Database Architect

Virtusa; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtusa is seeking a senior-level data architect to own enterprise data architecture, strategy, and vision within banking IT projects. The role requires deep expertise in Oracle databases, Exadata, Postgres, and modern data platforms.

You will lead data modernization, governance, and visualization efforts, delivering metadata-driven migration accelerators and self-service reporting solutions. Responsibilities include guiding go-lives for major banking systems, optimizing large-scale data

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience in enterprise data architecture, strategy building, and data visioning.
• 10+ years Experience with Oracle databases, oracle exadata and postgres sql
• At least 5 years of experience in Data Modernization, Hybrid Cloud, Data Migration, ETL modernization, Data Governance, and Data Visualization.
• At least 5 years of practical experience with Big Data tools, ETL, and management tools such as Abinitio ETL, Pyspark, Collibra, Alation, and Atlan.
• Successfully led and completed go-live of at least 1 IT system development project as a Database Engineer Lead in a major financial institution and/or bank
• Experience in designing and building framework based, metadata driven data migration accelerators
• Experience in designing and building data reconciliation frameworks
• Experience in designing and building self-service reporting frameworks
• Experience in performance tuning and large data processing with Oracle, Oracle Exadata
• Develop a corporate banking data dictionary.
• Develop data migration plans and solutions.
• Review database designs to ensure continuous operation, stable performance, consistency, and analytical capabilities

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise data architecture initiatives within banking IT system development projects.
• Define and implement data modernization, hybrid cloud, and data governance strategies.
• Develop data migration accelerators and metadata-driven frameworks.
• Build self-service reporting platforms and data visualization capabilities.
• Ensure performance tuning and scalable processing for Oracle/Exadata environments.
• Create and maintain a corporate banking data dictionary.
• Review and optimize database designs for stability and analytical capability.

Skills

Enterprise data architecture

Data strategy

Data visioning

Technical leadership

Banking domain experience

Tools

Oracle databases

Oracle Exadata

Postgres SQL

Abinitio ETL

PySpark

Collibra

Alation

Atlan

Job description

"1. At least 10 years of experience in enterprise data architecture, strategy building, and data visioning.

• 10+ years Experience with Oracle databases, oracle exadata and postgres sql
• At least 5 years of experience in Data Modernization, Hybrid Cloud, Data Migration, ETL modernization, Data Governance, and Data Visualization.
  

in IT system development projects in banking domain

• At least 5 years of practical experience with Big Data tools, ETL, and management tools such as Abinitio ETL, Pyspark, Collibra, Alation, and Atlan.
• Successfully led and completed go-live of at least 1 IT system development project as a Database Engineer Lead in a major financial institution and/or bank
• Experience in designing and building framework based, metadata driven data migration accelerators
• Experience in designing and building data reconciliation frameworks
• Experience in designing and building self-service reporting frameworks
• Experience in performance tuning and large data processing with Oracle, Oracle Exadata
• Develop a corporate banking data dictionary.
• Develop data migration plans and solutions.
• Review database designs to ensure continuous operation, stable performance, consistency, and analytical capabilities""