Clarkston Consulting is seeking motivated, self-driven leaders who are energized by team results and interested in joining a firm that values its culture and people as its biggest strengths. Come join us as a Cloud Data Architect, and in this role, you will deliver creative business solutions to our market-leading clients in the life sciences, consumer products, and retail industries.

　　Together, we can find the answers to our clients' most challenging business problems through a combination of our industry expertise, business process knowledge, and consulting excellence.

　　What You’ll Do

　　As a Cloud Data Architect at Clarkston you will:

　　Design and develop platforms for scalable solutions

　　Design, prototype, and develop Big Data Platforms utilizing Azure or AWS

　　Work with all levels of staff, management, stakeholders, and vendors

　　Showcase advanced analytical and conceptual skills to create original concepts/theories for various projects

　　Provide forward thinking technical expertise in current and emerging technologies, trends, and practices

　　Anticipate internal and/or external business challenges including regulatory; recommend process, product or service enhancements

　　Design/drive architectural strategies with business and strategic goals

　　Translate business goals and objectives into IT capabilities and develop technical solutions

　　How You’ll Grow

　　Beyond your day-to-day responsibilities, throughout your career at Clarkston you will:

　　Have the support and mentorship of your Clarkston colleagues and leaders

　　Expand your existing skillset with internal and external professional development opportunities

　　Requirements

　　What We’re Looking For:

　　Experience with data management solutions using data lake platform tools and technologies

　　Experience with data architecture, specifically in support of data warehousing, business intelligence, master data management, and reference data management

　　Familiarity with delivering Data as a Service (DaaS) concepts from enterprise repositories using REST APIs

　　Familiarity with Azure or AWS-based data and data management tools, such as Azure SQL Azure Data Catalog, Azure Service Fabric, and microservices

　　Familiarity with data integration points for TOGAF (or other recognized architecture framework)

　　Working knowledge of development or operations framework methodologies, including Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), etc.

　　Familiarity with developing data catalogues, and integrating with existing enterprise architecture

　　Familiarity with cloud data platforms and process automation

　　Experience in using various data modeling techniques and their appropriate usage in data integration

　　Experience in working with all levels of staff, management, stakeholders, and vendors

　　Significant experience in performing analysis of business processes and functions

　　Significant experience in work as an engineer or technical subject matter expert in two or more of the following areas: infrastructure; data; application; and/or security related technology

　　Effective skill creating system diagrams for review by both technical and non-technical audiences

　　Advanced analytical and conceptual skills to create original concepts/theories for various projects

　　Develop and apply architectural governance based on business and information technology strategies

　　Effective skill applying innovative approaches to solve technical design issue

　　Anticipate internal and/or external business challenges including regulatory; recommend process, product or service enhancements

　　Provide forward thinking technical expertise in current and emerging technologies, trends and practices

　　4-year degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or an equivalent discipline

　　Travel Requirement

　　Travel is an integral part of this role and is estimated to average 10-20%. This may vary based upon client and project needs. When not traveling, consultants work from their home office. Relocation is not required.

　　More About Clarkston

　　Founded in 1991, Clarkston Consulting delivers technology and management solutions to market leaders in the life sciences, consumer products, and retail industries. At Clarkston, we cultivate success - for our clients, for our people, and for our firm. We utilize a team approach leveraging our collective expertise and industry knowledge to solve our clients’ business challenges.

　　Benefits

　　Our benefits include:

　　Comprehensive Health and Wellness Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, and more)

　　401k with company contributions

　　Paid vacation, personal days, holidays, and sick leave

　　Paid Parental Leave and Family Building Benefits (Adoption, Surrogacy, and Infertility Support)

　　Life and Disability Insurance

　　Training and Professional Development investments, Tuition Assistance, and more

　　Visit Careers at Clarkston (https://clarkstonconsulting.com/careers-at-clarkston) to learn more about our culture, benefits, and opportunities.

　　Clarkston Consulting is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring our firm is rich in diverse skills, competencies, strengths, personalities, and culture. We foster an inclusive environment that embraces the unique contributions of our people to further our purpose. Please visit Diversity @ Clarkston (https://clarkstonconsulting.com/diversity/) to learn more about our diversity initiatives.