Data Architect

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid-market companies, and 500+ public sector organizations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value.At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all.Job Title: Data ArchitectSr. Consultant or PrincipalSo, what will I do?Slalom Data Engineering & Architecture discipline is comprised of passionate, flexible technologists who love to practice and hone their craft. As tools evolve and technologies emerge, we work to stay in front of innovations in data platform development and delivery.As a Data Architect for Slalom, you will work in collaborative teams with minimal oversight and direction to design and deliver innovative solutions on Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform using core cloud data warehouse tools, distributed processing engines, event streaming platforms, and other modern data technologies. In addition to building the next generation of data platforms, you will be working with some of the most forward-thinking organizations in data and analytics.You will typically be responsible for understanding the client’s current environment and technical challenges as well as their plans for evolving or creating their future state architecture. Using that knowledge, your personal experiences, architecture expertise, and your ability to facilitate working design sessions with Slalom and client technical teams, you will lead the analysis, architecture, design, and development of your client’s next generation Data Platform Solution.You will leverage your communication skills to effectively describe the pros and cons of your solution design and drive the combined Slalom and client team to consensus. You are experienced at breaking down complex development tasks and will be responsible for the timely quality completion of development items, ensuring that they support the Technical Solution you designed.As time allows, you will participate in pre-sales activities including helping define an approach to solving a prospect’s technical challenges and helping the business development team estimate and plan projects to address those challenges.And, what will I bring?As a Data Architect in the Data Engineering & Architecture discipline, you will bring a broad experience in architecture design, a deep expertise in one or more data engineering technologies (listed below), a curious mindset to your client’s engagement, a thirst for knowledge, and a hunger for fearless experimentation in new and interesting ways to meet our clients’ most pressing data challenges. You are a self-starter, effective in breaking down large problems into smaller ones, and regularly share what you learn with others within your projects and in the broader Slalom community.You will have opportunities to gain hands-on experience with new data platforms and programming languages as you explore a range of technologies that we help our clients with including:Big Data Platforms (Apache Spark, Presto, Amazon EMR)Cloud Data Warehouses (Amazon Redshift, Snowflake, Google BigQuery, etc.)Object Oriented Coding (Java, Python)NoSQL Databases (DynamoDB, Cosmos DB, MongoDB)Container Management Systems (Kubernetes, Amazon ECS)Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (Amazon Sagemaker, Azure ML Studio)Streaming Data Ingestion and Analytics (Amazon Kinesis, Apache Kafka)Visual Analytics (Tableau, PowerBI)Modern Data Workflows (Apache Airflow, dbt, Dagster).Hybrid/In office: We are hybrid but there are expectations that if your team leader requires you onsite at either the client or Slalom office that you are able to meet those expectations/requirements.Slalom Employee Perks: Culture & fun Lunch & learns Health & wellness activities Holiday parties Employee community groups Social clubs & activities Vacation (20 days prorated based on start date & wellness/sick days) Tangible perks Competitive compensation package $100 cell phone monthly reimbursement Registered Retirement Program (RRSP) & Employer Matching Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) Annual “Thrive Well-Being” Gift Card Family planning/ Fertility Benefit Maternity/Parental Leave Top-Up Medical & Dental Benefits Life and AD&D Insurance Access to Supplementary Life and AD&D Insurance Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Inkblot Therapy And more *All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements Slalom is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer dedicated to building a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will work to reasonably accommodate applicants’ needs throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.Please note if you are hired at Slalom you will be required to complete a background check