Associate Vice President Solutions Architecture

Associate Vice President - Solutions Architecture Canonsburg, PA 5 DAYS AGO 22471167 Summary Canonsburg, PA Remote $103.37 - $108.17 per Year 5 Years Experience Bachelor's degree No Commission 40.00 hours per week / Day Shift / Full-Time

Description Lead Data Streaming Architecture:

Design and lead the strategic direction architecture of real-time data streaming solutions for clients, leveraging technologies such as Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, Apache Spark (Streaming), and Kubernetes. Consult with

Clients:

Engage with client teams to understand business objectives and technical requirements for event-driven systems, translating those needs into effective solution designs and implementation roadmaps. •

Stakeholder Engagement:

Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders (from engineers to executives), communicating complex architectural concepts in clear, business oriented terms and shaping solution strategies that fit the client's organization.

Technical Leadership:

Guide and mentor delivery teams during implementation, ensuring best practices in streaming architecture and data engineering are followed. Oversee technical decisions, troubleshoot issues, and maintain alignment with the architectural vision.

Integration & Strategy:

Ensure that streaming solutions integrate smoothly into the client's broader IT landscape (cloud infrastructure, data platforms, and legacy systems) and align with enterprise architecture standards and strategic goals.

Innovation & Best Practices:

Stay up-to-date with emerging trends in data streaming, cloud technologies, and system design. Proactively introduce best practices, tools, and frameworks to continuously improve our solutions and keep clients at the cutting edge.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

Work closely with cross-functional internal teams (Data Engineering, Cloud Architecture, Analytics, etc.) to deliver holistic solutions. Facilitate knowledge sharing and promote a culture of collaboration and continuous learning within the team Degree requirement: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. This is a remote position and the employee can work from anywhere in the United States.

Special skills experience in:

Cloud & Data Platforms (Core Requirements) Hands-on and architectural expertise in at least one major cloud platform (AWS or Azure)

AWS:

IAM, S3, EC2, RDS, CloudWatch

Azure:

ADLS, Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics Experience designing cloud-based data and analytics platforms Data Engineering & Analytics Strong experience with distributed data processing frameworks such as: Spark, Databricks Experience designing enterprise data lakes and data warehouses Knowledge of business intelligence and analytics tools (e.g., Power BI or QuickSight) Architecture & Technical Leadership Proven ability to define solution architectures for large-scale, enterprise data initiatives Experience leading architecture reviews, technical roadmaps, and design governance Ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions DevOps & Platform Engineering Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation Git-based version control Terraform Experience collaborating with DevOps teams on deployment and release strategies Databases & Data Stores Experience with relational and analytical databases, such as: PostgreSQL / MySQL Cloud data warehouses (Redshift, Azure Synapse, or Snowflake) Additional Details How To Identify Potential Job Scams