Data Solution Architect

Location : Bengaluru

Initial Contract : 6 months

C2H (Contract-to-Hire) : 6-month contract with the opportunity to be hired directly by the client afterward.

Mode of work - Hybrid

Key Responsibilities :

- Design Data Lake and Operational Data Store (ODS) architectures using cloud-native technologies.

- Define and enforce Data Mesh principles for decentralised data ownership and governance.

- Design batch and real-time data ingestion pipelines using Apache Kafka and other streaming technologies.

- Build scalable ETL/ELT processes for data cleansing, validation, and transformation.

- Design and implement scalable, cloud-native data solutions across OLAP and OLTP architectures, applying advanced data management and governance practices.

- Provide technical leadership on modern data platforms for both analytical and operational use cases.

- Develop conceptual, logical, and physical data models for analytical and operational use cases.

- Cloud and advanced analytics : Use AWS services (S3, Glue, Redshift, Lambda, Kinesis, SageMaker) for storage, processing, and ML workflows; ensure solutions are cloud-native, secure, and optimised for performance and cost.

- Governance and quality: Implement data quality frameworks, metadata management, and lineage tracking; define data standards, policies, and best practices with stakeholders.

- Collaboration and leadership : Work with data product owners, engineers, and business teams; provide technical leadership and mentorship to data engineering teams.

Skills & Experience :

- Proven data architecture and engineering experience in large-scale enterprise environments.

- Strong knowledge of Data Lake, ODS, and Data Mesh architectures.

- Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming.

- Proficient in data ingestion, cleansing, validation, and modelling.

- Expertise in AWS services (S3, Glue, Airflow, SageMaker Unified Studio, Apache Kafka, Amazon QuickSight, etc.).

- Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

- Domain : Banking experience, preferably Transaction Banking within the Commercial LOB.

Success Measures :

- Scalable, secure, cloud-native data platforms delivered for both OLAP and OLTP use cases.

- Data Mesh principles and governance adopted for decentralised ownership.

- Reliable batch and real-time ingestion pipelines in production.

- Strong data quality, metadata, and lineage supporting trusted analytics and operations.

- Optimised performance and cost across AWS data services.