Position: Architect
Company: Grid Dynamics
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper

The solution provides a mobile app for users to conveniently manage all the orders, as well as the gadget itself.  
- Risks& Design: We develop a proactive approach, based on statistical analyses and predictive modeling, to forecast risks and provide recommendations to mitigate these uncertainties for Supply chain managers in project
- E&O: An application, intended for the daily processing of the customer orders’ statuses. It not only manages to do quickly, but also according to the concluded contracts for the monitoring and accounting of excess and obsolete parts

Primary Responsibilities:
● Collaborate closely with Product Owner.
● Collaborate closely with fellow Architects and Technical Leads. Develop solutions that complement the technical direction and cloud enablement of the business, with a particular focus towards AWS  capabilities.
● Collaborate on the design and implementation of complex data consumption use cases.
● Collaborate on the creation and empowerment of advanced analytical systems.
● Implement both batch and streaming data pipelines.
● Creation of technical documentation, including architectural designs, solution documentation and work instructions.
● Manage, create, and update technical epics/user stories related to assigned scope of work.

Additional Responsibilities:
● Assist in project planning.
● Assist in any sizing or estimation efforts as needed. Understand risk, cost and scope of changes which impact development and openly highlight these risks.
● Identify gaps and bottlenecks within team coverage and skills. Evolution and Support. Follow continuous improvement practices to ensure that the teams are evolving, and solutions improve over time.
● Proactively engage and perform root causes analysis, initiating corrective actions to both technical and practical issues that might arise.
● Remain current with new and emerging technologies, proactively recommending suitable technologies for adoption.

Qualifications/Requirements:
● BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent documented experience.
● Experience in data and/or analytical architecture. (Preferred: Big Data solutions, Batch Processing, ETL Processes/Systems, Complex Pipelines. Bonus: Data Warehouse Design, Multi-site implementations, OLAP, Multidimensional Modeling, Tabular Modeling, Reporting Solutions, Stream Analytics/CEP)
● Cloud technology experience. (AWS, Redshift, Athena, Glue, EMR, DMS, Neptune, Spark, Hadoop, Snowflake, Airflow, etc.)
● Software or analytical systems development experience. (Preferred: Advanced SQL knowledge, C# Programming background. Bonus: Azure, Tabular, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, SSIS, SSAS, Power BI, Python, etc.)
● Experience working with Agile development processes (SCRUM and Kanban).
● Excellent analytical and communication skills.
● Highly motivated and self-directed individual. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, with ability to gain confidence of piers, from junior team members through to senior management.
● Domain knowledge within manufacturing advantageous.
● Knowledge of industry and cloud best practices.
● Security conscious approach to complex data management and access.
● Attention to detail with an ability to identify risks and gaps.
● Ability to identify common use-cases and contribute to value add for the business