We are seeking an experienced and hands-on leader to join us as Data Architect.

Experience : 15+ Years.

Location : Thiruvananthapuram/Kochi.

Technical Expertise :

Strong experience in :

- Enterprise Data Architecture

- Data Engineering

- Data Warehousing

- Data Lakes and Lakehouse Architectures

- Data Governance

- Master Data Management (MDM)

- Data Quality Management

- Metadata Management

- Business Intelligence and Reporting

- Advanced Analytics

- Real-Time and Streaming Data Platforms

- API-Based Data Integration

- Cloud Data Platforms

- Data Security and Compliance

Experience with leading technology platforms such as :

- Microsoft Azure Data Services

- Amazon Web Services (AWS)

- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

- Databricks

- Snowflake

- Microsoft Fabric

- Informatica

Key Responsibilities :

1. Data Architecture Leadership :

- Define and drive the overall data architecture strategy, standards, frameworks, and best practices across customer engagements.

- Design modern data platforms including data lakes, lakehouses, data warehouses, real-time data platforms, and cloud-native analytics ecosystems.

- Establish reference architectures, reusable frameworks, accelerators, and implementation methodologies.

- Lead architecture reviews and provide technical governance across strategic customer programs.

- Ensure architecture decisions align with business goals, scalability requirements, security standards, and operational objectives.

- Provide hands-on leadership and guidance for complex architecture and technology decisions.

2. Customer Engagement and Consulting :

- Serve as a trusted advisor to CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, and senior business stakeholders.

- Lead architecture assessments, discovery workshops, and transformation roadmap engagements.

- Provide strategic consulting on data modernization, cloud migration, analytics, governance, and enterprise data strategy.

- Build long-term relationships with customers and support account growth initiatives.

- Participate in executive reviews and strategic customer discussions.

3. Pre-Sales and Solutioning :

- Support strategic pursuits, proposals, RFP responses, and customer presentations.

- Lead solution architecture discussions during business development cycles.

- Collaborate with sales and account management teams to develop differentiated solutions.

- Participate in customer workshops, technical presentations, and executive briefings.

- Provide effort estimates, delivery approaches, and solution recommendations for prospective engagements.

4. Talent Leadership :

- Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of data architects, data engineers, analytics specialists, and technical leaders.

- Establish competency frameworks, learning paths, and technical career progression models.

- Foster a culture of innovation, technical excellence, accountability, and continuous learning.

- Participate in leadership hiring and succession planning initiatives.

- Coach and mentor emerging technical leaders across the organization.