Data Platform & Site Reliability Architect

Persistent Systems; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Education sponsorship

Long Service awards

Insurance coverage: group term life, P

Job summary

Persistent Systems Limited in Pune is seeking an experienced Data Platform & Site Reliability Architect to lead design and delivery of enterprise-scale data platforms built on Snowflake, Databricks and Azure. This role combines architecture, platform engineering, observability, and reliability engineering to ensure highly available, secure, scalable data ecosystems.

The ideal candidate will drive platform resiliency, automation, and production readiness while collaborating with cloud, data,

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of experience in Data Platform Engineering, Cloud Architecture, or SRE roles.
• Hands-on with Snowflake, Databricks, and Azure cloud services.
• Experience in observability: monitoring, logging, tracing, dashboards.
• Strong knowledge of SRE principles including SLIs/SLOs and incident management.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, resilient data platform architectures on Snowflake/Databricks/Azure.
• Establish enterprise observability frameworks with dashboards, alerts, and SLIs/SLOs.
• Lead incident management, root-cause analyses, and post-incident reviews.
• Develop automation, self-healing capabilities, and IaC practices (Terraform, ARM/Bicep).
• Define disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity strategies.

Skills

Data Platform Engineering

Cloud Architecture

Site Reliability Engineering

Data Operations

Solution Architecture

Education

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

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Microsoft Azure

Terraform

ARM/Bicep

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Data Platform & Site Reliability Architect

Job Description

About Persistent

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what’s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 18 of the Fortune 50 companies, 7 of the 10 top US banks, 9 of the 10 technology companies, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our disruptor’s mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We have delivered 26sequential quarters of growth with $487.6M in Q4 FY26 revenue, up 7.8% Q-o-Q and 20.0% Y-o-Y. Our 29,500+global team members, located in 21 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We received five awards at the ISG (Information Services Group) Provider Lens™ Awards 2026 and, for the second year in a row, were awarded the Growth Honor of the Year at the Everest Group Elevate 2026.

About Position:

We are seeking an experienced Data Platform & Site Reliability Architect to lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of enterprise-scale data platforms built on Snowflake, Databricks, and Microsoft Azure. This role combines architecture, platform engineering, observability, and reliability engineering to ensure highly available, secure, scalable, and cost-efficient data ecosystems. The ideal candidate will drive platform resiliency, operational excellence, automation, and production readiness while collaborating with cloud, data, security, and engineering teams.

• Role: Data Platform & Site Reliability Architect
• Location: Pune
• Experience: 8 to 12 Years
• Job Type: Full Time Employment

What You’ll Do:

• Design and implement scalable, resilient, and highly available data platform architectures leveraging Snowflake, Databricks, and Azure services.
• Establish enterprise-wide observability frameworks including monitoring, logging, tracing, dashboards, alerts, SLIs, SLOs, and operational reporting.
• Define reliability engineering practices and operational standards for critical data and analytics platforms.
• Lead incident management, root cause analysis, problem management, and post-incident review processes.
• Develop automation solutions, self-healing capabilities, operational runbooks, and infrastructure-as-code implementations.
• Design platform resiliency, disaster recovery, backup, failover, and business continuity strategies.
• Collaborate with data engineering, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, security, and application teams to improve platform reliability and production readiness.
• Implement governance controls, access management, auditing, and compliance frameworks across data environments.
• Drive performance optimization for Snowflake workloads, Databricks clusters, data pipelines, and Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Establish proactive capacity planning, scalability assessments, and operational health monitoring frameworks.
• Design CI/CD and DevOps practices for data platform deployment and operational excellence.
• Lead architecture reviews, risk assessments, governance discussions, and technical decision-making forums.
• Optimize cloud resource utilization and operational costs through FinOps and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Mentor engineering teams and promote SRE principles, best practices, and operational excellence across the organization.

Expertise You’ll Bring:

• 8-12 years of experience in Data Platform Engineering, Cloud Architecture, Site Reliability Engineering, Data Operations, or Solution Architecture.
• Strong hands-on expertise with Snowflake, Databricks, and Microsoft Azure cloud services.
• Proven experience supporting production-grade data platforms with stringent availability, scalability, and performance requirements.
• Deep understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles including SLIs, SLOs, error budgets, incident management, and operational maturity.
• Experience implementing observability solutions using tools such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, Datadog, Dynatrace, or New Relic.
• Expertise in Snowflake architecture, virtual warehouses, workload optimization, security, governance, data sharing, and performance tuning.
• Strong experience with Databricks, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Lakehouse architectures, and enterprise data processing frameworks.
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, ARM Templates, Bicep, or similar automation frameworks.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, containerization, Kubernetes, and cloud-native operations.
• Experience managing cloud security, identity management, access controls, compliance, and governance requirements.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills with the ability to perform deep root cause analysis across complex distributed systems.
• Experience leading disaster recovery planning, resilience testing, and business continuity initiatives.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, documentation, leadership, and mentoring capabilities.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Science, or a related discipline.
• Relevant certifications such as SnowPro, Databricks Certified Professional, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Administrator, or SRE-related certifications are highly desirable.
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

• We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
• Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
• If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.