Data Platforms Architect

Data Platforms Architect

Dell Technologies creates technology solutions for a changing world. Our IT Architecture team translates our customers’ business requirements into total enterprise-wide solutions. It takes deep technical knowledge to create architectural designs that exceed service requirements. We’re skilled in analyzing the customer’s business goals, objectives, needs and general business environment to create technical system solutions. Our expertise includes integrating hardware, processes, methodologies and software into the customer environment.

Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Data Platforms Architect on our IT Architecture Team in Round Rock, Texas.

What you’ll achieve

As a Data Platforms Architect, you will be responsible for translating the client’s business requirements into specific systems, applications and/or process designs for custom technical solutions. Designs, develops and implements total systems solutions to the enterprise-wide technical requirements of customers. You will work with the IT Architecture team to balance the needs of sales and delivery to design a solution that meets or exceeds the requirements of service delivery.

You will:

•Manage the design of multiple service areas or technologies within a broader services solution; as well as, overall technical implementation for large and complex engagements
•Responsible for a technical team in developing solutions to complex business problems
•Participates or leads in customer presentations at the senior executive level
•Supports research, discovery, planning and implementation efforts to improve business processes
•Implements the information technology architecture and the total systems solutions to the enterprise-wide systems requirements of the customer

Take the first step towards your dream career

Every Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table. Here’s what we are looking for with this role:

Essential Requirements

• Build, Scale, and Manage Highly Available Distributed Data Platforms across multiple Data centers, such as Object Storage, Compute Engines, Analytics Engines, and Query Engines

• Strong in data platform engineering frameworks with deep troubleshooting skills in Open Source Compute Engines ( Spark, Trino, Flink), Data Lake Analytics Engines ( Iceberg, Hive), and Catalogs ( Nessie, Unity)

• Working experience in the Kubernetes platform, including Operator Model and Helm charts development and management, and preferred to have a CNCF Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

• Proficient in expert scripting and automation skills, converting manual and maintenance functions into fully orchestrated automation using Python and CI/CD frameworks such as ArgoCD and GitLab Workflows

• Strong foundational knowledge of Object Storage systems, Security & Identity, Unix systems fundamentals, and Standard network protocols

• Participate in Platform architecture discussions, influence product roadmap, and take ownership and responsibility over new projects

Who we are

We believe that each of us has the power to make an impact. That’s why we put our team members at the center of everything we do. If you’re looking for an opportunity to grow your career with some of the best minds and most advanced tech in the industry, we’re looking for you.

Dell Technologies is a unique family of businesses that helps individuals and organizations transform how they work, live and play. Join us to build a future that works for everyone because Progress Takes All of Us.


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