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iLink Digital

Azure Data Architect

iLink Digital, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290

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Job Description About The Company:

iLink is a Global Software Solution Provider and Systems Integrator, delivers next-generation technology solutions to help clients solve complex business challenges, improve organizational effectiveness, increase business productivity, realize sustainable enterprise value and transform your business inside-out. iLink integrates software systems and develops custom applications, components, and frameworks on the latest platforms for IT departments, commercial accounts, application services providers (ASP) and independent software vendors (ISV). iLink solutions are used in a broad range of industries and functions, including healthcare, telecom, government, oil and gas, education, and life sciences. iLink's expertise includes Cloud Computing & Application Modernization, Data Management & Analytics, Enterprise Mobility, Portal, collaboration & Social Employee Engagement, Embedded Systems and User Experience design etc.

What makes iLink Systems' offerings unique is the fact that we use pre-created frameworks, designed to accelerate software development and implementation of business processes for our clients. iLink has over 60 frameworks (solution accelerators), both industry-specific and horizontal, that can be easily customized and enhanced to meet your current business challenges.

Requirements

We are seeking an experienced

Azure Data Architect

with strong expertise in

Databricks

to design, implement, and optimize scalable cloud-based data solutions. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with

Azure data services, modern data architectures, data lakehouse concepts, and advanced analytics platforms . You will play a key role in shaping enterprise-wide data strategies, ensuring governance, and enabling data-driven decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement

end-to-end data architecture

leveraging Azure services (Azure Data Lake, Synapse Analytics, Data Factory, Databricks, Cosmos DB, etc.). Build and optimize

data pipelines

for batch and real-time ingestion, transformation, and processing using Databricks. Define and enforce

data modeling, data governance, and metadata management standards . Collaborate with business stakeholders, data engineers, and data scientists to align architecture with organizational goals. Implement

scalable lakehouse solutions

combining structured and unstructured data for analytics and AI/ML workloads. Ensure

performance, security, and compliance

across all data solutions. Provide

technical leadership and best practices

for Azure and Databricks adoption. Conduct architecture reviews, capacity planning, and cost optimization on Azure. Required Skills & Qualifications 10+ years

of overall IT experience, with

5+ years in Data Architecture . Strong expertise in

Azure Data Services

(Data Factory, Data Lake Gen2, Synapse, Event Hub, Functions, Logic Apps). Proven hands-on experience with

Azure Databricks (PySpark, Delta Lake, MLflow, Unity Catalog) . Strong understanding of

data lakehouse, data mesh, and modern data architecture principles . Proficiency in

data modeling, ETL/ELT pipelines, and orchestration frameworks . Knowledge of

SQL and NoSQL databases

(SQL Server, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, etc.). Familiarity with

DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)

using ARM, Terraform, or Bicep. Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Benefits

Competitive salaries Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance Disability, Life & AD&D Insurance 401K With Generous Company Match Paid Vacation and Personal Leave Pre-Paid Commute Options Employee Referral Bonuses Performance Based Bonuses Flexible Work Options & Fun Culture Continuing Education Reimbursements In-House Technology Training