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Data, Analytics & Cloud Engineering Consultant
Job Location:
Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 95000 - 115000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
29 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
27 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
About This Position
Kenway Consulting is currently looking for a Data Analytics & Cloud Engineering Consultant. Above all this is a consulting role: our consultants are trusted advisors who take the time to understand each clients business build strong working relationships and help solve their critical technology and business problems. Data analytics and cloud engineering are the disciplines through which this Consultant will deliver that value building solutions on modern cloud data platforms and just as importantly analyzing the data itself to investigate root causes and interpret what the business is seeing.
Kenway Consulting is currently looking for a Data Analytics & Cloud Engineering Consultant. Above all this is a consulting role: our consultants are trusted advisors who take the time to understand each clients business build strong working relationships and help solve their critical technology and business problems. Data analytics and cloud engineering are the disciplines through which this Consultant will deliver that value building solutions on modern cloud data platforms and just as importantly analyzing the data itself to investigate root causes and interpret what the business is seeing.
The Consultant should have a passion for helping clients make better decisions with data along with the communication skills and professionalism to represent Kenway well. This is an early-career role and the Consultant will work closely with a collaborative team of senior engineers and architects who will support their growth into a well-rounded client-facing advisor. They should enjoy working with a collaborative team and for clients of varying sizes and industries and be eager to take ownership of their work.
Core Traits We Are Seeking
Core Traits We Are Seeking
- Entrepreneurship: Passion to fuel growth by helping clients peers the organization and yourself with a continuous hunger to learn.
- Tenacity: Ability to drive through ambiguity.
- Professional Presence: Clear concise and articulate when using written and verbal channels.
- Communication: Adept at communicating quickly and effectively whether the message is good or bad.
- Aptitude: You climb steep learning curves quickly.
- Integrity: Comfortable doing what is right for the project even when doing so may not be the most favorable path forward.
- Growth Mindset: Proactively develop core skills independently and with the help of others.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain scalable performant and cost-effective data pipelines notebooks and data products (including Power BI reports) on modern cloud data platforms under the direction of senior engineers and architects
- Analyze data to investigate problems identify root causes and interpret what the business is seeing then communicate those findings clearly
- Write clean well-structured Python and SQL to move model transform and analyze data
- Apply software-delivery discipline to data assets version control testing and CI/CD-based deployment across environments
- Take ownership of defined technical tasks and deliver them with increasing independence
- Support the proposals demos and collateral leveraged in business development pursuits
Qualifications & Credentials
- Qualification(s) in data analytics information management computer science or equivalent practical experience
- 13 years of experience (including internships / co-ops) building implementing and maintaining data solutions on Modern Data Platforms inclusive of the following:
- Cloud architecture and engineering with a focus on Microsoft Azure a working understanding of core Azure data services (e.g. storage compute Synapse OneLake) and how they combine to support a data platform plus hands-on exposure to cloud engineering practices such as provisioning and configuring resources managing access and secrets (RBAC managed identities Key Vault) and building with cost and security in mind
- Hands-on exposure to modern data platforms specifically Databricks and/or Microsoft Fabric building and running data pipelines and developing in notebooks
- Proficiency in Python and SQL with a demonstrated ability to perform real analysis not just query data including SQL performance and tuning fundamentals
- Analytical problem-solving the ability to explore data investigate anomalies reason from symptoms to root cause and translate findings into a clear explanation of what the business is seeing
- Exposure to AI in the modern data and analytics stack familiarity with how AI is reshaping data work such as AI-assisted and conversational analytics (e.g. Databricks Genie Microsoft Fabric Copilot / Data Agents) applying large language models to data problems and using AI coding assistants to work more effectively with the curiosity to keep pace as these tools evolve
- An understanding of how CI/CD and DevOps should work in the data space including:
- Git-based version control of pipelines notebooks and data models
- Promoting code across development test and production environments
- Automated testing logging and alerting for data pipelines
- Familiarity with relevant tooling (e.g. Azure DevOps GitHub Actions dbt Databricks Asset Bundles / Repos or Fabric deployment pipelines)
- Working knowledge of ELT/ETL approaches including batch and ideally real-time or event-driven processing
- Familiarity with Data Lake Data Lakehouse and Data Warehouse concepts
- Familiarity with data modeling and data transformation (e.g. dbt)
- Exposure to Agile ways of working and delivery tooling such as JIRA or Azure DevOps Boards
- Business acumen able to connect technical work to the business problem it solves and to take ownership of defined work and deliver value with limited oversight
What our Company looks like
Kenway Consulting is a Management and IT consulting firm looking to expand our growing staff. Your strengths in leading teams across the designing implementing and constructing reusable services and frameworks are needed to drive the solutions to our clients critical technology and business problems. You will have the opportunity to make an immediate impact with our world-class clients. Our projects tend to focus primarily on enterprise solutions straddling our clients technology and business organizations. Our solution-based approach leverages the diverse combination of skills and experience of our staff. We strive to provide the highest possible quality work product delivered by our dynamic and collaborative consultants. We provide an inclusive team-driven environment working together to identify clients technologies and people in support of Kenways ambitious growth targets. We are focused on the unique skills and interests of each individual staff member. We offer numerous career paths and opportunities to continually develop your skills and experience. We offer a supportive environment and recognize that you have a life outside of your job. We staff project teams to deliver the highest quality work for our clients while honoring the many facets of our consultants lives.
What we offer our Employees:
Kenway offers the ability to chart your individual career path based on your expertise and passions. An environment that encourages you to identify new opportunities and the support to make it happen. An atmosphere that promotes a balanced lifestyle by working with local (Chicagoland) and national clients in a flexible consulting model. The opportunity to build and be part of a fun and collaborative team. A competitive compensation package and exceptional benefits.
What we offer our Employees:
Kenway offers the ability to chart your individual career path based on your expertise and passions. An environment that encourages you to identify new opportunities and the support to make it happen. An atmosphere that promotes a balanced lifestyle by working with local (Chicagoland) and national clients in a flexible consulting model. The opportunity to build and be part of a fun and collaborative team. A competitive compensation package and exceptional benefits.
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About Company
Kenway is a management and technology consulting company helping clients implement change, properly assess risks, and manage their teams for the road ahead.
