Data Solution Architect

Ascendion; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 2,400,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascendion in Pune is seeking a Data Solution Architect to lead the data platform for a global payments/SaaS client. You will own architecture across Snowflake, SQL Server/Azure SQL, Power BI and Power Platform, and guide the delivery team.

You will design a modern data warehouse, set data engineering standards, architect BI solutions, and drive CI/CD for data workloads while engaging stakeholders to align roadmaps with business goals.

Qualifications

• Strong data architecture experience with SQL Server/Azure SQL and Snowflake.
• Proficient in dbt, dimensional modelling and SCD/snapshot patterns.
• Experience with Power BI architecture, including paginated reports.
• CI/CD for data platforms using Azure DevOps or GitHub.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve a cloud data warehouse on Snowflake with dbt.
• Lead technical discovery: scope validation, impact analysis, data profiling and solution design.
• Set engineering standards for ETL, stored procedures, migrations and multi-environment promotion.
• Architect reporting solutions in Power BI (paginated reports and dashboards).
• Define CI/CD and ALM for data, reporting and Power Platform workloads.
• Evaluate tools and build-vs-buy options, balancing cost, licensing and security.
• Drive AI-assisted delivery (knowledge bases, agent-assisted development and testing).
• Oversee production stability, review designs and code, and mentor engineers.
• Engage stakeholders and translate business needs into roadmaps and estimates.

Skills

SQL Server

Azure SQL

Snowflake

dbt

Dimensional modelling

SCD patterns

Power BI

Paginated reports

CI/CD

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Client facing

Documentation

Tools

Power Platform

Job description

Location: Pune (Hybrid – 3 days in office)

Experience: 10–14 years

About The Role

We're looking for a Data Solution Architect to lead the data platform for a global payments/SaaS client. You'll own architecture across SQL Server, Snowflake, Power BI and Power Platform, act as the client's technical advisor, and guide the delivery team.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and evolve a cloud data warehouse on Snowflake with dbt: layered modelling, history/snapshot strategy and ingestion from operational databases.
• Lead technical discovery: scope validation, impact analysis, data profiling and solution design.
• Set engineering standards for ETL, stored procedures, migrations and multi-environment promotion.
• Architect reporting solutions in Power BI (paginated reports and dashboards), including automated report testing.
• Define CI/CD and ALM for data, reporting and Power Platform workloads.
• Evaluate tools and build-vs-buy options, balancing cost, licensing and security.
• Drive AI-assisted delivery (knowledge bases, agent-assisted development and testing).
• Oversee production stability, review designs and code, and mentor engineers.
• Engage stakeholders and translate business needs into roadmaps and estimates.

Must Have

• Strong data architecture experience with SQL Server/Azure SQL and Snowflake
• dbt, dimensional modelling, SCD/snapshot patterns
• Power BI architecture (paginated reports and dashboards)
• CI/CD for data platforms (Azure DevOps or GitHub)
• Excellent client-facing communication and documentation

Good to Have

• Power Platform / Power Automate ALM
• Fivetran, AWS (S3), PostgreSQL
• Azure (Container Apps, Entra ID)
• GenAI / agentic tooling for engineering
• Payments or fintech domain experience