Acuity Knowledge Partners is a leading provider of high-value research, analytics and business intelligence to the financial services sector. The company supports over 500 financial institutions and consulting companies through a team of over 2,500 subject matter experts who work as an extension of the clients’ teams based out of various global delivery centers.
We EMPOWER our clients to drive revenues higher. We INNOVATE using our proprietary technology and automation solutions. We enable our clients to TRANSFORM their operating model and cost base.
Job Purpose
Client calls, guide towards optimized, cloud-native architectures, future state of their data platform, strategic recommendations and Microsoft Fabric integration.
Desired Skills and experience
Candidates should have a B.E./B.Tech/MCA/MBA in Finance, Information Systems, Computer Science or a related field
7+ years of experience as a Data and Cloud architecture with client stakeholders
AZ Data Platform Expertise: Synapse, Databricks, Azure Data Factory (ADF), Azure SQL (DW/DB), Power BI (PBI).
Define modernization roadmaps and target architecture.
Strong understanding of data governance best practices for data quality, Cataloguing, and lineage.
Proven ability to lead client engagements and present complex findings.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Extremely strong organizational and analytical skills with strong attention to detail
Strong track record of excellent results delivered to internal and external clients
Able to work independently without the needs for close supervision and collaboratively as part of cross-team efforts
Experience with delivering projects within an agile environment
Experience in project management and team management
Key Responsibilities
Lead all interviews & workshops to capture current/future needs.
Direct the technical review of Azure (AZ) infrastructure (Databricks, Synapse Analytics, Power BI) and critical onpremises (on-prem) systems.
Come up with architecture designs (Arch. Designs), focusing on refined processing strategies and Microsoft Fabric.
Understand and refine the Data Governance (Data Gov.) roadmap, including data cataloguing (Data Cat.), lineage, and quality.
Lead project deliverables, ensuring actionable and strategic outputs.
Evaluate and ensure quality of deliverables within project timelines
Develop a strong understanding of equity market domain knowledge
Collaborate with domain experts and business stakeholders to understand business rules/logics
Ensure effective, efficient, and continuous communication (written and verbally) with global stakeholders
Independently troubleshoot difficult and complex issues on dev, test, UAT and production environments
Responsible for end-to-end delivery of projects, coordination between client and internal offshore teams and manage client queries.
Demonstrate high attention to detail, should work in a dynamic environment whilst maintaining high quality standards,a natural aptitude to develop good internal working relationships and a flexible work ethic.
Responsible for Quality Checks and adhering to the agreed Service Level Agreement (SLA) / Turn Around Time(TAT).
Mandate: Data Architecture, Azure Cloud, Data Governance. Primary: Azure Synapse, Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL Database, Power BI, Microsoft Fabric Integration, Data Governance, Data Architecture, Cloud-Native Architecture, Data Modernization Roadmap, Client Engagement, Solution Architecture.