Data Architect-AWS

InfoCepts; Pune District; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent business consulting firm is seeking an experienced Director to lead initiatives in AWS, Cloud, and Big Data technologies. The ideal candidate will possess over 15 years of IT experience and a strong background in client consulting, solution development, and thought leadership. You will manage pre-sales support, nurture talent in the organization, and contribute to comprehensive cloud solutions. This full-time position is based in Pune, India, offering opportunities for professional growth and collaboration in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in the data and analytics domain.
• In-depth knowledge of AWS services for data integration, BI, and processing.
• Proven ability to work on multiple requirements and design methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Build and share thought leadership in AWS, Cloud, and Big Data.
• Support pre-sales activities and develop solutions for practice.
• Advise clients on AWS and Big Data technologies and manage expectations.

Skills

Data and analytics experience

AWS cloud architecture design

AWS services knowledge

Big Data ecosystem knowledge

Programming languages (Python, Scala, Java)

DevOps automation expertise

Networking and infrastructure provisioning

ETL workflows development

IAM configurations

Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Development approaches (agile, waterfall)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Technical certifications

Tools

AWS EMR

AWS Data Pipeline

AWS Glue

AWS CloudSearch

Athena

AWS Lambda

AWS Kinesis

Informatica

Talend

PowerBI

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• Thought Leadership – Build and share experience and evidence-based thought leadership in the AWS, Cloud and Big Data domain through various channels such as Yammer blogs, white papers, webinars, events, and conferences. Provide inputs on creating and enhancing enduring solutions for Practice.
• Solutions and Sales Support – Support pre‑sales activities including conducting discovery workshops, developing point of views/solutions/scoping, writing proposals, and supporting sales and marketing enablement for AWS, Cloud and Big Data related technologies. Lead the solution development for Practice.
• Consulting for New and Existing Clients – Provide advisory consulting to new and existing customers, support delivery hand‑offs, address unmet needs, and manage client expectations for their AWS, Cloud and Big Data technologies.
• Share and Build Expertise – Develop and share expertise in AWS, Cloud and Big Data technologies and actively mine the experience and expertise in the organization for sharing across teams and clients in the firm. Lead and support the Data Engineering COE with organized meeting cadence. Create and maintain a vibrant Cloud technology lab as a hot bed of technological innovation. Suggest ways and guide the COE as a capability hub for new technologies with due consideration of their usability. Participate and contribute in other cloud and big data center of excellences.
• Nurture and Grow Talent – Provide support for recruitment, coaching and mentoring, and building practice capacity in the firm in AWS, Cloud and Big Data technologies.

Work and Technical Experience

Must Have

• Experience in the data and analytics domain.
• Experience in designing AWS cloud architecture schema objects and operationalizing solutions around monitoring, alerting, logging etc.
• In‑depth knowledge of key AWS services for data integration, BI and processing services including but not limited to AWS EMR, AWS Data Pipeline, AWS Glue, AWS CloudSearch, Athena, AWS Lambda and AWS Kinesis.
• Knowledge of AWS storage services such as Redshift, Dynamo DB, AWS ElastiCache, RDS, etc.
• Knowledge of Big Data ecosystem such as Hadoop / Hive, HDFS, Spark, YARN and others
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, Scala, and Java
• Experience of enabling DevOps automation for AWS with appropriate security and privacy considerations
• Knowledge of configuring and provisioning network and infrastructure on cloud
• Expertise in developing ETL workflows comprising complex transformations like SCD, deduplications, aggregations, etc.
• Knowledge of using IAM with other services
• Knowledge of containerizations services such as Dockers and their orchestration through Kubernetes
• Proven ability to work on multiple requirements, design, and development approaches and methodologies (agile, iterative, waterfall, etc.)

Good to Have

• Knowledge of Databricks and Snowflake
• Knowledge of one other cloud platform such as Azure or GCP
• Experience with BI and ETL tools such as Informatica, Talend, PowerBI, etc.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field (master’s degree is a plus)
• Demonstrated continued learning through one or more technical certifications or related methods
• At least 15 years of IT experience; Minimum 5 - 8 years of experience on AWS related projects

Qualities

• Self‑motivated and focused on delivering outcomes for a fast‑growing team and firm
• Able to communicate persuasively through speaking, writing, and client presentations
• Able to consult, write, and present persuasively
• Able to work in a self‑organized and cross‑functional team
• Able to iterate based on new information, peer reviews, and feedback
• Able to work with teams and clients in different time zones
• Research focused mindset

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Business Consulting and Services

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