Data Cloud Architect
On-siteSofia, Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria
Sofia, Sofia-Capital, BulgariaOn-siteFull TimeLarge
Full TimeLarge
Job Summary
Create and manage the data architecture landscape across Apex Group, architecting modern multi-cloud platforms using cutting-edge technologies. Collaborate with stakeholders, engineers, and analysts to define future-state architecture, develop high-level and low-level design documents, and maintain the team's artifact repository including patterns and principles. Proactively contribute to internal standards, identify landscape risks, and propose mitigation plans while ensuring all work aligns with data governance policies and best practices. Stay updated on technology trends to analyze their impact on digital plans.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in a similar role or a hands-on engineering / DevOps role at enterprise scale
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Critical thinking and research capabilities
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Ability to plan and manage your own workload
- Ability to work well on your own initiative as well as part of a larger team
- Working knowledge of Agile Software Development Lifecycles
- Familiarity with VNet and Subnet architecture (AWS VPC, Azure VNet)
- Understanding of storage architecture design (Blob Storage, AWS S3, Azure Storage)
- Implementation of Cloud IaaS and PaaS solutions
- Knowledge of Load Balancing and Traffic Manager setups
- Experience with cloud security elements (Firewalls, Security Groups, NACLs, IAM)
- In-depth understanding of disaster recovery and backup, including site recovery and storage replication
- Knowledge of Cloud SaaS solutions integration
- Understanding of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Understanding of RDBMS PaaS configurations (AWS RDS, Azure SQL Database, Google Cloud SQL)
- Knowledge of database high availability and disaster recovery scenarios
- Experience with performance monitoring and tuning settings
- Familiarity with data replication methodologies (Always On, Mirroring, Log Shipping)
- Database security management involving encryption and access controls
- Data warehousing and data modelling
- Data Lakes (AWS Lake Formation, Azure Data Lake)
- Cloud Data Warehouses (AWS Redshift, Azure Synapse, Snowflake)
- ETL/ELT and pipeline tools (AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory, Fivetran, Stitch)
- Data Message Bus / Pub-Sub systems (AWS SNS & SQS, Azure ASQ, Kafka, RabbitMQ)
- Data programming languages (SQL, Python, Scala, Java)
- Cloud Workflow Services (AWS Step Functions, Azure Logic Apps, Camunda)
- Interactive Query Services (AWS Athena, Azure Data Lake Analytics)
- Event and schedule management (AWS Lambda Functions, Azure Functions)
- Traditional Microsoft BI Stack (SQL Server, SSIS, SSAS, SSRS)
- Reporting and visualisation tools (Power BI, QuickSight, Mode)
Desired Qualifications
- NoSQL and Graph Databases (AWS Neptune, Azure Cosmos DB, Neo4j)
- API Management
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