Data Architect

Responsibilities:

Design and architect enterprise-scale data platforms, integrating diverse data sources and tools

Develop real-time and batch data pipelines to support analytics and machine learning

Define and enforce data governance strategies to ensure security, integrity, and compliance along with optimizing data pipelines for high performance, scalability, and cost efficiency in cloud environments

Implement solutions for real-time streaming data (Kafka, AWS Kinesis, Apache Flink) and adopt DevOps/DataOps best practices

Required Skills:

Strong experience in designing scalable, distributed data systems and programming (Python, Scala, Java) with expertise in Apache Spark, Hadoop, Flink, Kafka, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Proficient in data modeling, governance, warehousing (Snowflake, Redshift, Big Query), and security/compliance standards (GDPR, HIPAA)

Hands-on experience with CI/CD (Terraform, Cloud Formation, Airflow, Kubernetes) and data infrastructure optimization (Prometheus, Grafana)

Nice to Have:

Experience with graph databases, machine learning pipeline integration, real-time analytics, and IoT solutions

Contributions to open-source data engineering communities