Data Architect at Rackspace Technology

About the Role

We are looking for a Data Architect to join our team and help grow the Rackspace data practice in Southeast Asia. This role involves delivering modern data solutions for clients, including data ingestion, pipeline design, data warehouse and data lake architectures, and cloud services. You will serve as the regional expert, support Azure data projects, present to customers, and mentor team members.

Key Responsibilities

• →Design and implement end-to-end modern data platforms on public cloud using Azure first-party services
• →Collaborate with enterprise architects, data engineers, data scientists, and information designers to define data structures, formats, pipelines, and metadata
• →Address data privacy, security, ingestion, processing, storage, compute, modeling, virtualization, and AI enablement
• →Act as technical liaison between customers and engineering teams, educating on cloud and data services
• →Lead engagements from design to implementation, ensuring solutions are optimized for Azure's ecosystem
• →Implement Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform or ARM for cloud resource management
• →Enforce data governance policies, including encryption, RBAC, and regulatory compliance
• →Conduct risk assessments, capacity planning, and disaster recovery strategies
• →Present recommendations to clients, develop deep relationships, and collaborate with sales teams
• →Lead discovery sessions, identify gaps in customer maturity, and recommend future state improvements
• →Plan and oversee data projects, including budget, resources, schedules, and responsibilities