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William Blair

Investment banking, research, brokerage, asset management

Lead Enterprise Solutions Architect

Cloud EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeChicago, IL, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Deep experience in cloud architecture, data engineering, and software development.
  • Extensive knowledge of the Azure ecosystem, including Synapse, Databricks, or Fabric; Azure Data Lake; Azure Kubernetes; Azure Functions; Azure App Services; Event Grid; Key Vault; Application Insights; and Azure Log Analytics.
  • Strong proficiency in Python and working knowledge of C#.
  • Familiarity with enterprise architecture tools, related graphical models, and frameworks.
  • Strong background in SQL and NoSQL databases, including data architecture, modeling, and querying.
  • Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • A bachelor's degree in information technology or a related subject matter is required.
  • At least 5 years of experience architecting and designing cloud and data solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement environments for data analytics platforms leveraging Azure services, and establish governance, security, and deployment frameworks for data pipelines, data lakes, 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 solutions using AKS, Function Apps, and other Azure components.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
  • Mentor and train team members throughout the organization.
  • Collaborate with other architects, developers, engineering leaders, and directors.
  • Develop best practices and guidelines for cloud development and data engineering.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with OpenAI, AI Foundry, AI/ML frameworks such as TensorFlow and PyTorch, and LLM implementations.
  • Experience in a financial services environment.
  • Multiple relevant certifications.

About the Company

William Blair

Investment banking, research, brokerage, asset management

William Blair is a privately held, employee-owned financial services firm that offers investment banking, equity research, brokerage, asset management, and private capital services. It combines advisory, research, trading, asset management, and private capital solutions to help clients raise, invest, and manage capital. Being privately held and employee-owned differentiates it from many competitors and supports a client-focused, multi-disciplinary approach under one firm. Its goal is to help clients grow and protect their capital by providing comprehensive financial services and access to private capital when needed.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
$754.4M
Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Founded
1935

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