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Joseph

Senior Data Architect & Cloud Engineer

Preferred Location

Remote / Remote area

Meet Joseph Lorenz Johnson, a highly accomplished Senior Data Architect and Cloud Engineer with 13+ years of comprehensive experience in data engineering, cloud architecture, and team leadership. Currently serving as Data Architect/Databricks Engineer at TRC Squared Consulting, Joseph specializes in designing scalable data pipelines, implementing Lake House architectures, and leading cross-functional teams. His expertise spans Azure (10+ years), AWS (10+ years), Databricks (5+ years), and multiple database technologies. Joseph has successfully managed teams of up to 20 members, achieved 95% customer satisfaction ratings, and led cloud transformation initiatives resulting in improved customer experience and increased revenue. His technical mastery includes Python, PySpark, Scala, T-SQL, and advanced data visualization tools.

Skills

Professional Experience

Design and implement data architectures

Develop Spark applications using PySpark and Scala

Lead ETL/ELT processes for Azure Data Storage

Implement Lake house architecture using Databricks

Manage Delta Lake and Unity Catalog

Lead cross-functional data engineering teams

Provide direction on Cloud technologies adoption

Develop and maintain data architecture documentation

Collaborate with Software Project Management

Drive quality assurance for responsible projects

Business analysis and requirements gathering

Migrate legacy Databricks notebooks to Unity Catalog

Data Factory pipeline orchestration

CI/CD with DevOps implementation

Code review and testing processes

Team management using Agile methodologies

Improve data quality and increase data points by 16%

Design AWS Cloud technologies architecture

Lead extraction, transform and load processes

Provide strategic oversight for data management

Work with senior engineers and architects

Lead team meetings and maintain transparency

Delegate tasks based on team strengths

Reverse engineer Azure data warehouse

Reverse engineer Salesforce data

Document data models using ER studio

Design data catalog using Azure Purview

Manage onshore-offshore development teams

Design POC for ETL tool migration

Industry Professional Certifications

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

Apache Kafka Certificate
Informatica Cloud IICS Certificate
Databricks Certificate
Python/PySpark/Scala Certificate

Snowflake Fundamentals 2020

Education

Continual Professional Education
Industry Certifications
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist
Microsoft
Continual Professional Education
Various Institutions
2008