trends such as cloud computing and distributed processing and infer potential impact on businesses.
  • Provide advanced technical expertise to maximize efficiency, reliability and value from current data engineering processes; research and monitor existing client base and industry developments to identify potential new product opportunities from emerging technologies.
  • Develop strong working relationships with peers across engineering, collaborating to develop leading data engineering solutions.
  • Drive adherence to relevant data engineering and data modeling processes, procedures, standards and may input into the definition, maintenance and implementation of technology standards.
  • Skills And Attributes For Success

  • Ability to design and implement data architecture solutions that meet organizational needs, leveraging the Azure WAF pillars.
  • Create and deliver Azure Infrastructure Architecture Diagrams (IAD) that visually represent the architecture of data solutions.
  • Design an efficient way of extracting high volumes of structured and unstructured data with an automated CDC capability.
  • Design efficient ingestion strategy for batch and stream processing of diverse source data produced on transactional systems.
  • Design and implement models, capabilities and solutions for data processing within the enterprise (validation, quality, profiling).
  • Design and develop data models of relatively high complexity, using sound data‑modelling standards.
  • Design data storage models, storage requirements and data migration from one system to another.
  • Design data consumption mechanisms with APIs, virtualization and visualization tools.
  • Design governance mechanisms including data catalogue, lineage, classification, MDM and exploration.
  • Design and implement authentication and authorization methods to ensure data security.
  • Develop and manage data integration strategies, including ETL processes, to ensure seamless data flow and accessibility across systems.
  • Required Technical Skills

  • Hands‑on experience building Data Architecture using patterns such as Data Mesh, Data Fabric, Data Lakehouse, Data Observability & Data as a Service (DaaS).
  • Proficient in Azure services (Azure Data Lake, Azure SQL Database, Azure Synapse Analytics) to build scalable and efficient data solutions.
  • Experience building data orchestration through Azure Data Factory, Function App, Logic App.
  • Proficient in SQL and familiar with programming languages such as Python and Java.
  • Extensively worked on Databricks performance optimization (ingestion, transformation and consumption).
  • Experience designing and building Data Platforms integrating disparate data sources.
  • Experience designing and developing authentication and authorization methods to ensure data security.
  • Expertise in working with MPP designs to speed performance of massive databases.
  • Expertise in Azure, Azure Data Bricks, Azure SQL, Spark.
  • Expertise in developing dataflows using NiFi / ADF, Databricks.
  • Advanced, hands‑on design and implementation experience of large analytic warehouse.
  • Advanced, hands‑on experience in Spark architecture and implementation using several methods.
  • Experience with distributed message systems such as Kafka.
  • Hands‑on experience with Python, PySpark or R.
  • Expert in creating and analyzing complex SQL queries and procedures.
  • Understanding of big data and distributed architecture.
  • Experience creating ingestion workflows using Oozie or similar tools.
  • Knowledge of security measures such as HTTPS and Kerberos.
  • Beneficial Technical Skills

  • Azure Data Lake Store, Databricks Delta Lakes.
  • Experience using NoSQL databases.
  • Advanced Analytics, ML and AI.
  • Knowledge in Graph Databases, particularly Neo4J, Cypher and CosmosDB.
  • Experience developing microservices.
  • Education

  • B.E. / M.S. Computer Science, Data Analytics, Data Science, Engineering, IT, or related field (preferred).
  • Big Data Certification from Cloudera / Hortonworks / Databricks (preferred).
  • What We Look For

  • Strong analytical skills and problem‑solving ability.
  • A self‑starter, independent‑thinker, curious and creative person with ambition and passion.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
  • Customer focused.
  • Excellent time‑management skills.
  • Positive and constructive mindset.
  • Takes responsibility for continuous self‑learning.
  • Takes lead and makes decisions in critical times and tough circumstances.
  • Attention to detail.
  • High levels of integrity and honesty.
  • What We Offer You

    We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the U.S. is $145,500 to $280,000. For the New York City metro area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) the base salary range is $174,500 to $318,200. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors, including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time‑off options.

    We offer a hybrid model where most external, client‑serving roles work together in person 40‑60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.

    Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter / Summer breaks, Personal / Family Care and other leaves of absence when needed to support your well‑being.

    Application Process

    EY accepts applications for this position on an ongoing basis. Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

    Senior Leadership

  • Seniority level : Director
  • Employment type : Full‑time
  • Job function : Engineering and Information Technology
  • Industry : Professional Services
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

    EY provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable law. EY is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, including veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and either need assistance applying online or need to request an accommodation during any part of the application process, please call 1‑800‑EY‑HELP3, select Option 2 for candidate related inquiries, then select Option 1 for candidate queries, and finally select Option 2 for candidates with an inquiry which will route you to EY’s Talent Shared Services Team (TSS) or email the TSS at ssc.customersupport@ey.com.

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