Data, Analytics & Cloud Engineering Consultant

Application Deadline: 30 October 2026Department: Capability LeadershipLocation: ChicagoCompensation: $120,000 - $140,000 / year Description 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 client’s 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 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 architectsAnalyze data to investigate problems, identify root causes, and interpret what the business is seeing — then communicate those findings clearlyWrite clean, well-structured Python and SQL to move, model, transform, and analyze dataApply software-delivery discipline to data assets — version control, testing, and CI/CD-based deployment across environmentsTake ownership of defined technical tasks and deliver them with increasing independenceSupport the proposals, demos, and collateral leveraged in business development pursuits Qualifications & Credentials Qualification(s) in data analytics, information management, computer science, or equivalent practical experience1–3 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 mindHands-on exposure to modern data platforms, specifically Databricks and/or Microsoft Fabric — building and running data pipelines and developing in notebooksProficiency in Python and SQL, with a demonstrated ability to perform real analysis — not just query data — including SQL performance and tuning fundamentalsAnalytical 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 seeingExposure 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 evolveAn understanding of how CI/CD and DevOps should work in the data space, including:Git-based version control of pipelines, notebooks, and data modelsPromoting code across development, test, and production environmentsAutomated testing, logging, and alerting for data pipelinesFamiliarity 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 processingFamiliarity with Data Lake, Data Lakehouse, and Data Warehouse conceptsFamiliarity with data modeling and data transformation (e.g., dbt)Exposure to Agile ways of working and delivery tooling such as JIRA or Azure DevOps BoardsBusiness 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 Kenway’s 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.