Senior Consultant – Data Engineering, Business Intelligence
Black & Veatch
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Phoenix • Arizona • Florida • United States
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About the role
- Provides technical, architectural, and project leadership across complex, multi‑phase digital and data‑centric client engagements.
- Accountable for defining data and analytics architecture strategy, advising clients, leading delivery teams, and ensuring solutions align with client business objectives.
- Operates with minimal supervision and exercises independent judgment related to architecture decisions, delivery approach, risk management, and client engagement strategy.
- Leads technical and architectural communication with clients and internal stakeholders, clearly articulating methodologies, rationale, trade‑offs, and outcomes at both technical and executive levels.
- Independently defines and evaluates technical and architectural approaches for complex problems, engaging subject matter experts strategically while retaining accountability for solution design.
- Leads the design and implementation of modern, enterprise‑scale data platforms and advanced analytics solutions.
- Support and contribute to business development activities, including solution scoping, effort estimation, proposal development, and participation in client pursuit and strategy discussions.
- Serves as a trusted advisor to clients on data governance, security, compliance, and operating models, aligned with enterprise and regulatory requirements.
- Defines target‑state data architectures and leads delivery of scalable cloud‑based data warehousing and analytics solutions aligned with long‑term client strategies.
- Accountable for end‑to‑end delivery of complex digital and data consulting engagements, including scope definition, schedule, budget, risk management, quality assurance, and financial performance.
- Acts as the primary client interface for assigned engagements, translating business objectives into technical and architectural strategies, presenting recommendations to senior stakeholders, and guiding decision‑making.
- Defines and governs scalable data pipeline architectures and integration frameworks; provides hands‑on technical leadership and design oversight for ETL/ELT solutions using SQL, Python, and cloud‑native technologies.
- Oversees development of analytics applications, dashboards, and reporting solutions, ensuring technical quality and alignment with client decision‑making needs.
- Defines and enforces data quality, governance, and security frameworks across engagements; ensures consistent application of best practices and standards.
- Provides technical and professional mentorship to internal teams, contributes to practice standards and reusable assets, and demonstrates thought leadership in data architecture and engineering.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in data science or engineering
- 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in data architecture, data engineering, analytics, or digital consulting, including leadership of complex client engagements.
- Familiarity with Infrastructure Design / Construction Projects
- Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python, with demonstrated ability to design, review, and guide complex data engineering solutions
- Expert‑level knowledge of SQL, data modeling, and data warehousing concepts
- Deep experience designing and governing enterprise‑scale ETL/ELT and data integration frameworks
- Experience with Microsoft Power Platform (Power Bl, Power Apps, Power Automate)
- Demonstrated expertise in cloud‑native data platforms (Azure preferred; AWS/GCP acceptable), including architecture, security, and scalability considerations
- Experience leading cross‑functional delivery teams and managing project financial performance in a consulting environment.
- Strong executive‑level communication skills with experience presenting architecture, strategy, and recommendations to senior client stakeholders.
- Industry certifications strongly preferred (e.g., Azure/AWS Solutions Architect, PMP, SAFe, GISP, ESRI Technical Certifications).
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits portfolio including medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, paid vacation, holiday time, and more.
- Tuition reimbursement, vendor discounts, and performance-based bonus program.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
data architecturedata engineeringanalyticsETLELTSQLPythondata modelingdata warehousingcloud-native technologies
Soft Skills
technical leadershipproject leadershipindependent judgmentcommunicationmentorshipclient engagementrisk managementbusiness developmentstrategic thinkingexecutive-level presentation
Certifications
Azure Solutions ArchitectAWS Solutions ArchitectPMPSAFeGISPESRI Technical Certifications