Data Architect, Contract

66degrees is a leading consulting and professional services company specializing in developing AI-focused, data-led solutions leveraging the latest advancements in cloud technology. With our unmatched engineering capabilities and vast industry experience, we help the world's leading brands transform their business challenges into opportunities and shape the future of work.

At 66degrees, we believe in embracing the challenge and winning together. These values not only guide us in achieving our goals as a company but also for our people. We are dedicated to creating a significant impact for our employees by fostering a culture that sparks innovation and supports professional and personal growth along the way. 

66degrees is seeking an Data Architect to engage on a Contract opportunity (15 months) remote assignment with one of our clients.

As a Data Architect with 66degrees, you are responsible for assisting customers in their journey through the design and implementation of a data migration strategy. The Data Architect should be comfortable translating business and technical requirements into scalable and cost-effective database solutions. 

Note: ***Need immediate joiners****

• Facilitate, guide, and influence the client and teams towards an effective architectural pattern and becoming an interface between business leadership, technology leadership, and the delivery teams.
• Perform Migration Assessments and Produce Migration Plans that include:
• Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Migration Architecture
• Migration Timelines
• Application Waves
• Designing of solution architecture on Microsoft Azure to support critical workloads.
• Heterogeneous DB2 Migrations to Azure SQL Database, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, or Azure Cosmos DB.
• Design a migration path that accounts for the conversion of:
• Application Dependencies
• Database objects
• Data
• Data Pipelines
• Orchestration
• Users and Security
• Oversee migration activities and provide troubleshooting support including:
• Translation of DDL and DML
• Executing data transfers using native Microsoft Azure and 3rd party tools
• Setup and configuration of relative Microsoft Azure components
• Engage with customer teams as a Microsoft Azure expert to provide:
• Education Workshops
• Architectural Recommendations
• Technology reviews and recommendations

• 5+ years of DB2 database management and IT experience.
• Experience with DB2 adjacent products and tools relevant to migration (e.g., replication tools, data warehousing solutions).
• 3+ years of experience with Azure SQL Database, and Azure Database for PostgreSQL, or Azure Cosmos DB is a plus.
• 5+ years Consulting experience.
• Proven experience in performing performance testing and applying remediations to address performance issues.
• Experience in designing data models.
• Advanced SQL skills, including the ability to write, tune, and interpret SQL queries; tool specific experience in the database platforms listed above is ideal.
• Proven experience in migrating and/or implementing cloud databases like Azure SQL Database, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure Cosmos DB, and Azure Synapse Analytics.
• 2+ years of cloud experience; Microsoft Azure preferred
• Experience in defining technical architecture in cloud environments; Azure preferred 
• Azure Database Administrator or Azure Solutions Architect Expert Certification is a plus.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related or equivalent work experience required.

66degrees is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status or other legally protected class.