Azure Databricks Data Architect (London Hybrid)

ExlService Holdings, Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with bonus

Hybrid working model

Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Job summary

EXL Service Holdings, Inc. is seeking a senior Data Architect in London to design and implement data architectures for an Azure Databricks lakehouse in a London Market insurer engagement.

You will translate business needs into scalable data models and oversee data governance, security, and performance optimization. Responsibilities include mentoring engineers, collaborating with stakeholders, and guiding the data strategy across the Azure data estate, including Databricks, ADLS Gen2, and Data

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data architecture or data modelling.
• Experience in commercial or specialty insurance, ideally London Market.
• Hands-on Azure Databricks experience (Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Spark).
• Experience with core Azure data services integration with Databricks (ADLS Gen2, Data Factory, Entra ID).
• Demonstrable dimensional modelling and Medallion architecture understanding.
• Strong SQL skills for data analysis, profiling, quality checks.
• Proficiency in Python and orchestration/transformation tools.
• Experience with metadata-driven data ingestion and various data formats.

Responsibilities

• Design lakehouse architecture on Azure Databricks using Delta Lake and Medallion pattern.
• Design dimensional models (star/snowflake) and data vault approaches where suitable.
• Create and maintain conceptual, logical and physical data models with metadata.
• Design gold-layer semantic models for reporting with Databricks SQL and Power BI.
• Define storage/formats (Parquet, CSV, JSON, etc.) and optimize performance and cost.
• Manage model lifecycle and evaluate opportunities for reuse across engagements.
• Map business processes to conceptual models and define governance and security practices.
• Lead client workshops, mentor engineers and coordinate with delivery teams.

Skills

Data architecture

Azure Databricks

SQL

Python

Data modelling

Stakeholder management

Technical leadership

Databricks

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Databricks

Power BI

Unity Catalog

Azure Data Factory

dbt

Job description

EXL Service Holdings, Inc. is seeking a senior Data Architect in London to design and implement data architectures for an Azure Databricks lakehouse in a London Market insurer engagement.

You will translate business needs into scalable data models and oversee data governance, security, and performance optimization. Responsibilities include mentoring engineers, collaborating with stakeholders, and guiding the data strategy across the Azure data estate, including Databricks, ADLS Gen2, and Data