Data Scientists Cloud Architect (

Job Title: Data Scientists Cloud Architect (Data Lake/Data Bricks) SME
Location Raleigh, NC
Hybrid (4 days onsite/1 remote)
Job Title: Consultant SME (Data Scientist-Data Bricks)

Description:
Our Client is seeking a resource well skilled in Cloud architecture to support the following technologies (Delta Lake storage/ Big Data and Machine Learning analytics (e.g. Apache Spark) to help meet organization priorities. As a technical expert, provides advice and assistance in state-of-the-art software/hardware solutions involving hardware of various capacities, multiple operating environments, database management systems specialized software, data communications facilities and protocols including Value Added Networks, fourth generation technologies, and complex software tools or packages. As a business expert, works with senior client officials to identify enterprise improvement goals, assess organizational and process effectiveness, and implement change strategies.
Roles and Responsibilities include but not limited to:

Minimum 15 year s IT Architecture/Systems experience
10 years experience designing technical and business solutions, mentors, and trains client staff, and oversees implementation.
Highly diverse technical and industry experience related to studying and analyzing system s needs, systems development, and systems process analysis, design, and reengineering.
Possesses skills and experience related to business management, systems engineering, operations research, and management engineering. Typically has specialization in a particular technology or business application. Keeps abreast of technological developments and industry trends.
Assist with deployment, configuration, and management Azure Cloud environment.
Assist with migration efforts of existing ETL jobs into Azure/Databricks cloud environment.
Assist ETL staff with following best practices for Cloud, maximizing efficiency of cloud resources, and general knowledge sharing of cloud expertise with AA Cloud Staff
Assist with Operationalizing deployments and support of Cloud services for ETL Operations. This will include standardizing and automating processes and workflows, creating documentation/knowledge articles, and overall assist Operations staff who have limited experience in Cloud.
Written and oral presentation to high level USPS CIO management on statues of current efforts

Basic Qualifications:
Strong skills and experience in regards to Cloud Operations support in Azure.
Strong Experience supporting large scale/enterprise level Cloud environments.
Strong Experience supporting several cloud services related to compute, network, databases, etc
Experience in using Databricks or other Spark-based platforms.
Knowledge of or experience in using any of the following: Sqoop, Oozie, Flume
Fluency in at least one scripting language (Python, Perl, Ruby or equivalent)
Ability to troubleshoot cloud resource problems and perform complex system tests.
Develop and maintain accurate documentation for internal procedures and services.
Ability to automate solutions to repetitive problems/tasks.
Ability to use a wide variety of open-source technologies and cloud services.
Integration of Git, in continuous deployment
Experience with DevOps monitoring tools
Knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available service
Creative thinking skills
Detail-oriented personality
Ability to communicate well to other members of the development team.
Significant experience with SAS, Python, C++, Hadoop, SQL Database/Coding, Apache Spark, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, and visualization tools such as Tableau
Demonstrated experience working with unstructured data.
Desired Skills:
Strong understanding of cloud networking at scale
Ability to break down complex networking concepts and present them in a concise way.
Shell scripting experience
PowerShell

Data Transfer:
The selected resource will be required to conduct knowledge-transfer sessions as necessary to share best practices and template code/scripts in each of the following areas:
Monitoring (Infrastructure and Application-specific)
Troubleshooting
Incident Alerting
Incident Avoidance
Development of dashboards
Settings and configuration
Security
How to test the platform and/or application(s)
Preparing audit compliance reports

Reporting:
Expertise producing and deliver of monthly status reports to inform the Client of its progress and identify any anticipated problems. The progress reports shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
Work progress
Identified risks or technical issues with associated recommendations and proposed contingency.
Schedule deviations and proposed plans to recover.

Education:
A Master s Degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of services

Additional Provisions:
Must be able to obtain a Position of Public Trust Clearance
Pass both a client mandated clearance process to include drug screening, criminal history check and credit check.
If a candidate is given an interim clearance, continuation of employment is then based on the candidate receiving a sensitive clearance.
This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance. U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident () status is required to meet government security clearance eligibility.
Candidate must have lived in the United States for the past 5 years.
Cannot have more than 6 months travel outside the United States within the last five years. Military Service excluded. (Exception does not include military family members.)
All overtime must be pre-approved in writing by the client manager or his/her designated representative.
Agency will not be reimbursed for overtime charges without previous written authorization. Authorized overtime will be reimbursed at straight time.
The enforced dress code is business casual, i.e., collared shirt with slacks for men, no skirts above the knee for women.