Solutions Architect (dbt)

Our Solutions Architects play a critical role in driving delivery excellence and ensuring customer success. As strategic partners in key customer accounts, our Solutions Architects work closely with Sales to drive account expansion and create long-term value. We are dedicated to hiring not only brilliant engineers, but technical consultants who excel in both engineering and client engagement, thereby enhancing the quality of our consulting services. Your ability to combine technical expertise with strategic insight and relationship-building will be essential to elevating our consulting services and driving success for our clients. 

As a lead Solutions Architect (dbt), you will:

• Manage Multiple Projects: Oversee and coordinate multiple customer projects simultaneously, ensuring each is aligned with client objectives and timely delivery. 

• Build Relationships: Develop and maintain strong relationships with client executives, understand their business challenges and aligning solutions to meet their strategic goals.

• Guide Clients Through Complex Data Challenges: Serve as a trusted advisor, helping clients navigate complex data issues while designing and implementing scalable, high-impact solutions.

Required Experience:

• 8+ years as a hands-on Solutions Architect designing and implementing complex data platforms and solutions 

• 2+ years previous Consulting leadership experience leading projects, expanding customer relationships and ensuring delivery lead growth

• Expertise in dbt, understanding of modern data architecture and engineering principles to drive optimized data pipelines and support analytics initiatives.

  • 2+ years of hands-on experience with dbt, including setting up, configuring, and managing dbt projects.

• Programming experience in Java, Python, or Scala 

• Solid understanding of modern data architectures, including cloud platforms like Snowflake, AWS, Azure, Databricks or GCP

• Strong proficiency with SQL and experience in writing complex queries for data transformation.

• Demonstrated expertise in effectively leading and managing a team comprising Solution Architects and Data Engineers, with a focus on growth through coaching, mentoring, and performance management.

• Proven ability to collaborate with client stakeholders, technology partners, and cross-functional sales and delivery teams across distributed global projects to ensure seamless and successful delivery outcomes.

• Strong relationship-building skills across practices to drive customer success.

• Ownership and accountability in resolving challenges, ensuring exceptional project outcomes.

• Proven ability to deliver end-to-end technical solutions, ensuring performance, security, scalability, and robust data integration.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with experience in client-facing roles.

• Ability to create and deliver detailed presentations and technical documentation (e.g., POCs, roadmaps, sequence diagrams, class hierarchies, logical system views, etc.).

Why phData? We offer:

• Remote-First Work Environment 

• Casual, award-winning small-business work environment

• Collaborative culture that prizes autonomy, creativity, and transparency

• Competitive comp, excellent benefits, 4 weeks PTO plan plus 10 Holidays (and other cool perks)

• Accelerated learning and professional development through advanced training and certifications

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