Solutions Architect - Data

The Solutions Architect - Data will implement data and advanced analytics workloads, including data modeling, visualization, artificial intelligence, and analytics solutions for our company’s end customers and partners. They will collaborate with Solutions Architects in installing, configuring, and deploying these solutions in a sustainable and cost-effective way to provide value and insight to our customers.

Since 1989, SHI International Corp. has helped organizations change the world through technology. We’ve grown every year since, and today we’re proud to be a $14 billion global provider of IT solutions and services.

Over 17,000 organizations worldwide rely on SHI’s concierge approach to help them solve what’s next. But the heartbeat of SHI is our employees – all 6,000 of them. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy:

• Our commitment to diversity, as the largest minority- and woman-owned enterprise in the U.S.
• Continuous professional growth and leadership opportunities.
• Health, wellness, and financial benefits to offer peace of mind to you and your family.
• World-class facilities and the technology you need to thrive – in our offices or yours. 

Include, but not limited to:

• Responsible for the implementation of Power BI and Fabric technology including:
• Ingestion, transformation, modeling of data from disparate workloads into Microsoft Fabric
• Transformation of data models leveraging Fabric notebooks
• Design and creation of DAX measures of varying complexity
• Creation of data visualizations within Power BI that adhere to best practices and accessibility standards
• Provide guidance to SHI customers and partners on best practices and governance for Power BI and Fabric deployments
• Assist with the deployment and configuration of Microsoft Purview for data cataloging, auditing, and security.
• Assist with creating environment recommendations that best suit the customer’s needs balanced with their current investments to create a cost-effective implementation.
• Migrating and deploying multiple Power BI and Fabric workloads utilizing SHI’s standards and best practices.
• Responsible for analyzing and collecting environment discovery data utilizing our company’s developed tools and discovery scripts.
• Build and update documentation on customer Power BI and Fabric environments and integrations.
• Assist Solution Architects with project tasks for Power BI and Fabric tenant migrations and consolidations.
• Organize, engage, and consult on ideas with customers on Power BI and Fabric technology.
• Assist the delivery team on project tasks, working with other project team members and being accountable for the outcome of the project.
• Document best practices, lessons learned, and delivery guidance to customers, partners, and internal resources.
• Collaborate with the sales team in identifying and closing opportunities through customer discovery and scoping meetings and presentations.
• Deliver professional services in a world class fashion

• Completed Bachelor’s, Technical degree, or related work experience in Computer Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience with Power BI.
• Minimum 1 years’ experience with Microsoft Fabric.
• Minimum 3 years’ technical experience with increasing responsibility.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience with data modeling and analytics.

• Proficiency with the implementation and support of Power BI and Fabric solutions.
• Basic understanding of executing scripts and connecting to environments utilizing PowerShell.
• Strong project time management and communication skills.
• Passion for technology.
• Expert and timely decision-making skills.
• Strong written, presentation, and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.
• Drive to learn and deploy new Power BI and Fabric features and functionalities.
• Strong understanding of data governance and security standards to help protect and secure customer environments.
• Receptive listening skills, with the ability to present ideas in a clear, concise fashion to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Documentation and training on final solutions created by the team.
• Ability to provide guidance to customers and partners on best practices for Power BI and Fabric deployments.
• Ability to translate business needs into technology specifications and recommendations.

Preferred Skills/Qualifications:

• Minimum 2+ years’ experience of Architect services
• Experience with delivering pixel-perfect data visualizations
• Experience with other data visualizations such as
• Tableau
• Qlik
• Looker
• Domo
• Experience with using Python and/or R for data visualization and statistical analysis

• Must obtain PL-300, DP-600, and DP-700 certifications within 9 months of hire.

• Travel to customer sites, up to 10% annually

• The estimated annual pay range for this position is $180,000 - $225,000 which includes a base salary and bonus. The compensation for this position is dependent on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location and, therefore, will vary from individual to individual. Benefits may include, but are not limited to, medical, vision, dental, 401K, and flexible spending.
• Equal Employment Opportunity – M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran Status