Senior Cloud Architect – Azure, Hybrid Big Data

Dhaka Technologies Limited Company

. Own the architecture design and roadmap for hybrid big data platforms across on-premises Hadoop/Cloudera and Azure .

Posted 9/22/2026contractJersey City • New Jersey • United StatesSenior💰 $68 - $73 per hourWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing hybrid big data architectures, focusing on Azure data services and Hadoop/Cloudera environments. Proficient in data governance, scalability, performance, and cost management practices while ensuring alignment with business and regulatory needs.

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Azure Data ServicesHadoop/Cloudera ArchitectureData Governance StandardsScalability and Performance DesignCost Management and FinOps

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Hard Skills

HDFSSparkHive/ImpalaDatabricksData Lake StorageAzure Data FactoryEvent and Message ServicesHybrid ConnectivityData Quality FrameworksDisaster Recovery Design

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsMentoring EngineersCollaboration with Project Managers

Tools & Technologies

ExpressRouteVPNSecurity HardeningIdentity/RBACSecrets and Key Management

Industry Keywords

Reference ArchitecturesBlueprint DocumentationAgile MindsetIterative EvolutionMVPs

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudHadoopHDFSSpark

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the architecture design and roadmap for hybrid big data platforms across on-premises Hadoop/Cloudera and Azure
Establish reference architectures, security models, and integration patterns for on-premises and cloud components
Design hybrid connectivity, networking, identity/RBAC, and secrets and key management
Define data governance standards covering catalog and lineage, schema evolution, data quality, retention, and audit
Design for scalability, performance, reliability, and disaster recovery across batch and streaming workloads
Apply cost management and FinOps practices to clusters, storage tiers, and scheduling
Produce standards and blueprint documentation
Lead design reviews with engineering teams
Plan migrations iteratively through MVPs and incremental component add-ons
Mentor engineers
Partner with project managers on roadmaps and dependencies
Align architecture with business and regulatory needs

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep knowledge of Azure data services, including Databricks, Data Lake Storage, Azure Data Factory, Event and Message services, and their design patterns
Prior architecture work in Hadoop/Cloudera, including HDFS, Spark, Hive/Impala, Ranger/Sentry, and integration design
Experience with hybrid connectivity, including ExpressRoute/VPN, networking, security hardening, secrets and keys, and identity/RBAC
Data governance experience covering catalog and lineage, schema evolution, data quality frameworks, retention, and audit
Scalability and performance design for batch and stream processing
Reliability and disaster recovery design across environments
Cost management and FinOps practices for clusters, storage tiers, and scheduling
Experience producing reference architectures, standards, and blueprint documentation
Design review leadership
Agile mindset with iterative evolution, MVPs, incremental component add-ons, and migration planning
Strong communication skills for business, compliance, and engineering stakeholder alignment, buy-in, and presentations
Ability to mentor engineers and collaborate with project managers on roadmaps and dependencies
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States
Candidates must be able to work onsite in Jersey City, New Jersey, three days per week

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Short-term disability
Additional voluntary benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Commuter benefits
401(k) plan
Paid sick leave
Other paid leave required by federal, state, or local law
Holiday pay where applicable