Data Architect

Data Architect Job Description

Experience Required: 12+ Years

Must Have Experience

• Strong experience in technical leadership for architecture, design, and engineering
• Experience modernizing legacy Data Ingestion, ETL, and databases to Public Cloud (AWS) and Big Data platforms
• Strong understanding of AWS cloud components: Compute, Storage, Data services, Serverless compute
• Experience delivering end-to-end ETL and infrastructure architecture solutions
• Experience defining technical direction and roadmap for cloud migration initiatives
• Hands-on experience with: AWS Lambda, AWS Glue, AWS EMR, Amazon Redshift (Data Warehousing)
• Experience designing, developing, or maintaining Big Data applications
• Ability to build scalable, high-performance, extensible solutions
• Ability to create POCs, demos, and reusable components
• Minimum 5 years experience in: Data Warehousing, Modern Data Lake architecture
• Minimum 5 years experience with Big Data technologies: Hadoop, Apache Spark, Hive, Kafka, HBase / MongoDB
• Expertise in performance tuning and optimization
• Experience handling Terabyte to Petabyte scale data
• Experience implementing DevOps and Agile practices

Secondary Skills (Good To Have)

• Programming knowledge in: Scala, Python, Java
• Knowledge of Presto
• Conceptual understanding of Data Lake and ETL
• Experience with cloud data warehouses (Snowflake)
• Hands-on experience with: Spark (Python/Scala), SQL
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in self-directed and team environments
• Willingness to explore and work with cloud technologies

Roles & Responsibilities

• Propose solution architectures and manage deployment of cloud-based big data and analytics solutions
• Review and validate client requirements and product specifications
• Create architecture artifacts: Design documents, Diagrams, STTM, HLD / LLD
• Architect, design, and implement data solutions in Public Cloud (AWS/Azure)
• Work closely with customers and internal teams to gather requirements
• Analyze and prioritize functional and non-functional requirements

Compensation

In compliance with the salary transparency law, the expected pay range for this role is $70-75. Actual compensation depends on experience and interview evaluation.