Data Architect

N-iX is a global company that helps businesses across the world develop successful software products. Founded in 2002, N-iX has come a long way and increased its presence in nine countries spanning Europe, the US, and Latin America. Today, we are a strong community of 2,000+ professionals and a reliable partner for global industry leaders and Fortune 500 companies. We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented **Data Architect** to join our Data & Analytics team in the CTO office for the **part-time engagement.** This role is **freelance-friendly**, and you're welcome to **combine it with other projects or commitments**. **Responsibilities**: - Client Engagement: Demonstrate deep expertise in Data Platform Modernization to build credibility with prospective clients. Share relevant customer stories and proof points - Requirement Analysis: Engage clients to understand their needs, scope projects, and define solutions. Articulate business benefits, use cases, and create roadmaps to achieve client goals - Presales Support: Assist the sales team in creating customer proposals, including Statements of Work (SOWs) and responses to RFPs. Participate in project scoping calls - Opportunity Identification: Identify opportunities to upgrade and optimize clients and data platforms to meet modern demandsImplementation Support: Play a key role in overseeing Data Platform modernization implementation projects. Ensure the solution meets client requirements and provide best practice guidance - Architectural Guidance: Provide strategic guidance and support in architecting and planning the implementation of modern data platforms for clients - Stakeholder Collaboration: Participate in meetings with internal and external stakeholders, including Delivery Managers, Account Managers, Client Partners, and Delivery Teams, as well as ecosystem partners - Practice Development: Co-create and develop the Data & Analytics practice within the company, focusing on data services and consulting offerings **Requirements**: - Proven Experience: Demonstrated track record in leveraging Databricks Data Intelligence and/or Snowflake in major projects. - Architectural Expertise: Over 10 years of progressive experience from data engineer to Architect role, designing, building, and maintaining complex solutions - Sales Acumen: Worked on implementation/proposals as a Solution Architect responsible for designing solutions end-to-end - Cloud Data Knowledge: Strong knowledge of the Cloud Data Platform landscape, including vendors and offerings across domains such as Cloud Data Platform foundations, migration and modernization, and data intelligence - Continuous Learning: Passion, curiosity, and desire to learn what is new in the data platforms market, modern technology trends, and data stacks - Communication Skills: Ability to present technical ideas in a business-friendly language. Excellent English verbal and written communication skills are a must. - Travel: Willingness to travel on business as required **Why Join Us** - Work on impactful projects with cross-functional teams - Opportunity to grow your BI and analytics career in a data-driven organization - Flexible working hours and remote work options - Competitive compensation and benefits - Opportunity to work on presales **We offer**: - Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible - A competitive salary and good compensation package - Personalized career growth - Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more) - Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing - Education reimbursement - Memorable anniversary presents - Corporate events and team buildings - Other location-specific benefits - not applicable for freelancers