Offer summary

Qualifications:

Significant experience in Google Cloud and data systems., Expertise in data engineering tools such as DBT, Airflow, NiFi, and Spark., Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to translate business problems into technology solutions., Experience in software development, preferably in Python or Java, and familiarity with best practices..

Key responsibilities:

Work with clients to understand their technical challenges and develop cloud-based solutions.

Lead project teams, ensuring technical delivery stays on track and resolving any obstacles.

Create clear proposals based on project estimates and timelines for Zencore projects.

Mentor and up-skill engineering teams by sharing expertise in technical domains.

Job description

Zencore is a fast-growing company founded by former Google Cloud leaders, architects, and engineers. We are seeking candidates with significant experience in Google Cloud to join our team. Our engagements aim to eliminate obstacles, reduce risk, and accelerate timelines for customers transitioning to Google and seeking assistance with data and application modernization. We embed within customer teams to provide strategic guidance, facilitate technology decisions, and execute projects in a collaborative, co-development style.

We are looking for a Principal Architect, Data Solutions. This is an opportunity to showcase thought leadership and engineering skills along with experience with data systems and Google Cloud.

At Zencore, a Principal Architect is a key technical leader in our engineering organization and acts as the external face of our technical expertise. Principal architects are able to navigate a broad technical range but are specialized in one or more domains. A principal architect is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of projects within our professional services business.

Responsibilities

Working with our clients to understand their requirements and technical challenges. Using this input you will develop solutions using cloud technology and evangelize the value of your solution to the client team.

You will work with clients to develop estimates for the skills required and timelines to deliver Zencore projects. You should be able to turn these estimates into a clear proposal

You will act as the lead technical member of the project team. You are responsible for keeping the technical delivery on track and unblocking when things are stuck. While this is an architecture role we expect you to be a hands on practitioner; you should be comfortable doing both architecture and execution

You will act as a mentor inside of the engineering organizations. You are expected to be an expert in your technical domain, and you should be able to teach and enable others in order to up-skill the organization.

Desired Skillset

Ability to understand business problem, user requirements and ability to translate it into a technology vision and solution modules

Ability to comfortably navigate between big picture and detailed thinking

Experience in executing large scale business and technology change including key stakeholder management along the journey

Experience working with common data engineering tools including DBT, Airflow, NiFi, Spark, etc.

Well versed in software development best practices

Experience writing high-quality software. Preferably in Python or Java.

Strong analytical and communication skills.

Google Cloud Experience preferred

We are a fully remote company and offer competitive compensation and benefits.

Zencore is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Zencore is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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