Principal Architect

Teradata; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work model

Hyderabad office

Global exposure

Job summary

Teradata in Hyderabad seeks a Principal Architect to lead the architectural vision, design, and evolution of our core database platform at enterprise scale. This senior individual-contributor role requires deep expertise in database internals, SQL optimization, workload management, and the ability to influence global teams across engineering, analytics, and infrastructure.

You will set engineering standards and shape long-term platform strategy while ensuring high availability and secure,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in database engineering or architecture.
• Deep expertise in database internals and query optimization.
• Experience with large-scale distributed environments and performance tuning.
• Bachelor's or Master's in CS, IS, or related field.
• Strong analytical and executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect at enterprise scale—lead design, implementation, and optimization of core database architectures.
• Own performance, reliability, and high availability across global deployments.
• Set technical strategy and guide long-term platform evolution.
• Lead through influence with engineering, analytics, and infrastructure teams.
• Define excellence and raise engineering standards across geographies.

Skills

Database architecture

SQL optimization

Workload management

System design

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science/Information Systems

Job description

At Teradata, we believe that people thrive when empowered with better information. Teradata Autonomous Knowledge Platform activates enterprise intelligence by unifying data, knowledge and business context to achieve tangible outcomes. With Teradata, organizations can provide agents with full context for impact when it matters. Our solution lets businesses connect and scale on premises, in the cloud, or through a hybrid approach. Teradata delivers real business value with AI.

Shape the Architecture Powering the World's Most Data-Intensive Enterprises

About The Role

We're hiring a Principal Architect to lead the architectural vision, design, and evolution of Teradata's core database platform at enterprise scale. This is a senior individual-contributor role for a deeply technical leader who can shape long-term platform strategy, set engineering standards, and influence outcomes across global teams. You'll be the highest-level technical authority on database internals, query optimization, and large-scale workload architecture—solving the problems that define what's possible in modern data platforms.

What You'll Do

• Architect at enterprise scale – Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of Teradata core database architectures supporting massive, mission-critical workloads
• Own performance and reliability – Drive query performance tuning, workload management, and system reliability, ensuring high availability and operational excellence across global deployments
• Set technical strategy – Act as the principal database subject matter expert, guiding architectural decisions and shaping long-term platform evolution
• Lead through influence – Partner with engineering, analytics, and infrastructure teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance data solutions
• Define what excellence looks like – Consistently deliver high-impact architectural outcomes, raise the engineering bar, and enable innovation across teams

Who You'll Work With

You'll join a high-performing, collaborative team of database and analytics professionals based in Hyderabad and across global locations. As a Principal Architect, you'll partner with engineering, analytics, infrastructure, and product teams on both regional and global initiatives. You'll work directly with senior technical leaders and executives, and report into the database and platform engineering organization.

What Makes You a Qualified Candidate

• 10+ years of experience in database engineering, database architecture, or enterprise data platforms, with a track record of architecting large-scale systems
• Deep expertise in database internals, SQL optimization, and workload management
• Advanced experience with query optimizer behavior and performance tuning in large-scale, distributed environments
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and executive communication skills

What You'll Bring

• Experience defining and implementing best practices for data governance, data integrity, and database security, including compliance with Indian and global standards
• Proven ability to mentor senior engineers and influence technical leaders, fostering a culture of architectural excellence and continuous improvement
• A proactive mindset for identifying performance and architectural risks and driving optimization initiatives at platform scale
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to bridge global teams, enabling alignment, standards, and knowledge sharing across geographies

Why Join Teradata as a Principal Architect?

• Architect at the highest level – Shape platforms that power data and AI for the world's most demanding enterprises
• Strategic technical authority – Be the voice that defines long-term direction, not just one of many engineers executing it
• Global influence, local presence – Lead architectural initiatives across continents from our Hyderabad office
• Work on hard problems – Tackle database challenges at a scale most engineers will never encounter

Why We Think You’ll Love Teradata

We prioritize a people-first culture because we know our people are at the very heart of our success. We embrace a flexible work model because we trust our people to make decisions about how, when, and where they work. We focus on well-being because we care about our people and their ability to thrive both personally and professionally. We are an anti-racist company because our dedication to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is more than a statement. It is a deep commitment to doing the work to foster an equitable environment that celebrates people for all of who they are.

Teradata invites all identities and backgrounds in the workplace. We work with deliberation and intent to ensure we are cultivating collaboration and inclusivity across our global organization. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, ancestry, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related conditions), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, or any other legally protected status.