Principal - Cloud Data Architect

LSEG; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is seeking a Senior Data Architect for the Digital Identity & Fraud Engineering team within Risk Intelligence. You will define the technical direction of products, ensuring secure, scalable data platforms and mentoring the team.

The role emphasizes cloud services (AWS/Azure/GCP), data governance, and collaboration with enterprise teams to deliver value and efficient data delivery for risk and fraud analytics.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience delivering data management, integration, and analytics solutions across on-prem and cloud.
• Proficient in end-to-end data architecture with SQL and Python for data modeling.
• Experience designing secure, scalable data platforms using cloud services (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Knowledge of real-time data distribution technologies (Kafka, Kinesis, DataFlow, Airflow).
• Familiarity with NoSQL and modern data warehouses (Snowflake, Databricks).
• Ability to relate architectural decisions to customer needs and business outcomes.
• Experience in data governance, security, privacy, and MDM practices.

Responsibilities

• Design secure, scalable data architectures using AWS/Azure and cloud services.
• Lead data integration and preparation for prescriptive and predictive modeling.
• Improve data quality and data delivery to support business roadmaps.
• Articulate data architectural trade-offs and select optimal solutions.
• Mentor and develop staff, promoting capabilities across the team.
• Collaborate with customers and developers to maximize data value.
• Drive innovative technology solutions and thought leadership in data engineering.
• Share project outcomes to improve future delivery.

Skills

12+ years experience

SQL

Python

Data architecture

Strategic thinking

Data governance

Leadership/mentoring

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kafka

Kinesis

DataFlow

Airflow

Snowflake

Databricks

MongoDB

DynamoDB

HBase

CosmosDB

GraphQL

Job description

About Risk Intelligence

Risk Intelligence is a key division within LSEG, dedicated to providing critical insights and solutions that help our clients manage and mitigate risk. By bringing to bear advanced analytics and deep expertise, we empower businesses to make informed decisions and navigate the complexities of the global commerce.

About Risk Intelligence

Risk Intelligence is a key division within LSEG, dedicated to providing critical insights and solutions that help our clients manage and mitigate risk. By bringing to bear advanced analytics and deep expertise, we empower businesses to make informed decisions and navigate the complexities of the global commerce.

Why Join Us?

• Global Impact: Headquartered in the United Kingdom, we operate in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America, and Asia Pacific.


• Diverse Workforce: We employ 25,000 people globally, with more than half located in Asia Pacific.


• Legacy of Excellence: Our ticker symbol, LSEG, represents our long-standing commitment to financial markets.

Join us and be part of a team that is driving innovation and making a difference! in the global financial fraud landscape.

We're looking for an exceedingly versatile Senior Data Architect to work in Digital Identity & Fraud Engineering team. As a Senior Technologist in the team, you’ll be responsible for the technical direction of our Products, ensuring that we are using appropriate technologies and helping drive initiatives to bring customer value and efficiency in operation. You’ll work closely with enterprise teams ensuring technical choices are aligned with the overall architecture of our products. Mentoring members of the team also forms a crucial part of the role, working alongside the team management to ensure that the team has the capabilities it needs to deliver.

Responsibilities

• Key responsibilities include designing secure, scalable, and cost-effective data architecture, working with multi-functional teams to lead the adoption and integration of AWS/Azure architecture services, and collaborating with data engineers to prepare and deliver raw data for prescriptive and predictive modeling


• Assessing and advocating data management technologies and practices eliminating gaps between the current state and a well-targeted future state


• Interpreting and delivering impactful strategic plans improving data integration, data quality, and data delivery in support of business initiatives and roadmaps


• Formulating and articulating architectural trade-offs across solution options before recommending an optimal solution ensuring technical requirements are met


• Motivating and developing staff through teaching, empowering, and influencing technical skills.


• Collaborating with customers and development staff to ensure data architecture recommendations improve the value of client data across the organization


• Driving innovative technology solutions through thought leadership on emerging trends


• Sharing project solutions and outcomes with colleagues to improve delivery on future projects.

Skills/Experience

• 12+ years of Proven ability implementing with a variety of on-premises and cloud data management, integration, visualization, and analytical technologies


• Advanced proficiency in end-to-end data architecture solutions including ingestion, storage and relational modeling using industry standard languages including SQL and Python


• Demonstrated proficiency in the design and implementation of modern data architectures and concepts such as cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), real-time data distribution (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, DataFlow, Airflow), NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, DynamoDB, HBase, CosmosDB), GraphQL and modern data warehouse tools including Snowflake and DataBricks


• Ability to think strategically and relate architectural decisions and recommendations to customer needs.


• Ability to assess traditional and modern data architectural components based on business needs


• Familiarity with recommending data governance standard methodologies including MDM, security, privacy and policies.

Career Stage:

Manager

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

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