Senior Data & AI Solution Architect

RED is seeking a Senior Data & AI Solution Architect for 52 week REMOTE contract in INDIA with one of our biggest Global Pharma clients! This role is responsible for translating business requirements into secure, scalable, supportable architectures and guiding delivery teams through design, prototyping, implementation, reviews, and production readiness.

Key responsibilities

• Own end-to-end solution architecture for data, analytics, and AI use cases, with accountability for design quality, security, scalability, supportability, and cost.
• Translate business needs into practical technical designs, target architectures, integration patterns, and delivery-ready implementation guidance.
• Lead by example through hands-on prototyping, architecture reviews, troubleshooting, code/design reviews, and technical support for delivery teams.
• Ensure security, governance, compliance, and operational readiness are built into solutions from design through production deployment.

Must have

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of IT experience, including 5+ years in senior solution architecture roles for enterprise data, analytics, and AI platforms.
• 5+ years strong hands-on experience with Azure-based data platforms, including Azure Data Factory, Databricks, data lake architectures, SQL, and dimensional data modeling, with the ability to build practical end-to-end solution designs.
• Strong experience with enterprise security, governance, and compliance

Advantages

• Hands-on expertise in Power BI architecture or similar BI technology, including semantic models, DAX, Power Query, workspace strategy, governance, performance optimization, and enterprise reporting patterns.
• Experience with Microsoft-first AI platforms (Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, Copilot Studio, Azure AI Search, Semantic Kernel, Prompt Flow, and enterprise AI governance patterns.)
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure DevOps, GitHub Enterprise, and CI/CD for Data or AI solutions.
• Experience with Microsoft security and governance (Microsoft Entra, Purview, and Key Vault.)
• Microsoft certifications in Azure, Power BI, data, or AI architecture.

Core technology stack

• Analytics: Power BI, semantic models, DAX, Power Query, Databricks, enterprise reporting and governance.
• Data platform: Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Azure data lake, SQL, dimensional modeling, ETL/ELT, orchestration.
• AI platform: Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, Azure AI Search, Copilot Studio, Semantic Kernel, Prompt Flow.
• Engineering and governance: Azure DevOps, GitHub Enterprise, CI/CD, Microsoft Entra, Purview, Key Vault.
• Optional- Microsoft Fabric, Python, data observability and monitoring patterns.

If this matches your skillset, please attach your CV to get started!