Solutions Architect

Position Summary
The Data Solution Architect is a highly analytical and technical leader whose primary responsibility is to architect, optimize, and oversee the creation of a first-class data asset for SMB target market and expansion analysis. This role is tasked with transforming our existing Azure Fabric platform into a standardized, high-performance analytical engine. The Architect will lead a multi-functional team (Engineers, Report Developer, Analysts) to deliver accurate, strategic market penetration and benchmarking insights.

About Cardone Ventures
Our mission is to help business owners achieve their personal, professional, and financial goals through the growth of their businesses. We work in dozens of verticals and provide strategic business guidance through courses, live events, partnerships, and investments. Our core values are the backbone of our business and guide our hiring process: we are inspirational, disciplined, accountable, transparent, aligned, and results-oriented. This company operates nationally and is growing by the day.

Success Looks Like

•  Within 3 Months: The existing Azure Fabric/Spark pipelines are thoroughly reviewed, and a documented standardization roadmap for code quality and modularity is implemented. Data ingestion latency is measurably reduced through technical optimization.
•  Within 6 Months: A foundational data model is designed and deployed that supports granular aggregation and reliable benchmarking across client verticals and business sizes, directly enabling the new strategic product offering.
•  Within 1 Year: The platform architecture is scaled to efficiently support the goal of benchmarking performance across our entire client base, solidifying our reputation for superior market intelligence.
•  Ongoing: The Architect champions a culture of engineering excellence, ensuring every data solution provides maximum analytical utility and minimizes cloud expenditure.

Objectives

•  Drive Optimization & Standardization: Conduct a deep technical review and re-engineer existing PySpark/Scala pipelines in Azure Fabric for maximum efficiency, maintainability, and cost effectiveness.
•  Lead Data Asset Creation: Architect new, complex data models capable of reliable cross-vertical and size-based aggregation, directly enabling the company's strategic benchmarking capabilities.
•  Technical & Team Leadership: Provide direct technical guidance, code review, and project management for a team of Data Engineers and Report Developers, and oversee the final analytical requirements of the Business Analyst team.
•  System Scalability: Ensure the underlying platform can reliably ingest, cleanse, and enrich diverse, fragmented sales data (e.g., QBO) and third-party data to support rapid scaling of the client base.
•  Deliver Customer Solutions: Ensure the architectural vision directly supports the monthly deliverable of strategic target market and expansion analysis for our SMB client base, navigating data sparsity with justifiable, robust analytical assumptions.

Competencies

•  Expert-level proficiency with cloud-based big data platforms, specifically Microsoft Azure Fabric (or Synapse/Databricks) and Apache Spark.
•  Deep experience in performance tuning and cost optimization of complex Spark jobs and data warehousing structures.
•  Proven track record of successfully standardizing and modernizing existing data platforms and implementing robust DataOps best practices (CI/CD, version control, testing).
•  Advanced Analytical Modeling: Demonstrated ability to design sophisticated data models to support advanced aggregation, time-series analysis, and complex benchmarking logic.
•  Strong programming expertise in Python/PySpark or Scala for data transformation and optimization.
•  Proven ability to lead technical teams through architectural and engineering challenges.

Education And Experience

•  BS/MS Degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a highly quantitative field (e.g., Applied Mathematics, Data Science).
•  5+ years of experience in Data Engineering or Data Architecture, with at least 2 years in a Lead/Architectural role focused on analytical data delivery.
•  Demonstrated experience with complex data projects requiring significant data cleansing, imputation, and enrichment with third-party datasets (e.g., census, demographic data).
• 10X TOTAL REWARDS
• We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes
•  Medical, dental, and vision for FT positions and their dependents
•  Vacation and sick time policy that increases based on tenure with the company 
•  Employee Assistance Program through Guardian 
•  401k with up to 3% Company match 
•  Pet Insurance through SPOT for your 10X pets! 
•  Competitive parental leave policy: 100% paid - 8 weeks for primary caregiver, and 4 weeks for secondary caregiver + 1 month remote for both 
•  Employee wellness initiatives including a 100% paid for gym membership and access to discounts on local meal prep services 
•  Professional Development through reimbursements for courses/certifications outside of CV, and a 10X Mentorship Program 
•  Continued Education: we provide team members complete access to our range of educational resources valued at over $250,000 in areas such as Sales, Operations, People, Finance and Marketing 
•  Uncapped Commission Potential: all of our team members have the opportunity to sell our Products/Services (and are trained on how to do so). We have several examples of non-sales team members earning well over $20,000 in annual commission 

Physical Requirements

•  Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Commitment to Diversity
As an equal opportunity employer committed to meeting the needs of a multigenerational and multicultural workforce, Cardone Ventures recognizes that a diverse staff, reflective of our community, is an integral and welcome part of a successful and ethical business. We hire local talent at all levels regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability, and actively foster inclusion in all forms both within our company and across interactions with clients, candidates, and partners.

If this position caught your eye, send us your resume! For best consideration, include the job title and source where you found this position in the subject line of your email to careers@cardoneventures.com . Already a Cardone Ventures candidate? Please connect directly with your recruiter to discuss this opportunity.