Data Solutions Architect Advisor

Job Title: Data Solutions Architect Advisor

Job Location: Atlanta GA 30326

Onsite Requirements:

• Data Advisor with a mid-large size or Big 4 Consulting Firm experience to facilitate customer dialogues, understand business challenges, recommend solutions, and best practices
• Previous Data Engineering/Architecture technical background, ability to analyze data models to recommend solutions to customer business
• AWS Cloud Environment experience required, must have excellent business acumen (communication, collaboration, documentation skills, etc)

Job Description:

• We are seeking a highly experienced Data Engineer / Data Architect Advisor to serve as a trusted consultant to our clients—facilitating data-focused discussions, analyzing complex business challenges, and designing scalable, cloud-based solutions.
• The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong business acumen and the ability to engage directly with senior stakeholders to drive strategic, data-driven outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

Client Advisory & Engagement

• Act as a strategic advisor in customer discussions, translating business challenges into actionable data and technology strategies.
• Facilitate workshops and discovery sessions with business and technical stakeholders to assess data requirements and solution options.
• Present findings, recommendations, and solution roadmaps in clear business terms to executive and technical audiences.

Data Architecture & Engineering

• Review, assess, and design modern data models, architectures, and pipelines—ensuring scalability, security, and performance.
• Evaluate existing data environments and recommend improvements aligned with cloud best practices.
• Collaborate with technical teams to implement data frameworks, integrations, and governance strategies.

Cloud & Technical Expertise

• Design and optimize data solutions leveraging AWS cloud services (e.g., Redshift, Glue, Athena, S3, Lambda, Lake Formation).
• Provide architectural oversight and ensure alignment with enterprise data strategies and AWS reference architectures.
• Advise clients on data migration, modernization, and integration within hybrid or multi-cloud environments.

Client Leadership & Quality Assurance

• Draw upon consulting experience to deliver high-quality, insight-driven recommendations.
• Mentor internal teams and contribute to knowledge sharing and best practice development.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
• 8+ years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, or data analytics roles.
• Proven consulting experience at a Big 4 or mid-to-large consulting firm, advising enterprise clients.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services for data management and analytics.
• Expertise in data modeling, ETL/ELT design, and data integration architectures.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to translate complex data concepts into business language.
• Demonstrated ability to lead client discussions, influence decisions, and build trusted advisor relationships.

Preferred:

• Experience with additional cloud platforms (Azure, GCP) or data technologies (Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift, etc.).
• Familiarity with data governance, data quality frameworks, and metadata management tools.
• Certifications such as AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty or AWS Certified Solutions Architect.

• **3rd party and subcontract staffing agencies are not eligible for partnership on this position. 3rd party subcontractors need not apply.
• This position requires candidates to be eligible to work in the United States, directly for an employer, without sponsorship now or anytime in the future.
• This client is a US Federal Government contractor and is legally required to hire US Citizens. US Citizens will only be considered for this role. USC or GC**