The Data Architect designs and implements data architecture, governance policies, and ensures secure data pipelines while optimizing for cost and performance.
- Years of experience: 12 to 15 years
Focus: Strategy, Security, Governance, and Scalability. The Architect ensures the pipeline is secure, cost-efficient, and meets enterprise standards.
- Key Responsibilities:
- Design the end-to-end logical and physical data architecture.
- Define Data Governance policies and metadata management strategies.
- Select the cloud service tiers to balance performance with cost optimization.
- Data Contracts to ensure seamless handoffs between engineering and science.
- Deliverables: High-Level Design (HLD) documents, Data Lineage Maps, Security & Compliance Audits.
- Tech Stack - AWS
- Data Ingestion & Processing : AWS API Gateway, AWS Lambda, AWS Glue ETL, AWS Glue Crawler
- Data Storage & Analytics : Amazon S3, Amazon Redshift (Data Warehouse), Amazon Athena
- Governance & Security : AWS Lake Formation, AWS IAM, AWS CloudTrail, Amazon CloudWatch
- AI & Analytics : AWS Bedrock
- Infrastructure & Architecture : AWS CloudFormation, Data Modeling Tools (SQLDBM or similar)
- Visa Requirement: Preferred USA B1 Business Visa with a minimum validity of 2 years
Similar Jobs
Information Technology • Consulting
Lead the design of scalable, secure, and high-performing technology solutions and define enterprise architecture for critical platforms. Collaborate with teams and establish architecture standards and governance.
Top Skills:
APIsApplication SecurityCloud ArchitectureData PipelinesData Storage
Security • Cybersecurity
Lead the design and evolution of enterprise-scale distributed systems, architect high-throughput data pipelines, and enforce architecture governance.
Top Skills:
BeamBigtableCassandraClickhouseDistributed SystemsDynamoDBElasticsearchFlinkGoJavaKafkaPulsarRustScalaSpark
Consulting
The Data Engineering Architect will design and implement data architecture for enterprise data warehouses, lead data modeling activities, optimize data workflows, and mentor teams. Responsibilities include ensuring data integrity and supporting analytics needs, while overseeing the implementation of data warehouse solutions.
Top Skills:
AWSAzureBigQueryData WarehousingDatabricksETLGCPInformatica IicsLookerPower BIPythonRedshiftSnowflakeSparkSQLTableau
What you need to know about the Chennai Tech Scene
To locals, it's no secret that South India is leading the charge in big data infrastructure. While the environmental impact of data centers has long been a concern, emerging hubs like Chennai are favored by companies seeking ready access to renewable energy resources, which provide more sustainable and cost-effective solutions. As a result, Chennai, along with neighboring Bengaluru and Hyderabad, is poised for significant growth, with a projected 65 percent increase in data center capacity over the next decade.
