Solutions Architect, Advanced Analytics and Big Data Full Time

Job Level

NV-11

As Solutions Architect, Advanced Analytics and Big Data, you help improve IT efficiency by analyzing, designing and updating the big data ecosystem’s capacity and this platform’s components. You ensure consistency with the organization’s current and future needs and structure, while also ensuring that new components are compatible with the existing architecture (software applications, products, services, etc.).

More specifically, the mission of the Advanced Analytics Foundation Department is to accelerate data leveraging within Desjardins Group and serve as a catalyst for digital transformation.

You support the delivery teams, designing the detailed architecture of advanced analytical solutions by using the capacity available in the big data ecosystem. With the help of data developers, you define the detailed architecture of data ingestion and transformation.

As an expert, you recommend robust solutions that meet security requirements and state of the art market practices.

You work closely with the lead architect in defining and achieving the road map’s objectives, and in simplifying architecture patterns and standards.

General Information on the Position

Additional responsabilities

• Help clients identify and analyze needs for various critical and cross-sector projects.
• Design the architecture of advanced analytical applications by selecting the appropriate technologies for ingestion, transformation and automated roll-out.
• Advise and assist your partners in the positioning, planning, development, execution and monitoring of various projects.
• Coordinate studies and the positioning, feasibility and detailed design phases. Recommend technology.
• Develop, produce and apply conceptual and logic models as well as design, implementation and integration strategies.
• Ensure cross-sector coordination with the decision-making bodies involved in projects and provide support and follow‑up as required.
• Oversee projects needed to ensure the quality, performance, reliability, availability and continuous improvement of technology solutions and systems.
• Advise technical teams in the design and execution of solutions.

Other working condition

Number of job available : 1
Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or in a related field
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in business intelligence, large-scale DW/Big Data projects
• Experience in Microsoft Azure infrastructure services (VM, VNet, NSG, AKS, AD, Service Endpoint, Private Link)
• Experience in solutions architecture for large data volumes and both structured and unstructured data
• Experience in cloud-based data security, protection and governance
• Experience in the operationalization and implementation of artificial intelligence models
• Experience with and knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) (an asset)
• Programming experience using Python, R, .Net, Java or other relevant languages (an asset)

Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered

For vacant positions available in Quebec, please note that knowledge of French is required
Specific knowledge

• Proficiency in Microsoft Azure for analytics and data science (Data Factory, ADLS Gen2, Databricks, Event Hub, Azure SQL, Azure Synapse, Azure ML, etc.)
• Knowledge of cloud computing automation and orchestration practices and tools such as Bitbucket, Terraform, Azure DevOps, ARM Template or equivalent
• Knowledge of DevOps practices
• Knowledge of NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra, etc.) (an asset)
• Knowledge of analytics and data science in Google cloud computing (an asset)
• Knowledge of Power BI and Tableau data visualization tools (an asset).

Desjardins Cross-sector skills

Action oriented, Collaborates, Customer Focus, Innovation

Key competencies for the job

Interpersonal Savvy, Strategic mindset