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Job DescriptionAECOM is seeking a Data Architect - Airport to join our team.
This position is based on-site, out of Mississauga.
We are seeking professionals to join our team to help us build one of the most advanced, sustainable and passenger-friendly airports in the world.
Major Responsibilities:
- Understand business requirements, roadmap, and success criteria to define the data architecture and document the integration design that will set the development team up to successfully deliver transformative business outcomes - Collaborate with senior business stakeholders to secure strong engagement and ensures that the delivery of the project aligns with longer-term strategic roadmaps - Design a scalable data architecture in Azure and MS Fabric to empower our business with reusable and trusted data assets that are cost-efficient - Seamlessly work in an ecosystem with over 250 applications (mix of on-premise, SaaS, multi-cloud hosted) and outsourced operating environment to architect data pipelines and solutions that will efficiently drive real-time and predictive data in the right format to the right front-end application - Interprets and delivers impactful strategic plans improving data integration, data quality, and data delivery in support of business initiatives and roadmaps - Supports the design of the structure and layout of data systems, including databases, warehouses, and lakes - Research and recommends the right cloud solution that meet the organization’s needs by defining data schemas, optimizing data storage, and establishing data access controls and security measures - Supports the implementation of the long-term technology strategy and innovations roadmaps across analytics, data engineering, and data platforms - Designs and implements processes for the ETL process from various sources into the organization’s data systems - Translates high-level business requirements into data models and appropriate metadata, test data, and data quality standards
Minimum Requirements:
A bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, engineering, or related field
+ 8 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
Mandatory Technical Certifications:
- Azure Fundamentals
Clear passion for data-powered decision making utilizing a modern (Azure) architecture
- A creative thinker and very strong communicator to understand and connect business outcomes with highly technical solutions
Preferred Requirements:
Minimum of 10 years’ hands-on experience in designing and implementing enterprise-grade data integration solutions, with a strong preference for expertise within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem supporting data and AI initiatives.
At least 5 years of proven experience in architecting and developing scalable data pipelines using Azure-native services such as Azure Event Hub and Azure Data Factory.
A minimum of 5 years’ experience in building and architecting advanced analytics solutions leveraging Azure Synapse, PySpark, and Power BI.
Demonstrated proficiency in modern data integration architectures and methodologies within Microsoft Azure, including real-time data streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, Dataflow) and contemporary data warehousing platforms such as Databricks, Synapse, and Microsoft Fabric.
Strategic thinker with the ability to effectively articulate complex technical decisions and recommendations to diverse, non-technical stakeholders across airport business units.
Additional Information
This position requires work on-site/out of the office 5 days a week.
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