Data Solution Architect

EPAM Systems; Chennai District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Chennai seeks a seasoned Data Solution Architect to design scalable cloud-based data platforms and guide architectural strategy across teams. The role emphasizes governance, security, and leveraging Lambda/Kappa or Data Mesh patterns for scalable analytics, with a strong focus on AI/Gen AI-enabled automation.

You will prototype using Python/Scala/Java, oversee DevOps/CI/CD, and drive integration across data engineering, BI, and analytics domains to deliver robust data solutions.

Qualifications

• 12-16 years of IT experience with architecture design or review activities in last 2-3 years.
• Experience with multiple architecture patterns: DWH, Data Lake, Virtualization, Lambda, Kappa, Data Mesh.
• Expertise in centralized, distributed, decentralized or federated data management approaches.
• Background in AI/ML and Gen AI technologies.
• Proficiency with at least one cloud platform (Azure/AWS/GCP/Snowflake).
• Hands-on with Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, Hive and orchestration tools like Airflow/Oozie.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design scalable big data analytics solutions on cloud platforms.
• Define architecture for data warehouses and data lakes based on business needs.
• Provide strategic vision for data ingestion, processing, security, governance and analytics scalability.
• Lead technical guidance across engineering and development teams.
• Evaluate architecture patterns such as Lambda, Kappa or Data Mesh in projects.
• Ensure DevOps and CI/CD best practices are followed throughout development.
• Lead data security, protection and governance compliance.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Data architectures

AI/ML

DevOps

Prototype development

Tools

Spark

Hadoop

Kafka

Airflow

NoSQL databases

Job description

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Data Solution Architect to architect and design scalable data solutions, drive technical innovation and provide strategic direction in big data and analytics. The role involves collaborating with multiple teams to deliver robust, cloud-based, cost-effective data solutions.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design scalable solutions for big data analytics on cloud platforms
• Provide strategic vision for data ingestion, processing, security, governance and analytics scalability
• Serve as a technical leader, offering guidance across engineering and development teams
• Define and implement architectures for data warehouses and lakes based on business needs
• Evaluate and introduce architecture patterns such as Lambda, Kappa or Data Mesh into projects
• Optimize and monitor architecture for centralized, distributed, federated or decentralized data management
• Implement solutions leveraging AI/ML and Generative AI technologies for data-driven automation
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure seamless integration of new technologies
• Develop prototypes using programming languages such as Python, Scala or Java for concept validation
• Implement and ensure DevOps and CI/CD best practices are followed throughout development
• Lead efforts around data security, protection and governance compliance

Requirements

• 12-16 years of experience in IT, including 2 or more production architecture designs or solution review activities over the past 2 to 3 years
• Knowledge of multiple architecture patterns such as DWH, Data Lake, Virtualization, Lambda, Kappa or Data Mesh
• Expertise in centralized, distributed, decentralized or federated data management approaches
• Background in AI/ML and Gen AI-related technologies
• Proficiency in at least one cloud platform such as Azure, AWS, GCP or Snowflake
• Understanding of Big Data technologies including Spark, Spark Streaming, Hadoop, Kafka, Hive, NoSQL databases like HBase or Cassandra and orchestration tools (Airflow, Oozie)
• Competency in at least 2 Data Management domains such as BI & Visualization, Data Integration, Data Engineering, Generative AI, Data Governance, Data Quality, Security and Storage
• Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD tools like GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps and containerization technologies
• Hands-on skills in Python, R, Scala, Java or .NET for prototype and PoC development