Data Solutions Architect, Billings Montana (onsite)

Role: Data Solutions Architect

Location: Billings Montana (onsite) or nearby states allowing the candidate to travel frequently.

Visa: any (except OPT)

Must-Have Skills:

• Strong understanding of Banking & Financial Services data domains such as Customer 360, Risk, Compliance, Fraud, Treasury, Lending and Regulatory Reporting.
• 12–16 years of overall IT experience
• 12-15 + years of hands‑on experience designing Modern Data Platforms including:
  • Data Ingestion & Pipelines
  • Data Lakes / Lakehouse / Data Warehouses
  • Business Intelligence & Advanced Analytics
• Strong experience with Microsoft Fabric components including:
  • Fabric OneLake
  • Fabric Pipelines
  • Fabric Notebooks
• Hands‑on expertise with Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, dbt and other Azure data services
• Proven experience in Banking & Financial Services analytics use case analysis, source system analysis and data quality assessment. Experience with Fiserv Core platforms is a big advantage
• Experience working with large-scale enterprise data platforms, high-volume datasets and analytical models
• Strong understanding of Data Management principles:
  • Data Governance
  • Data Cataloging & Metadata Management
  • Data Security & Privacy
  • Master Data Management (MDM)
• Familiarity with Modern Data Platform principles:
  • DataOps & CI/CD
  • Performance Optimization
  • Reliability, Scalability and Security
• Strong knowledge of data architecture styles and design patterns
• Experience leading Discovery & Design workshops with Banking & Financial Services business and IT stakeholders
• Proven Expertise in implementing AI solutions to customers
• Experience collaborating with onshore and offshore delivery teams
• Hands‑on experience with Agile delivery models and Azure DevOps
• Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills

Key Responsibilities :

• Define end-to-end architecture leveraging Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Platform and Azure AI Services.
• Lead solution design across Data Engineering, Data Science, BI and AI workloads.
• Architect Fabric components including OneLake, Data Factory, Lakehouse, Warehouse, Real-Time Analytics and Power BI.
• Define AI strategy using Azure OpenAI Service, Azure AI Search, Azure AI Document Intelligence, Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Foundry and Azure Machine Learning.
• Ensure compliance with banking regulations, security, governance and risk management requirements.
• Drive stakeholder engagement and align technology solutions with business objectives.
• Provide architecture governance and technical leadership throughout delivery