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My name is Aditya Kumar and I am a Staffing Specialist at Stellent IT LLC. I am reaching out to you on an exciting job opportunity with one of our clients. If are you Comfortable with this Position then please share me your updated resume
Role: Lead Architect Data & Analytics
Location: 2001 Spring RD, Oak Brook Illinois 60523 (Hybrid)
Type: Contract (3 months could go longer)
Job Description:
At Client, we're building a modern data platform that transforms information into actionable insights across our restaurants and Restaurant Support Center. As the Lead Architect for Data and Analytics, this position will design and evolve our enterprise data environment on Microsoft Fabric, lead the integration of POS, labor, digital ordering, and finance systems, and enable teams across the organization to access the insights they need, when they need them.
This role will help shape how we responsibly adopt and scale AI capabilities, from forecasting and anomaly detection to conversational analytics with Copilot. Working closely with FP&A and partnering cross-functionally with Operations, Marketing, and Finance, this position will ensure the solutions we build reflect how the business operates and maximize our analytics capabilities.
The ideal candidate is a strategic and hands-on technical leader with deep expertise in modern data architecture, cloud analytics platforms, AI enablement, and enterprise integrations. This individual must possess strong business acumen, technical leadership capability, and the ability to translate operational and financial needs into scalable technology solutions.
This is a hybrid position based at the Portillo's Restaurant Support Center in Oakbrook, Illinois with on-site presence required Monday through Thursday.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:
Enable our Purpose to create lifelong memories by igniting the senses with unrivaled food and experiences:
Family: Work together to make everyone feel at home, and we step up when someone needs help
Greatness: We're obsessed with being the best and work hard to continuously improve. Our greatness is rooted in Quality, Service, Attitude and Cleanliness
Energy: We move with urgency and passion, while maintaining attention to detail
Fun: We entertain our guests, we connect authentically, and we make each other smile
Lead & Influence
Set technical direction and standards for the data and analytics function, including architecture reviews and technical mentorship
Work with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate business questions into data models and analytical approaches
Data Platform & Architecture
Design and implement a scalable lakehouse architecture on Microsoft Fabric
Build and maintain pipelines that integrate POS systems, labor platforms (Harri and similar), digital ordering (Olo), and finance systems (Oracle Fusion)
Optimize for performance, reliability, and cost
Build AI-ready data infrastructure, including feature stores and semantic models
Define SLAs, reliability standards, and disaster recovery architecture for the data environment, partnering with the operations team that handles day-to-day incident response Data Governance, Security, & Compliance
Establish data ownership, stewardship, and quality standards
Implement role-based access controls and partner with InfoSec on data security architecture
Support SOX compliance for data and reporting in scope, and PCI-DSS compliance for cardholder data flowing through the platform
Respond to internal and external audits, and maintain the documentation needed to support them
Define an AI governance framework covering model validation, monitoring, responsible AI use, and data privacy (CCPA/CPRA alignment)
Keep data consistent with FP&A reporting Analytics & AI Enablement
Architect data structures that support trend analysis, root cause diagnostics, and predictive insights
Enable self-service analytics and AI-assisted insights for business users
Lead AI and ML use cases such as sales forecasting, labor optimization, demand prediction, and anomaly detection across cash, transactions, and inventory
Build and integrate machine learning pipelines on Azure ML and Fabric ML Develop LLM-based solutions using Azure OpenAI and prompt orchestration
Support AI agents and automation workflows on Power Platform and Oracle AI Agents Support Copilot and conversational analytics in Power BI and Fabric Reporting & Insights
Deliver insights through Power BI dashboards, mobile reporting, and automated, event-driven reporting
Support executive dashboards as well as field and restaurant dashboards Enable natural language querying and AI-generated insights for everyday users Vendor, Tooling, & Cost
Evaluate and select data and AI tools and lead associated vendor relationships
Own the data platform budget, and forecast cloud consumption costs across Fabric, Azure, and AI services
Run proofs of concept for emerging technologies before broader rollout Collaboration & Communication
Organize and participate in cross-functional meetings to assess and improve our analytics applications over time
Present updates on vendor performance, application health, feature enhancements, and innovation
Partner with Finance, Operations, and Marketing as analytic frameworks are built and refined
Maintain architecture documentation, data dictionaries, and decision records for major architectural choices
QUALIFICATIONS
Work Experience and Qualifications
5+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or analytics platform development
A track record of delivering AI/ML or advanced analytics solutions end to end
Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric or Azure (Azure ML, Synapse, Data Factory) and Power BI
Strong skills in Python and SQL
Experience with LLM integrations (Azure OpenAI), prompt engineering, and orchestration
Experience managing the full ML model lifecycle, including training, deployment, and monitoring
Experience with feature engineering and data preparation for AI workloads
Comfort working with business partners to translate operational and financial questions into technical solutions
Aditya Kumar
Sr. Technical Recruiter
Email:
Address:
505 Knolle Court
Saint Augustine, FL 32092
Telephone:
+1 732-795-9133
www.stellentit.com
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