C5i - Senior Data Architect

C5i; Bengaluru Urban; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

C5i is seeking a versatile Data Architect to design and implement enterprise-grade data platforms on AWS, combining architecture leadership with hands-on delivery. You will own end-to-end data pipelines, governance, and analytics enablement, collaborating with product, analytics, and cloud teams to deliver scalable, secure solutions.

The role requires 12+ years in data architecture with deep AWS data services experience, data modeling, ETL/ELT, and strong communication skills for stakeholder

Qualifications

• 12+ years in data architecture, engineering, or solution architecture with 6+ years in an architect role.
• Deep experience with AWS data platform services and patterns.
• Strong data modeling, ETL/ELT, warehousing, and lakehouse patterns.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python; experience with API-driven integrations.
• Familiarity with microservices, RESTful APIs, CI/CD, and DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Design and own end-to-end data architecture across ingestion, storage, transformation, serving layers, APIs, and cloud services.
• Define and enforce architectural standards, data modeling practices, and reusable platform conventions.
• Lead design sessions and guide development teams through implementation and reviews.
• Design cloud-native data platforms on AWS using S3, Glue, Lake Formation, Athena, Redshift, Lambda, and more.
• Collaborate with analytics and data science teams to prepare curated datasets for reporting and advanced analytics.
• Oversee governance, security, lineage, data quality, observability, and operational controls.
• Conduct architecture reviews to ensure scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions.
• Translate needs into architectural blueprints, reference implementations, and guidance.
• Partner with product managers, business analysts, UX designers, engineers, and cloud teams to align solutions with business outcomes.

Skills

AWS

Data Modeling

Python

SQL

CI/CD

DevOps

APIs

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Databricks

Azure

SageMaker

Kubeflow

AWS Cloud

Job description

About The Role

We are looking for a versatile Data Architect with a strong background in designing and implementing enterprise-grade data platforms and cloud-native solutions. The role combines architecture leadership with hands‑on implementation, focusing on scalable data foundations, integration patterns, governance, analytics enablement, and modern AWS services.

Responsibilities

• Design and own end-to-end data architecture across ingestion, storage, transformation, serving layers, APIs, and cloud services.
• Define and enforce architectural standards, data modeling practices, integration patterns, and reusable platform conventions.
• Lead technical design sessions and guide development teams through implementation, code reviews, and solution reviews.
• Design cloud-native data platforms on AWS using services such as S3, Glue, Lake Formation, Athena, Redshift, Lambda, Step Functions, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch, and EventBridge.
• Collaborate with analytics and data science teams to prepare curated, trusted datasets for reporting, simulation, and advanced analytics.
• Oversee governance, security, data quality, lineage, observability, and operational controls across the data lifecycle.
• Conduct architecture reviews to ensure solutions are scalable, performant, secure, and cost-effective.
• Translate business and technical needs into clear architectural blueprints, reference implementations, and implementation guidance.
• Partner with product managers, business analysts, UX designers, engineers, and cloud teams to align technical solutions with business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 12+ years of overall experience in data architecture, data engineering, or solution architecture, with at least 6 years in an architect role.
• Deep experience with AWS services and patterns for data platforms.
• Strong grounding in data modeling, ETL/ELT, data warehousing, medallion or lakehouse patterns, and API-driven integrations.
• Proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language used in data platforms such as Python.
• Experience with microservices, RESTful APIs, event-driven architectures, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
• Solid understanding of data governance, security, access control, lineage, and data quality management.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Databricks and Azure data services will be considered a plus.

Preferred Skills

• Exposure to GenAI or agentic frameworks such as LangChain, CrewAI, MCP, or AWS Bedrock Agents.
• Experience with MLOps or AI/ML platforms such as SageMaker, MLflow, or Kubeflow.
• Familiarity with vector databases, prompt engineering, RAG pipelines, and intelligent workflow orchestration.
• Cloud certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Data Engineer, or AWS Machine Learning Specialty.
• Experience with enterprise data platforms supporting analytics, operations, or distributed business sites.

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