Senior Data Architect

Persistent Systems; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Growth opportunities

Education sponsorship

Flexible hours

Social events

Insurance coverage

Job summary

Persistent Systems Limited is hiring a Senior Data Architect in Pune to lead enterprise cloud data architecture initiatives. You will design Snowflake-based data platforms, data lakes, and analytics ecosystems, and drive modern data governance, security, and cost optimization.

You will mentor data engineering teams, define CI/CD practices, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure data solutions across hybrid environments.

Qualifications

• 10–16 years of IT experience in Data Architecture and Enterprise Analytics.
• Expert in designing Snowflake-based data architectures and modern data platforms.
• Strong experience with AWS services, data pipelines, governance, and security.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end cloud data architectures with Snowflake and AWS.
• Define standards for Data Warehouses/Lakes/Lakehouse and analytics ecosystems.
• Lead modernization and migration from on-prem to Snowflake on AWS.

Skills

Snowflake

AWS

ETL/ELT

Data warehousing

Data lakes

Data governance

CI/CD

Security

Tools

Snowflake Cloud Platform

AWS Cloud Services

Job description

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what's next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 18 of the Fortune 50 companies, 7 of the 10 top US banks, 9 of the 10 technology companies, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our disruptor's mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We have delivered 26sequential quarters of growth with $487.6M in Q4 FY26 revenue, up 7.8% Q-o-Q and 20.0% Y-o-Y. Our 29,500+global team members, located in 21 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We received five awards at the ISG (Information Services Group) Provider Lens Awards 2026 and, for the second year in a row, were awarded the Growth Honor of the Year at the Everest Group Elevate 2026.

About Position:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Architect with 10 to 16 years of experience in designing and implementing enterprise-scale cloud data platforms. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Snowflake, AWS, ETL/ELT frameworks, data warehousing, data lakes, and cloud-native architectures. This role requires strong architectural leadership to drive data modernization, migration, governance, integration, and analytics initiatives while delivering scalable, secure, and cost-optimized data solutions.

• Role: Senior Data Architect - Snowflake & AWS
• Location: Pune
• Experience: 10 to 16 Years
• Job Type: Full-Time Employment

What You'll Do:

• Design end-to-end cloud data architectures leveraging Snowflake, AWS, and modern data platform technologies.
• Define architecture standards and implementation strategies for Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, Lakehouse platforms, and analytics ecosystems.
• Architect scalable and resilient ETL/ELT pipelines supporting batch, near real-time, and real-time data processing workloads.
• Lead modernization and migration initiatives from legacy and on-premises systems to Snowflake on AWS.
• Design Snowflake environments including databases, schemas, virtual warehouses, security models, resource monitors, and workload management strategies.
• Build data ingestion and integration frameworks using AWS services such as S3, Glue, Lambda, DMS, Kinesis, and other cloud-native technologies.
• Define enterprise data modeling standards, metadata strategies, data governance frameworks, and integration patterns.
• Optimize Snowflake environments for performance, scalability, concurrency, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Establish security, compliance, and governance standards including RBAC, encryption, masking policies, auditing, and access management.
• Define CI/CD, automation, deployment, monitoring, and operational best practices for enterprise data platforms.
• Partner with business stakeholders, data engineers, architects, security teams, and cloud teams to convert business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Conduct architecture reviews, technology assessments, and solution design workshops.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to Data Engineering and Analytics teams.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex performance, scalability, integration, and platform architecture challenges.
• Drive adoption of best practices across cloud data engineering and enterprise data management initiatives.

Expertise You'll Bring:

• 10 to 16 years of overall IT experience with significant experience in Data Architecture, Cloud Data Platforms, and Enterprise Analytics solutions.
• Extensive hands-on expertise in designing and implementing Snowflake-based data architectures.
• Strong experience with Snowflake components including databases, schemas, virtual warehouses, RBAC, Snowpipe, Streams & Tasks, Secure Data Sharing, and Time Travel.
• Deep understanding of AWS cloud services including Amazon S3, AWS Glue, Lambda, IAM, KMS, DMS, CloudWatch, Kinesis, and related data platform services.
• Proven experience architecting enterprise-scale ETL/ELT frameworks, data ingestion processes, and integration solutions.
• Strong expertise in Data Warehousing, Data Lakes, Lakehouse architectures, and analytical data platforms.
• Proficiency in data modeling techniques including dimensional modeling, star schema, snowflake schema, and enterprise data architecture principles.
• Experience with structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data processing across large-scale environments.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, governance, compliance, data privacy, and access management frameworks.
• Expertise in Snowflake performance tuning, query optimization, workload management, storage optimization, and cloud cost management.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, infrastructure automation, and data platform monitoring strategies.
• Strong understanding of modern cloud-native architecture patterns and scalable distributed systems.
• Excellent stakeholder management, architecture governance, communication, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to lead technical discussions, influence architecture decisions, and guide engineering teams across large transformation programs.
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

• We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
• Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
• If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

"Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind."