Data Integration Architect

Role : Data Integration Architect

Location : Remote

Must have : Kafka, Azure Data Factory, SQL

Required Skills

Apache Kafka

Azure Data Factory (ADF)

SQL

Data Integration & Data Migration

ETL/ELT Design & Development

Real-Time Data Streaming

Azure Data Services

Data Modelling & Performance Optimisation

Enterprise Data Architecture

Data Integration Architect (Kafka & Azure Data Factory) – 8+ Years Experience

Design and implement enterprise-scale data integration and streaming architectures using Apache Kafka, Azure Data Factory (ADF), and SQL-based data platforms.

Lead the development of real-time and batch data pipelines to support analytics, reporting, and business-critical applications across cloud and hybrid environments.

Architect scalable, secure, and resilient data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration solutions leveraging Kafka messaging patterns and Azure-native services.

Develop and optimise complex SQL queries, data models, and ETL/ELT processes to ensure high data quality, performance, and reliability.

Collaborate with business stakeholders, data engineers, and solution architects to define data integration strategies and translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Establish best practices for data governance, monitoring, security, performance tuning, and operational support across the data ecosystem.

Provide technical leadership, conduct architecture reviews, mentor engineering teams, and drive adoption of modern data engineering and integration standards.