Lead Enterprise Solutions Architect

Job description

Solutions for Today’s Challenges. Vision for Tomorrow’s Opportunities. Join William Blair, the Premier Global Partnership. We are seeking a hands-on Solution Architect to lead the design and implementation of AI-ready cloud platforms and data solutions within our Azure ecosystem. This role is responsible for modernizing our technology stack with an AI-first approach, enabling scalable, secure, and intelligent applications. The ideal candidate is an experienced cloud and data architect with deep expertise in Azure services who thrives in a fast-paced, agile environment. Essential Responsibilities: - Design and implement environments for data analytics platforms leveraging Azure services. Establish governance, security and deployment frameworks for data pipelines, data lakes, as well as Python Spark and non-Spark Python applications. - Optimize data ingestion, processing, and storage for real-time analytics and AI applications. - Evaluate and recommend emerging cloud, data and AI technologies that align with business goals. - Ensure data quality, governance, and compliance while implementing ETL/ELT and data integration workflows. - Design and optimize serverless and containerized so...