Senior Data Solution Architect

Festo India; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in India seeks an experienced Data Architect to lead the design and optimization of a modern data platform. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Computer Science and at least 7 years of experience in data architecture, particularly with AWS. Responsibilities include guiding the data platform team, ensuring compliance with business goals, and driving continuous improvement. This hybrid role offers varied working hours and focuses on building scalable data-driven applications.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in data or solution architecture.
• Proven expertise in architecting production-grade data platforms on AWS.
• Hands-on experience with data virtualization and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and solution design for data platforms.
• Optimize data platform architecture for security and compliance.
• Mentor the data platform team on architecture principles.

Skills

Data platform architecture

AWS expertise

Advanced SQL

Python skills

Data modelling

Leadership in enterprise platforms

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

CI/CD

Infrastructure as code

Data virtualization

Job description

Responsibilities and Qualifications

• Lead architecture and solution design for our modern, secure, and scalable data platform and data-driven applications and define end-to-end use-case architectures that translate business goals into execution-ready data solutions
• Optimize the data platform architecture to meet security, governance, compliance and cost optimization requirements
• Design robust data architecture covering ingestion, processing, storage, serving, cataloging and lifecycle to maximize reliability, observability and business value
• Collaborate with data engineers to validate and operationalize designs and review proof-of-concepts to ensure architectural compliance and production readiness
• Act as an enabler by providing hands‑on support, guidance and implementation advice for the data platform team
• Mentor and coach the data platform team on architecture principles, data modelling and design trade‑offs; drive continuous improvement and mitigation of technical debt
• Engage stakeholders and define measurable outcomes (SLAs, performance and cost targets) to ensure solutions deliver expected business value
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum 7 years of experience in data or solution architecture with enterprise platform leadership exposure
• Proven expertise in architecting production‑grade data platforms on AWS (3+ years preferred)
• Strong knowledge of data modelling, lakehouse patterns, streaming, event‑driven design, and data mesh principles
• Advanced SQL and Python skills with experience reviewing code for architectural alignment
• Hands‑on experience with data virtualization, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, automated testing, and GitOps practices

Working Days: 5 days

Working Model: Hybrid

Working Timings: 7:45 AM to 5:00 PM

Working Experience: 7-10 years of experience